Comments on: CCTV Interview With Samuel Ting Ridiculed By Netizens

By: Fike2308

Fike2308 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:53:16 +0000

CCTV: At the time, which subject were you more interested in, in your heart?

Ding Zhaozhong: At least for me, what a middle school student is more interested in is what subject he can get very good grades in without studying a lot. No one get zero points and is still interested.

Ding Zhaozhong: For Chinese history, I often got full marks. And I did not have to work very hard. Physics, chemistry, math, my grades were also not bad. What I was not so good at was called…”Three Principles of the People” and the like… [politics]

CCTV: Then at that time, why did you not choose history?

Ding Zhaozhong: Because I had a kind of feeling that it would be very difficult to find the truth, because with the change of each dynasty and each period in China, the first thing they did was to rewrite history.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:11:32 +0000

I believe when Dr.Ding’s father using the terms ‘zhonghuaminguo’ for all the kids name, he was referring the initial revolution represented by Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

It strengthen my though when he mentioned how his grand parent gave up everything and jointed Dr. Sun Yet Sun’s revolution organization 同盟会. Yet fatally and ironically get executed in 1911 on the eve of revolution success. (Republic of China established the same year)

When he mentioned during secondary school he was good in History, Science subject but weak in Politics. It might also implicated that he might not really that whole heartily agree Chang’s family rule in Taiwan.
His comment about re-writing history can apply to Taiwan during that period too.

BTW, one should not expect too much from the “brain damaged” TV host.I read somebody in TsingHua U history faculty has mess up Chang Kai Shek’s name during translation. I strongly feel that this TV host would be just the same kind of ignorant+ arrogant idxxx.

By: MS

MS — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:18:32 +0000

Actually I almost never seen a Chinese who believed in the government bullshit on the Chinese internet. At least that’s true for the translated comments on Chinasmack.

By: Nicklve

Nicklve — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:36:17 +0000

Think the question was deliberately raised by the anchor, who thought Dr Ding would be more acceptable of China nation than Republic of China. It turned out that Dr Ding didn’t see the the anchor’s friendly but very obviously political intention. Joke it is! Not all the top scientists have to buy such embarassing cliche…

By: too yellow

too yellow — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:35:10 +0000

never the less, it made to baidu top page

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:38:44 +0000

agreed; typical State-media trash, deserves more than a few bitch slaps..

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:33:17 +0000

Japan isn’t a real democracy; the Diet members don’t really represent their constituents, and the LDP is basically one large old boys club where nepotism and cronyism run deep – this is evident from Japan’s revolving door politics.

By: Peteryang

Peteryang — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:22:01 +0000

big brother said it’s fake.

By: Sushi

Sushi — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:01:15 +0000

It’s true today in the USA with the transition of power to the Democrats. Everyone interprets history though their subjective lens. Fact of life.

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:37:47 +0000

Is anything China’s fault, ever? So pollution in China isn’t China’s fault because they didn’t invent cars or plastic?