Greed and Globalization --Final Remarks

Death by China reveals GREED in action at various levels in our age of GLOBALIZATION and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. From the book we can see all kinds of economic, political, and military dishonest tactics and strategies (cheats and frauds)China has been using to build up its power, expand its territories, and become Number One (or the Center)of the world. Fundamentally, China thrives on human GREED, including its own GREED --GREED for MONEY and POSSESSION, and GREED for POWER.

But who is this "China"? Definitely not the huge land which can superimpose easily upon the USA. For the land itself is suffering day and night by all kinds of human destruction to its rivers and seas, air and soil. Definitely not all Chinese scattered all over the world.

This "China," the root of all evils discussed in the book, is the Chinese hawks, politicians and business tycoons, and members of China's Communist Party- --those who have gained their power and possession from Chinese free trade and business style in the context of globalization. It is this "China" that built up its own systems and subsystems on its land, as well as the 21st-century slavery and imperialism all over the world to dominate and destroy life on our planet Earth.

Remember in China the gap between the rich and the poor continues to be widening. Poor Chinese peasants and ethnic groups in Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang are still living in subhuman conditions. Even Chinese babies continue to be fed with contaminated milk, given fake medications and poisonous vaccines while Chinese housewives living in big cities have to soak the vegetables bought from Chinese supermarkets in salt water for a while before they dare to use them as food for their families.

All over the world consumers love to buy goods at low prices. "China" knows this so well, they always offer them "good deals," ever since the early 1990s, from light industries with Christmas toys, sneakers, and garments, to high tech companies, and all kinds of "good deals" for heavy industries. GREED. The big bait is so tempting with the death trap beneath, not for one, but for all--the whole world is being lured into the death trap without knowing it.

CEOs, businessmen and businesswomen love to maximize corporate profits by whatever vicious means and short-term strategies available, including outsourcing, and 21st-century slavery and exploitation. In Africa and Asia, quite a few political leaders have been fed by Chinese business and investment so long; they would rather sell their native land to China, and dump their fellow people than bite their Han master's hand. Giant stock shareholders, many of whom are country leaders and politicians, enjoy life and celebrate their heydays. True, for it is impossible to reverse the course of globalization. The future generations will have to take care of themselves.

There are demonstrations and protests everywhere: uprisings in Tibet,Jasmin Revolutions, demonstrations by the Vietnamese and the Filipinos. The Dalai Lama's messages, His Five-Point Peace Plan, Strasbourg Proposals in 1988 and in 2001, and His Appeal to the Chinese people, monks and nuns....Some are like echoes in the Sahara Desert; some voices are dying out. GREED has drown them with all its might.

But the Earth is dying. GREED is swallowing up humans; yet human desire never subsides, and everybody seems to want more and more. And the "China" thrives on GREED and GLOBALIZATION; its empire continues to expand day and night. Instead of assuming universal responsibilities and promoting co-existence, quality, cooperation and collaboration through negotiations and peaceful dialogs, big fish simply want all their share. "This is MINE, MINE, MINE," shouts China at its neighbors about the South China Sea. And China continues to flex its muscles, threatens, bullies, and tortures its poorer neighbors whose daily meals depend on their daily catch in their small fishing boats. The story never ends, for the South China Sea has oil wells and lots of minerals and precious stones on its islands. "MINE! MINE! MINE!" roars the red dragon as it tries to gulp down everything into its huge stomach.

Let's revisit the issue of Tibet back in 1949 by reading the following excerpts:

In 1949 the People's Republic of China forcibly invaded Tibet. Since that time, Tibet has endured the darkest period in its history. More than a million of our people have died as a result of the occupation. Thousand of monasteries were reduced to ruins. A generation has grown up deprived of education, economic opportunities and a sense of its on national character. Though the current Chinese leadership has implemented certain reforms it is also promoting a massive population transfer onto the Tibetan plateau. This policy has already reduced the six million Tibetans to a minority. Speaking for all Tibetans, I must sadly inform you, our tragedy continues.
http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/strasbourg-proposal-1988

At present in Asia, as elsewhere, tensions are high. There are open conflicts in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and in my own country, Tibet. To a large extent, these problems are symptoms of the underlying tensions that exist among the area's great powers. In order to resolve regional conflicts, an approach is required that takes into account the interests of all relevant countries and peoples, large and small. Unless comprehensive solutions are formulated that take into account the aspirations of the people most directly concerned, piecemeal or merely expedient measures will only create new problems.

When the newly formed People's Republic of China invaded Tibet in 1949/50, it created a new source of conflict. This was highlighted when, following the Tibetan national uprising against the Chinese and my flight to India in 1959, tensions between China and India escalated into the border war in 1962. Today large numbers of troops are again massed on both sides of the Himalayan border and tension is once more dangerously high.

The real issue, of course, is not the Indo-Tibetan border demarcation. It is China's illegal occupation of Tibet, which has given it direct access to the Indian sub-continent. The Chinese authorities have attempted to confuse the issue by claiming that Tibet has always been a part of China. This is untrue. Tibet was a fully independent state when the People's Liberation Army invaded the country in 1949/50.
China's aggression, condemned by virtually all nations of the free world, was a flagrant violation of international law. As China's military occupation of Tibet continues, the world should remember that though Tibetans have lost their freedom, under international law Tibet today is still an independent state under illegal occupation.
http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/five-point-peace-plan

The Middle-Way Approach is proposed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet and to bring about stability and co-existence between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples based on equality and mutual co-operation.


Special Characteristics of the Middle-Way Approach
Considering the fact that the unity and co-existence between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples is more important than the political requirements of the Tibetan people, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has pursued a mutually-beneficial Middle-Way policy, which is a great political step forward. Irrespective of population size, economy or military strength, the equality of nationalities means that all nationalities can co-exist on an equal footing, without any discrimination based on one nationality being superior or better than the other. As such, it is an indispensable criterion for ensuring unity among the nationalities. If the Tibetan and Chinese peoples can co-exist on an equal footing, this will serve as the basis for guaranteeing the unity of nationalities, social stability and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China, which are of paramount importance to China. Therefore, the special characteristic of the Middle-Way Approach is that it can achieve peace through non-violence, mutual benefit, unity of nationalities and social stability.
http://dalailama.com/messages/middle-way-approach

Any issue, including political, economic and religious activities human beings pursue in this world, should be fully understood before we pass our judgement. Therefore, it is very important to know the causes. Whatever the issue, we should be able to see the complete picture. This will enable us to comprehend the whole story. Excerpts from His Holiness the Dalai Lama's address to the inter-faith seminar organised by the International Association for Religious Freedom, Ladakh Group, in Leh on 25 August.
http://dalailama.com/messages/religious-harmony


I strongly believe that we must consciously develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must learn to work not just for our own individual self, family or nation, but for the benefit of all mankind. Universal responsibility is the best foundation both for our personal happiness and for world peace, the equitable use of our natural resources, and, through a concern for future generations, the proper care for the environment.

