Some news from China (I am not politically apathetic, yeah)

Read some interesting news on the Greater China region in Lianhe Zaobao.

• One of the biggest anti-Japan rally in China was sparked in protest against Japan's approval of the school syllabus glossing over Japan's wartime atrocities during WWII. Granted, the violence to the Japanese establishments in China was rather uncalled for, and the China government could have done more to curb such a riotous situation, but what was unbelieveable is that after so many years, Japan still refused to apologize for their wartime atrocities and even claimed the war as an act "to free the Chinese". Tut tut. GWB (read: America's biggest moron) must have learnt the art of word-twisting from these people.
• Taiwanese were up in arms to protest against Taiwan Solidarity Union Chairman Su Chin-chiang's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan. He claimed to be paying his respects to the Taiwan soldiers who died while being forced to serve in the Japanese military during Japan's colonial rule over the province, particularly during WWII. However, that didn't quite cut with the Chinese population, not only in Taiwan but also China who suffered from the atrocities of the Japanese military during WWII. They saw the act as cordoning the horrid WWII atrocities by Japan and a way to "carry Japan's balls". Needless to say, this moron was pelted with eggs by the outrageous public when he returned to Taiwan.
• A China teacher jumped in front of a car which was speeding towards her students and acted as a human shield in between the car and the students. She eventually died from serious injuries and the whole province mourned for the noble act of the teacher. It's hard to imagine that such a selfless person still exists in this "world is me, I'm the world" society, but it's also because of such benevolent souls that I believe "hope springs eternal".

One moronic nation and one stupid man could have easily spoilt my day, but the heroics of one single teacher makes me realize that not everything is beyond hope.