Too Simple, Sometimes Naive
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by admin
Former Chinese President Jiang ZeMin （江泽民) scolding Hong Kong journalists when they asked him a question he didn’t like. The whole thing happened during a live broadcast.
The phase he used, “too simple, sometimes naive”, became an instant hit on internet.
I believe this video revealed a human side of Jiang that’s rarely shown on China’s state controlled media. It showed he’s not the glorious, always right demigod the party mouthpiece made out to be, but he’s also not the evil Doctor who lives in a fallout bunker in Beijing with a black cat on his lap, as the western media often implies. He’s just a normal person with flawed characters, just like an average grandpa on streets.
Because top officials are sheltered from public scrutiny in China, he’s sorely unprepared to deal with an independent press. Note only he lacked the practice, he also doesn’t have the usual slick image and eloquence you often find in western politicians.
He’s unpolished and unsophisticated enough to be easily rattled by a mildly challenging question; He’s also vain enough to pull out his “Mike Wallace” experience in a desperate attempt to salvage his image after he already lost his temper.
He’s also a bit arrogant, but for good reason. After all, he was the President of China at that time. He can be forgiven for speaking with a chip on shoulder.
For all his flaws, he’s a seasoned politician, a competent one actually. Even during his emotional outburst, he held the ground on principle matters. He stated according to the Basic Law, HK SAR is but a special administrative region of China and the Central Government has the final authority on deciding the governorship. He went to say until the next governor is decided, he, as the head of the Central Government, has to support the head of the local government.
Basically, he was smart to notice the press was asking him a trick question, and he didn’t like to be made a fool.
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April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
江泽民故事
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江泽民的故事：
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April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
支持他的人說說爲什麽大陸要禁這個視頻？ …
支持他的人說說爲什麽大陸要禁這個視頻？
一個主席大呼小叫、氣急敗壞，小小一個問題就炸了，簡直丟人現眼。
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
@ …
@KnightsHospitallerBC
that means you know very little thing about him…
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
This guy is the one …
This guy is the one that ordered the Tiananmen Square massacre.. Did the journalists ask him when he would be appearing before the International Court in the Hague?
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
江主席说的很好嘛
可惜我平常看不见。 …
江主席说的很好嘛
可惜我平常看不见。翻墙来拜。
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
stupid reporters
stupid reporters
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
I really like this …
I really like this guy, funny, cool…Mr. Jiang is indeed a player!
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
Hu Jintao is better …
Hu Jintao is better since he’s more educated and a gentleman. Jiang is just the worst type of Chinese you can ever meet.
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
This is a classic!!
This is a classic!!
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
记者问的问题的基本意思在下部分。
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记者问的问题的基本意思在下部分。
江主席：你支持董建华吗？ 为什么不选另一个人当香港的领导？
那是什么种问题？〉。〈
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
我感觉不错啊
我感觉不错啊
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
cheers. you have a …
cheers. you have a good day and a great holiday season! take care.
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
ditto, thumbs up to …
ditto, thumbs up to that
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
ok, mate. whatever …
ok, mate. whatever you may believe, just be aware of ad hominem argumentation. do not fall victim to rhetorics. that is why i always stress on people to investigate with neutrality, explore all plausible sources, check sources/facts for accuracy and consistency, look at the big picture, discard traditional/habitual chauvinism, review and conclude. even if it means challenging one’s current belief system or status quo. to me, the truth in everything that exists should be the main priority in life
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
They’ve been …
They’ve been fighting since the Gods created them, yo.
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
Europe’s media is …
Europe’s media is much worse. There is still some fragments of freedom in the US, but you’re right they are disappearing even there.
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
watch?v=7–1wBdXhPM …
watch?v=7–1wBdXhPM&feature=related
watch all 8 parts
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
-Noam Chomsky
-Noam Chomsky
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
“Any dictator would …
“Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the [U.S.] media.”
“As early as World War I, American historians offered themselves to President Woodrow Wilson to carry out a task they called ‘historical engineering,’ by which they meant designing the facts of history so that they would serve state policy. In this instance, the U.S. government wanted to silence opposition to the war. This represents a version of Orwell’s 1984, even before Orwell was writing.”
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
“[...] too simple, …
“[...] too simple, sometimes naive.” -Jiang Zemin
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
wow. your casuistry …
wow. your casuistry certainly amazes me. but please reeducate yourself. read, read, read. digress. be open. learn to self criticise. review, then conclude.
ok this tirade of yours stops here.
have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
how about the …
how about the millions of Muslim Arabs (not to mention Afrika and other third worlds) that have been slaughtered? where is their freedom to religion? where is their right to live, huh?
all you’re able to see is only the guise of something very dark at work here. you failed to dig behind the mask. your indifference and chauvinism started to make me sick.
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
mao was a puppet …
mao was a puppet for hitler and europe. in the 1920s and 1930s China was the only place that Europe didn’t yet control. They used moa to centralize everything, and systematically dismantle Chinese culture and people and the cultural revolution was a WESTERNIZATION of China. (I myself am white and I’m even upset about this, as everyone should be.)
Also, non-profits are communism to the extreme, just ask Africa!!!
April 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
I live in Canada, …
I live in Canada, where do you live? We have religious freedom. In they don’t care about monetary systems I care about not being killed or imprisoned for believing in Budhhas. If you want to talk about monetary systems I’m not interested. All I’m saying is that I want religions freedom. I want human rights. I think you’ve been listening to a lot of communist propaganda as well capitalism really isn’t that bad.