Many of the world´s problems and conflicts arise because we have lost sight of the basic humanity that binds us all together as a human family. We tend to forget that despite the diversity of race, religion, culture, language, ideology and so forth, people are equal in their basic desire for peace and happiness: we all want happiness and do not want suffering. We strive to fulfill these desires as best we can. However, as much as we praise diversity in theory, unfortunately often we fail to respect it in practice. In fact, our inability to embrace diversity becomes a major source of conflict among peoples.


I remain convinced that most human conflicts can be solved through genuine dialogue conducted with a spirit of openness and reconciliation. I have therefore consistently sought a resolution of the issue of Tibet through non-violence and dialogue. Right from the beginning of the invasion of Tibet, I tried to work with the Chinese authorities to arrive at a mutually acceptable, peaceful co-existence. Even when the so-called Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet was forced upon us I tried to work with the Chinese authorities. After all, by that agreement the Chinese government recognized the distinctiveness and the autonomy of Tibet and pledged not to impose their system on Tibet against our wishes. However, in breach of this agreement, the Chinese authorities forced upon Tibetans their rigid and alien ideology and showed scant respect for the unique culture, religion and way of life of the Tibetan people. In desperation the Tibetan people rose up against the Chinese. In the end in 1959 I had to escape from Tibet so that I could continue to serve the people of Tibet. http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/strasbourg-speech-2001

As most of you are aware, beginning with the 10th of March this year, a series of demonstrations have taken place in Lhasa and across many Tibetan areas. These are caused by deep Tibetan resentment against the policies of the Chinese government. I have been deeply saddened by the loss of life, both Chinese and Tibetans, and immediately appealed to both the Chinese authorities and the Tibetans for restraint. I specially appealed to the Tibetans not to resort to violence.

Unfortunately, the Chinese authorities have resorted to brutal methods to deal with the development despite appeals for restraint by many world leaders, NGOs and noted world citizens, particularly many Chinese scholars. In the process, there has been loss of life, injuries to many, and the detention of large number of Tibetans. The crackdown still continues, especially targeting monastic institutions, which have traditionally been the repository of ancient Buddhist knowledge and tradition. Many of these have been sealed off. We have reports that many of those detained are beaten and treated harshly. These repressive measures seem to be part of an officially sanctioned systematic policy.

With no international observers, journalists or even tourists allowed to Tibet, I am deeply worried about the fate of the Tibetans. Many of those injured in the crackdown, especially in the remote areas, are too terrified to seek medical treatment for fear of arrest. According to some reliable sources, people are fleeing to the mountains where they have no access to food and shelter. Those who remained behind are living in a constant state of fear of being the next to be arrested.

I am deeply pained by this ongoing suffering. I am very worried where all these tragic developments might lead to ultimately. I do not believe that repressive measures can achieve any long-term solution. The best way forward is to resolve the issues between the Tibetans and the Chinese leadership through dialogue, as I have been advocating for a long time. I have repeatedly assured the leadership of the People's Republic of China that I am not seeking independence. What I am seeking is a meaningful autonomy for the Tibetan people that would ensure the long-term survival of our Buddhist culture, our language and our distinct identity as a people. The rich Tibetan Buddhist culture is part of the larger cultural heritage of the People's Republic of China and has the potential to benefit our Chinese brothers and sisters.

In the light of the present crisis, I appeal to all of you to help call for an immediate end to the ongoing brutal crackdown, for the release of all who have been detained, and to call for providing immediate medical care to the injured.

The Dalai Lama
Hamilton, NY
April 24, 2008


Our planet is blessed with vast natural treasures. If we use them properly, beginning with elimination of militarism and war, truly, every human being will be able to live a wealthy, well-cared-for life.

Naturally, global peace cannot occur all at once. Since conditions around the world are varied, its spread will have to be incremental. But there is no reason why it cannot begin in one region and then spread gradually from one continent to another.

I would like to propose that regional communities like the European Community be established as an integral part of the more peaceful world we are trying to create. Looking at the post Cold War environment objectively, such communities are plainly the most natural and desirable components of a new world order. As we can see, the almost gravitational pull of our growing interdependence necessitates new, more cooperative structures. The European Community is pioneering the way in this endeavor, negotiating the delicate balance between economic, military and political collectively on the one hand and the sovereign rights of member states on the other. I am greatly inspired by this work. I also believe that the new Commonwealth of Independent Sates is grappling with similar issues and that the seeds of such a community are already present in the minds of many of its constituent republics. In this context, I would briefly like to talk about the future of my own country, Tibet, and China.

Like the former Soviet Union, Communist China is a multinational state, artificially constructed under the impetus of an expansionist ideology and up to now administered by force in colonial fashion. A peaceful, prosperous and above all politically stable future for china lies in its successfully fulfilling not only its own people's wishes for a more open, democratic system, but also of its eighty million so-called "national minorities", who want to regain their freedom. For real happiness to return to the heart of Asia - home to one-fifth of the human race - a pluralistic, democratic, mutually cooperative community of sovereign states must replace what is currently called the People's Republic of China.

Of course, such a community need not be limited to those presently under Chinese Communist Domination, such as Tibetans, Mongols, and Uighurs. The people of Hong Kong, those seeking an independent Taiwan, and even those suffering under other communist governments in North Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia might also be interested in building an Asian Community. However, it is especially urgent that those ruled by the Chinese Communist consider doing so. Properly pursued, it could help save China from violent dissolution; regionalism and a return to the chaotic turmoil that has so afflicted this great nation throughout the twentieth century. Currently china's political life is so polarized that there is every reason to fear an early recurrence of bloodshed and tragedy. Each of us- every member of the world community - has a moral responsibility to help avert the immense suffering that civil strife would bring to China's vast population.

