Wen urges Cambridge to forgive shoe thrower

[Aeneas]

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-02-09 07:35

Premier Wen Jiabao has asked Cambridge University to forgive the student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there this month, the Chinese ambassador to the UK said on Saturday.

In a press release on the Foreign Ministry's website, Ambassador Fu Ying said: "I would like to convey the following from Premier Wen: Education is the best help for a young student. It is hoped the university will give the student an opportunity to continue his studies."

"From the words and actions of this student, it could be seen how he lacks knowledge about China," she said.

"It has also affected the image and reputation of Cambridge in China."

"As a Chinese saying goes, it is more precious than gold for a young person to turn around and redress mistakes," Fu said in the press release on behalf of Premier Wen.

"It is hoped this student will see his mistake and seek to understand a real and developing China," she said.

 

[gpit]

Education is the best help for a young student. It is hoped the university will give the student an opportunity to continue his studies."...

"From the words and actions of this student, it could be seen how he lacks knowledge about China,"...

Well said.

Many members in this forum seriously lack knowledge about China.

Admittedly that China is a very complex system to understand, given its vast history, unique cultures and distinct language, but that doesn’t mean we should forsake our god-given capability of independent and critical thinking.

Education is the best help for any people, young, old and those in between.

 

[Flintlock]

Awwwww. How nice of him. Let him also forgive the Tibetan stone-throwing protesters of last year.

 

[gpit]

Awwwww. How nice of him. Let him also forgive the Tibetan stone-throwing protesters of last year.

Do you imply letting go murders?

How "nice" you are!

No wonder communal violence is so rampant in India, perhaps partially because there are too many your type of people.

 

[Aeneas]

Awwwww. How nice of him. Let him also forgive the Tibetan stone-throwing protesters of last year.

let's forgive the iraq journo who throw shoe to Bush.It's said that he may be sentence to jail for at least 2 years.

and,let's forgive Bush,who had started a war killing thousands of people,but did not find the WMD yet.

rumors always come from US side,the WMD of Iraq is a rumor,the Tibet massacre is a rumor.what about next.rumors always come from US.

 

[badguy2000]

Awwwww. How nice of him. Let him also forgive the Tibetan stone-throwing protesters of last year.

excuse me, may Indian forgive the guys who attacked Mumbai?

What The Tibean arrested did was not only to throw stones,but also to burn some girls to death. They are murders.

Should murder deserve death sentence?