Chinese reaction to the fake bid: did it hurt China's reputation?
SHANGHAI - Below are some reactions to the story that Cai Mingchao was the winning bidder for the two bronze relics that were put on auction at Christie's over the weekend.
According to the Oriental Morning Post, 74.6% of netizens support the fake bid, 17.8% don't support it, and 3.2% support the bid but believe Cai Mingchao should pay the money.
Some netizens posted the following comments.
A Korean wrote: “French robbers! You don’t deserve the bronzes. Don't give them money, should we talk about credibility before robbers!?”
A netizen from Fujian wrote: “That's a very clear way to punish them, I support the fake bid!”
A netizen from Singapore posted: “We have to treat hooligans in their own way. All the rules are made by those who have power. Jungle rule is the only real rule in the world.”
A German netizen said: “Well done! You are just satisfying your own vanity by behaving noble in front of robbers!”
However, some had a different view believing that the fake bid could destroy China's reputation.
A netizen said: “I personally don’t agree with the way Cai showed his patriotism. Where is the credibility? Is losing your credibility a way to love your country?”
Another netizen posted: “We had reasons to criticize before, now we have no reason any more. We did the same kind of shameful thing. What's the difference between us?”
Here is a selection of comments from Sina.com:
这个事情的真实情况，也许不能马上知道。但是，有一点很明确：你不讲理，我也不讲理，这叫对付流氓，就要用流氓手段！
(2009-03-03 09:32:09)
What really happened has yet to be publicized, however, one point is certain: If you will not play according to the rules, we won't either! We will treat him as he treats us, treat a hooligan the same way he behaves.
新浪网友
你不付款，必然收到法律惩罚，这是游戏规则，中国人再民族主义也得遵守游戏规则，英法联军抢劫圆明园就是因为清政府不遵守游戏规则的结果，如果不想遵守，你就闭关锁国去。 (2009-03-03 09:33:20)
If you don’t pay for the bid, you have to face legal punishment. This is the rule. No matter how patriotic Chinese are, we still need to follow rules. It was because the Qing government didn’t play the game by the rules that the French and British forces sacked and burned the Summer Palace. If you don’t want to follow the rules, then close the door of your country.
Sissi及其猫
一个很经典的“国际玩笑”。中国人会明白，但外国人恐怕只认为是搅局吧。
这种行为见仁见智了。。。。
但我觉得做人做事还是要遵守游戏规则的。
(2009-03-03 09:33:27)
This is a classic “international joke”. Only Chinese understand the core of this joke. Foreigners may just consider this guy a troublemaker.
Different people, different views.
I think we should still play by the rules.
新浪网友
高，用中国的政策鞭打法兰西的野蛮
(2009-03-03 09:33:41)
Smart! Using Chinese ingenuity to fight the brutal French!
新浪网友
虽然是个人炒作，但是也保护了文物，算是个双赢的策略，充分体现了中国人的东方的古老的智慧。不得不说，福建人，狡猾
(2009-03-03 09:34:22)
Although it is just a way to promote himself, it still protected our relics. So it is a win-win strategy. It reflects the ancient oriental wisdom. I have to say, Fujian people, you are cunning!
新浪网友：
当前我们的目标，是让两件文物流拍，既然用法律的手段不能实现，目前这种办法是不得已而为之，当然有其负作用。只要我们国人支持，强调我们的正议呼声，这种做法还是能起到正面效果的。
(2009-03-03 09:44:51)
Our aim is to make the the auction fail. If we can not achieve our goal by legal methods, the fake bid is the way we have to do it. There are consequences. But if we Chinese support it, we can see the good effects of the fake bid.
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5 Responses to "Chinese reaction to the fake bid: did it hurt China's reputation?" 
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said this on 03 Mar 2009 7:41:45 AM PDT
This event will not hurt China's reputation. The behavior of Cai is consistent with past Chinese behavior. This is just a reminder for all businesses to be careful when dealing with Chinese.
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said this on 18 Mar 2009 1:12:40 AM PDT
Bill, I feel repulsive towards your words showing to these two looted and auctioned artefacts by the French (do your history homework at first), and I also feel abhorrent towards your ignorance and stupidity to the world around you.
I personally feel sorry for your parents to raise you up for nothing, for your teachers to educate you for nothing, as well as for those food you consumed in decades for nothing. PATHETIC! |
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said this on 03 Mar 2009 7:16:27 PM PDT
It's almost a year since last time I visited here, and the world has changed a lot since then...
It seems not many Chinese visit here any more, good to see that. We should care less of what others say, and focus on what we need to do. |
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said this on 01 Apr 2009 10:44:22 PM PDT
Excellent job... an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose... Hammurabi code..
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said this on 07 Apr 2009 2:52:42 PM PDT
Here is the nature of the hypocritical and barbaric French:
They could rape your daughter in her bedroom, then go right into kitchen to kiss the hands of her mother to show their respect?! Nobody "invited" the barbaric English and French to come to Qing Kingdom (China): the British and French criminals blasted their ways into our land, burnt down the world most magnificent Chinese Imperial Garden, murdered numerous innocent Chinese, looted our Chinese national treasures and carried on their back home to Europe as trophies. Now these very French criminals showed their loots at their garage sale auction in front of the whole "civilized" Western world, according to their barbaric Western "rules", to sell back their loots to the Chinese victims. The French have NO human culture at all, just the jungle behavior of the French monkeys. It is a justified treatment to the French monkeys when they were about to sink their crooked teeth onto a stolen juicy Chinese treasure. For the French barbarians: any means are justified. Period. |