I believe that the very process of dialogue, modernization and compromise involved in building a community of Asian states would itself give real hope of peaceful evolution to a new order in China. From the very start, the member states of such a community might agree to decide its defense and international relations policies together. There would be many opportunities for cooperation. The critical point is that we find a peaceful, nonviolent way for the forces of freedom, democracy and moderation to emerge successfully from the current atmosphere of unjust repression.
http://dalailama.com/messages/world-peace/disarmament

There are people with destructive intentions in every society, and the temptation to gain command over an organisation capable of fulfilling their desires can become overwhelming. But no matter how malevolent or evil are the many murderous dictators who can currently oppress their nations and cause international problems, it is obvious that they cannot harm others or destroy countless human lives if they don't have a military organisation accepted and condoned by society. As long as there are powerful armies there will always be danger of dictatorship. If we really believe dictatorship to be a despicable and destructive form of government, then we must recognize that the existence of a powerful military establishment is one of its main causes.

Militarism is also very expensive. Pursuing peace through military strength places a tremendously wasteful burden on society. Governments spend vast sums on increasingly intricate weapons when, in fact, nobody really wants to use them. Not only money but also valuable energy and human intelligence are squandered, while all that increases is fear.

I want to make it clear, however, that although I am deeply opposed to war, I am not advocating appeasement. It is often necessary to take a strong stand to counter unjust aggression. For instance, it is plain to all of us that the Second World War was entirely justified. It "saved civilization" from the tyranny of Nazi Germany, as Winston Churchill so aptly put it. In my view, the Korean War was also just, since it gave South Korea the chance of gradually developing democracy. But we can only judge whether or not a conflict was vindicated on moral grounds with hindsight. For example, we can now see that during the Cold War, the principle of nuclear deterrence had a certain value. Nevertheless, it is very difficult to assess al such matters with any degree of accuracy. War is violence and violence is unpredictable. Therefore, it is better to avoid it if possible, and never to presume that we know beforehand whether the outcome of a particular war will be beneficial or not.
http://dalailama.com/messages/world-peace/the-reality-of-war

All Citizens in the World:
It is high time for each of us to examine ourselves to see how GREED has lured us and our interest groups into the common Death Trap set up for all humanity and human civilizations.


Sources:
http://dalailama.com/messages/middle-way-approach
http://dalailama.com/messages/religious-harmony
http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/five-point-peace-plan
http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/strasbourg-proposal-1988
http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/strasbourg-speech-2001
http://dalailama.com/messages/tibet/appeal-to-the-chinese-people
http://dalailama.com/messages/world-peace/disarmament
http://dalailama.com/messages/world-peace/the-reality-of-war

Greed and Globalization --Part IV

From Chapter 11 which is about China's space exploration program, we learn that in 2010 alone China launched 15 orbital payloads (p. 152). There are three motivating factors of such an aggressive program: 1. the development of new technologies that accompany space exploration; 2. the future extraction and transport of key energy sources and raw material resources from space; 3. a Darwinian escape or safety valve for an overpopulated and rapidly warming planet.
More alarming is what Senior Colonel Yao Yunzhu from People's Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences said, "Outer space is going to be weaponized in our lifetime." China is building a massive infrastructure space assets: a growing fleet of huge space tracking ships, new spaceports and ground stations, dozens of new communication, relay and surveillance satellites, and an extremely expensive Global Positioning System (Beidou) (p. 163). Remember that China's Shenzhou missions are close to the International Space Station (45 kilometers). But to see the complete picture we must take into consideration Colonel Jia Junming's internal advice: "Our future space weapons program should be low profile and 'intense internally' but relaxed in external appearance to maintain our good international image and position."(p. 168)

Chapter 12 points out the environmental destruction caused by China to our planet: air pollution (pp. 173-175), water pollution (pp. 176-178), soil toxicity (pp. 178-181), global warming... a Death sentence to China itself and the whole world.

Chapter 13 traces down the roots of all the aforementioned evils: Death by Chinese Pogrom: China's communism, totalitarianism, the ruling Chinese Communist Party, China of today is created from the legacies of both Mao and Deng, and their police state.

The discussion about Death by China on China continues in Chapter 14. It reveals how China has been oppressing indigenous cultures, suppressing religious freedom, human dignities, and slave labor, typically in Tibet, Inner Mogolia, and Xinjiang.

Chapter 15 mentions six major players in the China Apologist Coalition:
1. the democratize and tame the Dragon liberals,
2. the damn the mercantilist torpedo,free trade ahead at any cost conservatives,
3. the Wall Street bankers expat spin doctors,
4. the Washington power elite appeasers,
5. the world is flat globalization gurus,
6. the panda-pandering think tanks

While the success of the Chinese people in other, more democratic societies is the result of pride, a strong work ethic, and a great respect for education, the Communist Party in China has used propaganda to make its citizens, especially the middle class, buy into the idea that its "inspired leadership" and totalitarianism are desirable to keep China's economy miracle growing (pp. 217-218).

What about US leaders and politicians? Both Bush and Obama failed to see the connection between America's economic malaise and China's weapon of job destruction, did not understand the intricacies of global macroeconomics, and believe that China's peaceful rise is good for America (p. 224). Both Treasury Secretaries, Hank Paulson and Timothy Geithner failed to brand China a currency manipulator. Wall Street insiders cannot bite the Beijing hand that has fed them so well. A typical example: Paulson's Goldman Sachs (p.225).

Chapter 16 provides us a survival guide and an action plan.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt (p.234)

1. Change our attitude. Do not buy Chinese products. Avoid death by China. "Cheap" isn't always the cheapest. (p. 235)
2. Read the label carefully. Look for the country of origin. Avoid "Made in China." (p.235).
3. Tighten the law on labeling the country of origin. Federal law must require all online retailers display information about the country of origin on the labels of all the products they sell. (p. 236)
4. Tighten the law on labeling the country of origin of the ingredients (p. 236).
5. Let your retailer know your attitude: I want China-free goods (p. 237).
6. Be ware of big-ticket items (such as cars) that bear China's foreign brand names (p. 238).
7. Tougher laws that assign blames on wholesalers and retailers which sell China's harmful products in America.

