why communism in china

I stayed in China, Zhongshan, Guangzhou for a year in 2000 and 2001. Witness the handover of Macao to China on 20th Dec.2000. Stayed with my aunt, my father's sister. This my first time in China.

My aunt was borned in Malaysia, educated by the British colonial government than returned to China, caught in the China civil war of 1945-1959 and stayed in China until she died in 2005. My aunt is an antropologist, educated in England and kept note of events in her life. Thought she had a very hard time, working in sugar factory and bring up her family of 4 children, everybody did well now.

 What I saw, China is a fascinating place. My aunty told the whole story from the early communist days to the day I met her, recalling most from her notes. One conviction of hers, China is what it is to-day because of communism and a very determined leadership. A leadership she said, being flexible with changing time, nurturing the best from its people and gave what China it is to-day. Harsh at time but always caring. She was happy for the Chinese people.

I spent my childhood in Malaysia, educated in England, work in France and presently staying in New Zealand. In China I saw the zeal of people with life itself. Comparatively, people are still poor but the people have hope and believe in it. The China government give them the security and the Chinese people forging their own destiny. This is one great people who live with their own hand, not waiting, not demanding, not having expectation and curving out each their own future. I am seeing a government having so little before being able to motivate and move such a huge population forward.

 What I saw in the Chinese in China, make me very proud to be borned a Chinese. The communist government of China is still evolving, it may not  be much of its early days but like all successful government as my aunty said much change with time to prompt the best out of its people. It had succeeded.

The 2008 Olympic Game will tell the world, the Chinese have arrived. Late, very late indeed but Chinese all will have their day.

The Government of China has the thanks of my grandfather and aunty, to end the tear, the heartache, the sweat and blood of the Chinese people.

That what I saw when I walked the street of Zhongshan, Guangzhou, China

Christian Kokan