One of the principal causes of misunderstanding between Chinese and foreigners is undoubtedly the {nck of personal contact, Many res ponsible Chinese have few foreign Friends, and partly because of this they' find themselves unable to appreciate. the foreign' reaction things Chinese, In the same way many foreigners holding quite portant posts, in Chine associate
almost exclust aula few (Chine, and the of one type with a single Interest, The discus Sion of business. affairs naturally {akes frst place, while the closeness of business ties' makes personal fationships. Tun "smoothly. Tt "is not surprising in such elreumstances each party is unable or unwilling: to comumuntente to the other any Drssion of popular fosiing regard Ing the wider problems of inter ternational relationships, Among the Chinese there is stilt a well-recognised order of merit Sased not on wealth or length of ancestry" but upon occupation. oF profession. In. this order of pre: feaene the miter andthe pol place, "and when "the foreigner clan "deservedly occupy. alow
Speaks to his Chinese friend of some mors than usually flagrant abura newly reported. in a mews-Duper paragraph, the Chinese is apt {dismiss the matter with the comment that, of course, the man was grey" general or some other equally infamous person, This is not ood enough for the foreigner, who Wat times. inclined to. draw the conclusion that the Chinese people
faults of their own. countrymen, foojensily \cendone the "aamitled Abuse of authority, the mie: suse of public funds, and "the denial "of Fobvious justice should call forth a. storm of public indig~ nation and. the exaction of appropriate punishment. The provision a world tour at public expense Seems to him an inadequate penalty for the crime of plotting against the State
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