Disarming China's Weapon of Job Destruction:

1. Congress must pass the American Free and Fair Trade Act
2. Global Cooperation and Corporation --the Watchword
3. Send a secret emissary to Beijing to brand China currency manipulation.
4. Recognizing the real corporate risks of Chinese offshoring (intellectual property thefts, pollution, military threats...)
5. Fight back China's mercantilism and protectionism like Nucor Steel Dan DiMicco
6. Stop Chinese forced technology transfer and their hijacking of US Research & Development
7. Stop Chinese censorship as a non-tariff trade barrier
8. Prohibit Chinese state-owned enterprises to buy US private firms
9. America needs a president with both brains and a backbone
(p. 245)
Drawing a Hard Line on Chinese Espionage and Cyberwarfare: (p. 246) beef up Chinese counterintelligence efforts; aggressively prosecute and penalize China's spies; increase scrutiny of Chinese visitors and visas;declare cyberattacks to be acts of wars and respond accordingly; develop a "China kill switch" for the Internet; call Beijing out for its reckless espionage and theft.

Confronting and Countering the Rising China's military threat:(p. 250)
we can't overwhelm China with our industrial might;can't be lured into an arms race and the "Reagan trap";honestly assess our vulnerabilities;disarm China's weapon of job destruction to prevent China's military buildup.

Countering the Colonial Dragon: (p. 152)stop China's UN veto abuses now; rebuild our diplomatic missions with a counter-China focus; get American message out to the world; teach Mandarine in high schools.

Stopping Death on China by China: (p. 255)human rights;divest not invest; restrict exports of Internet censorship tools.

Meeting the China Space Challenge: (p. 257)turn the government's space monopoly to real private industry; promote STEM education; claim the moon before China does.


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Video with Author Greg Autry
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URL of Intro
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Baiqiao Tang’s Blog
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Greed and Globalization --Part III

In Chapter 6 we learn that during the first off shoring wave when Chinese plantation rose, laborers were modern-day slaves, earning 40 cents per hour. In the second wave, the primary goal of American executives was to produce for export to the world, and back to America. They were lured by China's unfair trade practices, lax environmental and safety regimes, and subsidized export trade.
The three protectionist conditions and China's "Indigenous Innovation" are:
1. The American company loses control of the enterprise when granting Chinese minority partnership (the power to get access to any or all of the information about the venture, including trade secrets) (p. 81).
2. Forced technology transfer: American companies must surrender their intellectual property to their Chinese partners as a condition of market entry.
3. Forced export of Western research and development facilities to China
(lessons from Evergreen Solar, General Electricity as typical examples)
Using its economic power, China has digested others' intellectual property, and has gradually transformed itself from the factory of the world to an advanced economy.

Chapter 7 discusses how China has built up its colonies across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, locked down the world's major natural resources, locked up new markets, and exported Chinese citizens to its satellite states (p. 98). In Peru Chinese colonialists bought Mt. Toromacho, a copper treasure, for $3 billion in order to make a profit of 2,000% from this investment. In the mean time, Peruvians living on the mountain continue to suffer from hunger, illiteracy and poverty (pp. 94-95). China follows amoral foreign policies, offering repressive regimes (in Sudan, Liberia, Nigeria, for instance)access to anything they want(p. 104).
Even Australia, South Africa and Brazil are running large trade deficits with China and succumb to its checkbook (pp. 105-107).

Chapter 8 (Death by Blue Water Navy) explains why the fact that China's Military Power Rises Should Raise Red Flags (pp. 111-126). It reveals how China has impressively been developing its army, air force and navy capabilities.

Chinese military's future goal is to secure naval supremacy in the western Pacific waters inside the second line of defense from the Japanese archipelago to Guam Islands and Indonesia. After that Chinese military will vie with US naval forces in the Indian Ocean and in the entire Pacific region
Asahi Shimbun (p. 118)

America's growing military problem today is that the biggest auto plants are now no longer in Detroit, but in Chendu, Jilin, Nanjing, Wuhu; the busiest shipyards are in Bohai, Dalian, Fujian, Jiangan; and Chinese mills and smokestacks now churn out ten times more tonnage a year than the American steelmakers in Chongqing, Hebei, Shanghai, and Tianjin(p. 125).
China's two-step military preparation to defeat the US power: 1. pirating in order to develop credible weapons systems, 2. building them in sufficient quantities to overwhelm its opponent's technologically superior forces (p. 126).

Chapters 9 and 10 discuss the threat of China's growing modern espionage and asymmetric warfare. In Sun Tzu's words, "One spy is worth 10,000 soldiers."(p. 131). Recently,Li Fengzhi has said, "Spying is war without the fire."
He was an analyst for China's Ministry of State Security who slipped quietly into the US as a graduate student at the University of Denver in 2003, pursuing a Ph.D in international politics. He later chose to defect to the USA (p. 130).

China's spy network seeks to acquire new technologies, trade secrets and processes, vacuuming bits of information from research facilities, sensitive national laboratories, Silicon Valley start-ups, and defense-related companies (p.131).
China's cyber espionage and virtual spymasters are now using a variety of digital honeypots to hijack data. Thus, Chinese computer hackers pose a greater threat. Major goals of cyber espionage are:
1. disrupting the operations of Western systems by vandalizing websites, and overwhelming the servers with a "denial of service" attack;
2. stealing valuable information;
3. corrupting data, causing significant downstream damage; and
4. taking control of system that control physical assets.

China's cyber spies lure their social networking friends into visiting photo-sharing sites. Once hooked by this bait, the American firm employees' computers were infected with a viral code which forwarded their user names and passwords to the hackers, allowing them to get access to valuable corporate data.

China's DNS (Domain Name Services/ the phonebook of the Internet)manipulation projects its censorship beyond its borders. Incomplete DNS data is used to block Internet users to get access to Websites the Communist party has unfriended (p. 145). China's censorship is increasing as China tries to claim more administrative authority on the Internet.

