Rob Ayling writes:
"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)
MANDARINS AND ORANGES
Second biggest economy .Largest export market.China
Dream!
Maritime
conflicts in the East China Sea(Diaoyu vs Senkaku)
and
in the South China Sea((vs
Vietnam,Malaysia,Brunei,Phillippines,Taiwan)
Allies?North
Korea,Russia,Pakistan.Disputes?Tibet,Mongolia,cyberwarfare..
There
is a Chinatown within us.Tai Chi,kung fu academies,Chinese food takeaway
cultures.
When
China sneezes,economies catch colds.Soft power invests in Third World energy
projects.
Yet
corruption/censorship.Jailing of artists/dissidents.Great Firewall of
China.
Dragon
to be feared ?or a culture to be embraced?Ambivalence.
Businesses
who invested find rival Government franchises and copyright
violations.
GOOGLE
is censored.Websites deleted.Information controlled.
China
is emerging into an American world.Who speaks Chinese?
Who
outsourced democracy?What price Tibet?Tiananmen Square?Ai Wei-Wei
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