(To be continued)

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Death by China
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Video with Author Greg Autry
http://deathbychina.com/introvideo.html

URL of Intro
http://deathbychina.com/

Baiqiao Tang’s Blog
http://www.deathbychina.com/blog/?p=92

Greed and Globalization--Part II

Chapters 4 and 5 reveal China's economic threat to America and the rest of the world. After joining WTO in 2001, China started to follow its mercantilist policies (Paul Krugman), instead of keeping its promise to eliminate all export illegal subsidies (pp. 55-56). What's worse, China has violated free trade rules with its eight unfair trade practices ever since. By using the eight weapons, China subverts the free trade framework (p. 66). These practices include: 1.illegal export subsidies, 2.manipulated and undervalued currency, 3.theft of intellectual properties, 4.short-sighted willingness to trade environmental damage to production cost advantage, 5.lax health and safety standards for China's workforce in order to gain lots of profits, 6.unlawful tariffs, quotas and export restrictions on key raw materials to control the world's metallurgy and heavy industry, 7.monopolizing prices, driving down world prices below production costs while raising prices of rare earths, 8. using the weapons of job destruction. (pp.49-65, Chapter 4)
While China's economy has grown 10% annually, the US's has expanded only 2.4%. Manufacturing used to account for 25% of the American gross domestic product, now that share has shrunk to 10% (p. 52).
Chapter 5 shows how China manipulates its currency, the yuan. By "pegging" the yuan to the US dollar at an undervalued fixed exchange rate (about six yuan to the dollar p. 69). Among the four factors which drives the economy of any nation (1.consumption, 2. business investment, 3.government spending, 4. net exports p. 67), it is the last driving force, net exports, that is critical to China's manipulation of the yuan, and its effects on the US economy. America now runs a chronic trade deficit to China, and suffers from slow growth rate and high rate of unemployment. (p. 68). In order to overhaul this trade deficit, the US needs to start with currency reform, and to stop China's currency manipulation. America also needs to bring manufacturing jobs back home by strengthening its heavy industries (such as Boeing,Ford, GM, Caterpillar) with their manufacturing bases and all big and small factories and companies that depend on them.

This "Death by Chinese Currency Manipulation" could also threaten the "Death of American Political Sovereignty." China's "financial nuclear option" involves using its vast foreign reserves to destabilize American banks, stock and bond markets (p. 70).
Chapter 6 points out three off shoring waves that have seriously damaged America: the first off shoring wave (1978)-industrial plantations, second wave after 2001 - China's beginning using weapons of job destruction, and the third wave, now in progress and also the most dangerous, -the grand illusion of 1.3 billion consumers (pp. 78-89).

(To be continued)

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URL of Intro
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Baiqiao Tang’s Blog
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Poorly Made in China by Paul Midler

Greed and Globalization: 21st-Century Colonialism and Imperialism

Death by China: Confronting the Dragon--A Global Call to Action (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2011) by Peter Narravo and Greg Autry is a must read to understand China and the 21st-century colonialism and imperialism. The Foreword was by Baiqiao Tang, a Tiananmen Square protester and co-author of My Two Chinas: The memoirs of a Chinese Counterrevolutionary, who is now living in New York City.

The book consists of five parts with 16 Chapters. At the end of the book there are also an epilogue, end notes, and an index.

The first three chapters discuss all the risks the world (including Chinese newborns in mainland China)now faces as consumers of China's lethal products, foods, and drugs; China's economic weapons of job destruction and market share grabbing from the US and other countries; and China's voracious and lethal appetites for the Earth's raw materials and natural resources.
From melamine found in milk, pet foods, chicken feed, and baby formula to gutter oil used in Chinese restaurants, the whole world is being poisoned by Chinese goods. On the job market, the US alone has lost millions of manufacturing jobs to China's mockery of free trade. America's apparel, textile, and furniture industries have shrunk to half their size since China became a member of the WTO.
70% of China's water bodies are severely polluted, and acid rains from China spread across Asia (p.6). Yet this huge world's factory keeps growing and demanding more and more raw materials. By 2035 China's oil demand will exceed that of current total oil production for the entire world. (p.3)

From Africa, Asia to Latin America, China's 21st-century colonialism always begins with low-interest loans to build up the country's infrastructure in exchange for raw materials and access to local markets. After the country took the bait, China brings its huge army of workers and engineers to build infrastructure and telecommunications systems for the country while transporting back to China its raw materials. Finally, China dumps its finished goods back to the local markets, and goes on driving its new colony into perpetual unemployment and poverty. (pp.4-5)

(To be continued)


Sources:

Death by China
Available at:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B23GcuCxvQVBNjhjNGE4NjctZGZmNy00YTNmLWFlYmUtZjY3OTc3OThhNjU4&hl=en_US&authkey=CIuC07sC

Video with Author Greg Autry
http://deathbychina.com/introvideo.html

URL of Intro
http://deathbychina.com/

Baiqiao Tang’s Blog
http://www.deathbychina.com/blog/?p=92

Self and No Self Part III

Conclusion

The Buddha's silence in response to the question about self and no self is a topic for Buddhist learners to contemplate on.

Is it necessary to beat around the bush and argue about concepts and terminology all the time? Are such arguments vain mind games?

The purpose of Buddhism is to teach compassion and to relieve human suffering. Whether there is a self or there is no self should be viewed in terms of the self's experience of happiness or suffering. Hence the Dalai Lama mentioned the wholesome sense of self vs. the unwholesome sense of self. It is one's choice to select which to view oneself and the world; and as a result of that choice, one is responsible for one's experience. Everyone has his or her own torch to carry as s/he embarks on the journey.

The core lies in our practice. Let's continue to meditate and gain insights as ours is a long journey to liberation.

Trần Văn Giàu --Part III

On September 2, 1945 the Provisional Committee tried to broadcast President Hồ Chí Minh's Declaration of Independence speech, but couldn't because of some technical problem. Instead Dr. Phạm Ngọc Thạch, Head of the YPO, and Secretary of Health Services in the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam read the Government's oath to the Vietnamese people. On behalf of the CPB and the Việt Minh Branch in the South, Nguyễn Văn Nguyễn, a journalist, called for people's support to Việt Minh. Trần Văn Giàu, as representative of the Provisional Administrative Committee in the South, improvised a speech to celebrate the Nation's Independence Day. He was then only 34 years old.

Besides the CPB in the South which was founded in October 1943 with Trần Văn Giàu as its Secretary, there was another Branch of the Indochina Communist Party in the South which was independent from Trần Văn Giàu's. Researchers often call the latter Branch "Liberation CPB" (Xứ ủy Giải phóng), for it published The Liberation, or the Old Việt Minh Branch. The CPB headed by Trần Văn Giàu is refered to as Youth Pioneer Branch, for its publication was The Youth Pioneer, or the New Việt Minh Branch.

In the second half of 1941 when many members of the Old Branch were arrested, and it had to remain quiet, only a few Party members such as Trần Văn Vi, Lê Hữu Kiều, Lê Minh Định, Trần Văn Trà, Chế (the shoe-repairer), Bùi Văn Dự... tried to publish The Liberation to keep on their activities. Although the headquarters were in Saigon, the members had to be on the move, and scatter here and there in the South to keep their whereabouts a secret. It was extremely difficult to convene a meeting with these members.

After the new CPB in the South was re-organized, Trần Văn Giàu invited Nguyễn Thị Thập, a member of the Liberation CPB, to join the his branch. However, the attempt to reunite both branches failed, because of their differences in organization and leadership. In November 1944 the French ruler imprisoned most members of the Liberation CPB. When Japan overthrew the French government in Indochina, some of these members managed to to escape.

In March 20, 1945 the Liberation CPB convened at Xoài Hột (Mỹ Tho), and organized the Provisional CPB, which elected Dân Tôn Tử (Trần Văn Vi)to be its Secretary. In May 1945, the branch had a meeting a Bà Điểm (Hóc Môn)to form the official CPB, which was then called the Board of Southern Cadres with Lê Hữu Kiều as Secretary.

The newly gained independence was less than one month old,and the forces led by the Provisional Administrative Committee. were actively involved, but lacked administrative experiences. The situations in many areas in the South were chaotic, and other political organizations tried to take advantage of the chaos to build up their own forces and influences. The existence of two Provisional Branches with their internal conflicts and differences within the Communist Party in the South at the time caused more harm to the reputation and the influences of the Party. Meanwhile the French forces continuously to pour into Vietnam since September 12, 1945. The young Revolutionary Government had to delay confrontation in order to prepare for the long resistance war.

On the night of September 22, 1945 French soldiers attacked the Headquarters of the Provisional Administrative Committee, the National Defense Office and other offices of the Committee. Having prepared in advance, the PAC leaders went undercover, and continued to lead the armed forces in the newly waged Resistance War. On September 23, 1945, at 629 Cây Mai Street(Nguyễn Trãi Street nowadays), Trần Văn Giàu was elected the President of Resistance War Committee in the South, and announced the Call to Arms for the Resistance War in the South:

Dear Fellow Southerners, Saigonese, Workers, Youths, Self-Dense Forces, and Armed Civilians and Soldiers:

Last night the French colonial soldiers attacked and seized our government's headquarters in downtown Saigon, openly and aggressively occupying our nation again.
On September the Second our Fellow countrymen and women vowed to protect our independence till our last drop of blood.

Independence or Death!

Today the Resistance War Committee calls all Fellow Southerners to arms, everybody -the old, the young, males and females- Let's arm ourselves to fight against the aggressors!

Those who were not assigned tasks by the Committee, please leave the City immediately; those who stay must:
1. never work for nor join the forces of the enemy;
2. never assist, pass information, nor sell food to the French colonists;
Find and kill the French colonists;
Burn and destroy the enemy's agencies, means of transportation, treasures, and factories owned by the colonists.

Saigon as occupied by the French must be a Saigon without electricity and water, no market, no stores whatsoever.

Dear Fellow Countrymen and Women,

From this moment on our first and foremost task is to destroy the enemy and their supporters.
Dear Self-Dense Forces, and Armed Civilians and Soldiers,
Hold on tightly to your guns and ammunition and fight against the French colonists in order to protect our Country!

Our Resistance War has begun!

Dawn of September 23, 1945.

Trần Văn Giàu
President of Resistance War Committee in the South

As President of the Resistance War Committee (RWC), and together with his comrades, he did his best to unite all armed forces in the South against the French aggressors, firmly suppressed other armed political forces which wanted to separate themselves from the leadership of the Provisional Committee. Because of his firm policies, his opponents considered him as insensitive, cold-blooded and brutal.

In October, the Party Central ordered him and Dr. Phạm Ngọc Thạch to leave for Hà Nội. He expressed his wish to stay in the South, or at least to remain in Cambodia or Thailand in order to establish bases for the South. His second wish was granted, and he continued to work with Vietnamese youths overseas to mobilize them and to buy ammunition for Southern forces.

At the end of 1946 the Party Central sent Le Duan to the South to unite the two branches into one called the Part Committee in the South. The armed forces in the Youth Pioneer(Tiền phong) and other organizations were then put under the leadership of the Việt Minh, the only national political communist organization.

In 1947 Trần Văn Giàu was called back to the North to assume the post as the General Director of the Board of Information. In 1951 he joined the Department of Education, and started to build up the foundation for national universities and teacher colleges.

In November 1954 when the University of Pedagogy, Literature and Humanities, and Natural Sciences was founded, he became the Secretary of the University Party Committee. He was also a faculty teaching Politics, Philosophy, World History and Vietnam History, and later became the founder of these sciences for the University of Pedagogy in North Vietnam.

In 1955-1956 he was among the first few to be appointed full-professorship by the Government. In 1956 when the National General University was established, he was elected as the Secretary of the University Party Committee, but he continued to serve the the University of Pedagogy.

From 1962 to after 1975 he researched at the History Institute of Vietnam, or the Institute of Social Sciences of Vietnam nowadays. He established the Trần Văn Giàu Fund from the sale of his house which was about 1,000 tales of gold and which was deposited to the bank. With the annual interest from the bank, the Trần Văn Giàu Award is given to those who has contributed excellent research in history and in the history of thoughts in Southernmost Areas of Central Vietnam and in South Vietnam.
He passed away at 17:20pm on December 16, 2010 at Thống Nhất Hospital, Hồ Chí Minh City.


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http://www.diendan.org/tai-lieu/hoi-ky-t-v-giau/

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Dấu ấn một nhân cách

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Ngày 15/9, tại TP Hồ Chí Minh, hội thảo về nhà cách mạng, nhà giáo, nhà khoa học Trần Văn Giàu, nhân kỷ niệm 105 năm ngày sinh của ông - một lần nữa người ta lại nghe những lời xúc động nhất, trân trọng nhất dành cho ông; một con người như một huyền thoại giữa đời thường

Bản lĩnh của một trí tuệ mẫn tiệp

Nói như ông Lê Thanh Hải- nguyên Bí thư Thành ủy TP HCM thì trong số những người con xuất sắc của vùng đất Nam Bộ, Trần Văn Giàu là một tấm gương tận trung với Đảng, tận hiếu với Dân, đức độ, tài năng, cùng những cống hiến và cuộc đời thăng trầm của mình đã để lại những dấu ấn không thể phai nhạt trong lòng đồng bào cả nước, đồng bào Nam Bộ.

Cuộc đời ông gắn liền với những thăng trầm của đất nước. 15 tuổi, cậu bé làng An Lục Long, huyện Châu Thành, tỉnh Long An đã tham gia phong trào để tang cụ Phan Châu Trinh. Sau này, ông kể lại, lúc bấy giờ trái tim non trẻ của ông luôn bồi hồi vì câu nói của nhà yêu nước Nguyễn An Ninh: “Cần rời khỏi nhà mình, đi xa, đi thật xa để tìm một lý tưởng mà phấn đấu”.

Và, như định mệnh, cuộc đời ông luôn là những chuyến đi: ra nước ngoài, đi khắp trong Nam ngoài Bắc của đất nước mình; bị địch cầm tù cả ở nước ngoài và cả ở trong nước; nhưng chí nguyện của ông không bao giờ đổi thay: vì nhân dân mình, vì đất nước mình.

Từ một người yêu nước, Trần Văn Giàu đã trở thành một chiến sỹ cộng sản. Vào Đảng Cộng sản Pháp từ năm 1929, rồi là đảng viên Đảng Cộng sản Đông Dương; lặn lội gây dựng phong trào tại Nam Bộ trong lúc thực dân Pháp thực hiện chính sách “khủng bố trắng”- ông trở thành Bí thư Xứ ủy Nam kỳ trong những năm tháng đấu tranh đen tối nhất.

Ông cũng 2 lần đến Macau (Trung Quốc) vào tháng 12/1934 và tháng 2/1935 tham gia công tác chuẩn bị và dự Đại hội lần thứ I của Đảng Cộng sản Đông Dương. 7 năm trời, người cộng sản Trần Văn Giàu trải qua các nhà tù khét tiếng của thực dân, chịu mọi cực hình tra tấn; nhưng thật kỳ lạ là  ông đã biến nhà tù thành trường học cộng sản.

Một điểm mốc rất quan trọng trong cuộc đời hoạt động cách mạng giải phóng đất nước khỏi ách đô hộ của thực dân Pháp của Trần Văn Giàu chính là thời điểm tháng 8/1945, khi ông là linh hồn của cuộc tổng khởi nghĩa tại Sài Gòn - Chợ Lớn - Gia Định và các tỉnh Nam Bộ.

Trong những bước ngoạt của lịch sử, của cuộc đấu tranh giải phóng dân tộc, Trần Văn Giàu tỏ rõ bản lĩnh, sự quyết đoán, tầm nhìn xa trông rộng của một trí tuệ mẫn tiệp. Đầu những năm 1940, khi tổ chức Đảng trong Nam  mất liên lạc với Trung ương, nhưng ông nghĩ phải tự vạch đường mà đi, không thể dậm chân tại chỗ. Đến đầu năm 1945, chính ông là người xây dựng thành công lực lượng Thanh niên tiền phong để chuẩn bị cướp chính quyền.

Khi trở thành Chủ tịch Ủy ban Kháng chiến hành chánh Nam bộ, ông lại đưa ra một quyết định vô cùng quan trọng: phát đi lời kêu gọi mở màn cho cuộc kháng chiến chống thực dân Pháp khi chúng quay lại chiếm đất nước ta một lần nữa. “Nam Bộ đi trước về sau” trong cuộc kháng chiến 9 năm đã bắt đầu từ lời kêu gọi ấy.

Nặng nghĩa trọn tình

Sau này, khi tuổi đã cao, ông trở về TP Hồ Chí Minh sinh sống cùng người bạn đời thủy chung- bà Sáu Đỗ Thị Đạo, người suốt đời hy sinh cho ông. Tuổi cao, năm 1997, bà bị ngã nứt rạn xương hông phải nằm một chỗ. Hằng ngày, cứ đến bữa ông lại tự tay mang cơm đến bên giường ăn cùng bà.

Trước khi vĩnh viễn ra đi, bà Sáu từng nói với người cháu: “Nếu ông trời bắt, thì bắt ông đi trước, vì còn có người trông nom, săn sóc cho ông. Không may cô đi trước, lấy ai nuôi dưỡng ông đây”. Nghe bà nói, không ai cầm được nước mắt. Năm 2005, bà Sáu trút hơi thở cuối cùng. Ông bà không có con, chỉ có một người con nuôi - TS Đinh Xuân Thu. Ngày bà mất, ông ngồi im bất động bên bà, nước mắt lăn dài trên má.

Cả cuộc đời hiến dâng cho nhân dân, cho đất nước, ông không giữ lại gì cho riêng mình. Năm 2001, ông quyết định bán căn nhà của mình để hiến tặng 1.000 cây vàng cho Hội khoa học Lịch sử Việt Nam dùng làm quỹ giải thưởng cho những công trình sử học nghiên cứu về Nam Bộ.

Bà Đỗ Nguyệt Hương, TS Sử học, nguyên Giám đốc Sở Ngoại vụ Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu- cháu ruột của bà Sáu kể, lúc ra Bắc, vợ chồng GS Trần Văn Giàu được Nhà nước cấp một căn hộ trong ngôi nhà số 20 Phan Huy Chú (Hà Nội). Khi dạy Sử ở Trường đại học Tổng hợp Hà Nội, ông bà cũng như mọi người sống dựa vào tiêu chuẩn tem phiếu, nhưng vẫn là chỗ để học sinh miền Nam qua lại.

Những lúc đó, bà Sáu lại nấu những món ăn Nam Bộ cho “lũ nhỏ xa nhà” ăn. Tình cảm đó cũng trở lại khi một chiều 30 Tết, ông bà gọi những người vốn là học trò của ông vào ĐH Tổng hợp TP Hồ Chí Minh thỉnh giảng về nhà ông bà ăn Tết, cho vơi nỗi nhớ nhà...

TS Đinh Thu Xuân - con gái nuôi của ông bà kể lại, mùa đông năm 1946, nguyên Bí thư Xứ ủy Nam Bộ kiêm Chủ tịch Ủy ban Khởi nghĩa Nam Bộ Trần Văn Giàu được Trung ương mời ra Bắc. Trong điều kiện thiếu thốn của chiến khu Chi Nê (Hòa Bình), ông bị sốt rét ác tính.

Cha chị Xuân đã chữa bệnh cho ông bằng phương thuốc gia truyền của người Mường. Năm 1994, hay tin cha chị ốm nặng, ông đã đưa cho chị một cặp sâm Triều Tiên và nói: “Đây là quà của Chủ tịch Kim Nhật Thành tặng, con mang về quê để bồi bổ sức khỏe cho cha”.

Nhận được quà, cha chị Thu ứa nước mắt, dặn: “Từ giờ trở đi, con phải coi ông bà giáo sư như cha mẹ của mình, phải chăm sóc ông bà chu đáo, vì ông bà có hai người con đều mất từ khi còn nhỏ. Hồi ở chiến khu cha rất xót xa khi nghe ông nói: “Phải chi Giàu có một đứa con”.

Là người danh giá, nhưng ông không có của cải gì đáng kể. Khi đất nước thống nhất, ông bà chuyển về TP.HCM sống trong căn nhà do Thành ủy cấp. TS Đỗ Nguyệt Hương kể, ngày 14/5/1983, bà đang công tác tại Vũng Tàu thì nhận được thư của ông, trong thư có đoạn: “Cô, dượng rất muốn đi Vũng Tàu thăm các cháu nhưng không có xăng đổ ôtô (mượn xe), thôi đành nghỉ mát ở nhà vậy!”.

Ông không để lại của cải, nhưng đã để lại một gia tài đồ sộ là các công trình nghiên cứu khoa học lịch sử, trong đó có cuốn “Tổng tập Trần Văn Giàu”, 1.780 trang (tập 1), xuất bản năm 2006. Công trình khoa học “Giai cấp công nhân Việt Nam”, do NXB Sự thật xuất bản lần đầu năm 1958, với lời giới thiệu viết tay của Chủ tịch Tôn Đức Thắng. GS Trần Văn Giàu đã viết công trình này này trên ổ rơm của một gia đình nông dân Sơn Tây, trong cái rét căm căm nơi đất Bắc.

Con gái nuôi của ông bà- TS Đinh Xuân Thu thường nói về ông là người nhân từ, độ lượng, mẫu mực, liêm khiết, giản dị, hết mực yêu thương gia đình và rất hóm hỉnh. Ông dặn người con nuôi, hãy tham gia và góp sức mình vào hết thảy những việc gì đem lại ích nước lợi nhà.

“Là người kiệm lời nhưng nhiều nghĩa, nên những chuyện riêng của gia đình hay của cá nhân, cha tôi ít khi bộc bạch. Có lẽ đó là bài học làm người đầu tiên mà cha dạy tôi”- TS Đinh Xuân Thu nhớ về ông và kể rằng khi bệnh nặng, điều trị tại Bệnh viện Thống Nhất, ông kiên cường chịu đựng, không để lộ nỗi đau. “Tôi áp tay cha vào má và hôn lên bàn tay gầy guộc, mờ hết vân tay vì cả một đời cầm bút cho đến khi không thể cầm được nữa”.

Nhân cách Trần Văn Giàu

Nhà nghiên cứu Nguyễn Đình Đầu từng nhận định, chưa có ai thay thế được GS Trần Văn Giàu: nhà cách mạng tiêu biểu, nhà tư tưởng hàng đầu, nhà khoa học lớn, nhà giáo có nhiều học trò thành đạt trên nhiều lĩnh vực.

Còn GS Hoàng Như Mai kể rằng, ông vẫn còn nhớ cảm giác rùng mình khi làm việc dưới “vòng cương tỏa” của GS Trần Văn Giàu bởi GS là một trưởng khoa cực kỳ nghiêm khắc ở Trường ĐH Tổng hợp Hà Nội.

Tại đây, ông rèn cho cán bộ cách làm việc khoa học nghiêm túc, không ngừng nghỉ bằng những lời nhắc nhở cụ thể, bằng chiếc đồng hồ đặt trên bàn- đó là phong cách làm việc của GS Trần Văn Giàu.

Với những tác phẩm nghiên cứu của mình, GS Trần Văn Giàu tự mình viết từng chữ, từng trang. Như cách nói của GS Hoàng Như Mai thì đó là “những trang sử nhỏ từng giọt mồ hôi và cả máu của những năm tháng đầy biến động đau thương của dân tộc”.

GS Trần Văn Giàu rất coi trọng lịch sử, đó cũng chính là tình yêu tha thiết đối với nhân dân mình, đất nước mình. Sinh thời, ông từng nói: “Một xã hội thiếu hiểu biết lịch sử của dân tộc mình là dấu hiệu của sự sa đọa”.

Trong tham luận tại Hội thảo kỷ niệm 105 ngày sinh GS Trần Văn Giàu, GS Tạ Ngọc Tấn viết: “Nếu trong hoạt động cách mạng ta thấy Trần Văn Giàu luôn là người quyết liệt, thẳng thắn, năng động, sẵn sàng đương đầu với những hiểm nguy, kể cả cái chết, thì trong khoa học người ta lại thấy một Trần Văn Giàu làm việc thật công phu, điềm đạm, cẩn trọng, khiêm nhường, tôn trọng chứng cứ lịch sử (...) Trần Văn Giàu qua một cuộc đời thật phong phú, nhiều thử thách gian nan, gập ghềnh và cả những niềm đau nhân thế. Chính điều đó cho phép ông trải nghiệm và thể hiện đầy đủ tài năng đa dạng, sự cống hiến phong phú, một nhân cách lớn rất đáng khâm phục và trân trọng”. 

Với PGS.TS Phan Xuân Biên, thì Trần Văn Giàu là thầy của nhiều thế hệ học trò và nhà giáo Việt Nam . “Do “dòng đời xô đẩy” chỉ sau 1 thập niên chính thức dạy học, ông đã để lại hình ảnh một nhà giáo nhân dân mẫu mực, uyên thâm, tận tụy”.

GS Trần Văn Giàu cũng để lại một thông điệp đến nay vẫn còn nguyên giá trị, đó là sứ mạng trách nhiệm của khoa học xã hội nói chung Sử học nói riêng trước nhân dân, trước dân tộc phải khách quan, trung thực, tôn trọng sự thật lịch sử, kiên quyết bảo vệ chân lý lịch sử. 

Ấy là nhân cách Trần văn Giàu!

GS Hoàng Như Mai kể rằng, ông vẫn còn nhớ cảm giác “rùng mình” khi làm việc dưới “vòng cương tỏa” của GS Trần Văn Giàu bởi GS là một trưởng khoa cực kỳ nghiêm khắc ở Trường ĐH Tổng hợp Hà Nội. Tại đây, ông rèn cho cán bộ cách làm việc khoa học nghiêm túc, không ngừng nghỉ. Với những tác phẩm nghiên cứu, ông tự mình viết từng chữ, từng trang, đó là “những trang sử nhỏ từng giọt mồ hôi và cả máu của những năm tháng đầy biến động đau thương của dân tộc”.