How The French View Life As A Couple
January, 28, 2014
Celestine Bohlen
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/world/europe/how-the-french-view-life-as-a-couple.html?ref=world&_r=1
Last week, the gossip magazine exposed the story of French president Francois Hollande's love affair with French actress Julie Gayet. The report on this month of French marriage was the most popular topic in time. " Marry or not marry?" has become the most popular topic in recent months in France. French president broke with the first lady Valerie Tierweiler last week. From 2006, Francois lived with Valerie but not married. Everyone thought Valerie Tierweiler is the first lady of France, but after his love affair with Julie Gayet, everything became bad. After Francois declared broke up with Valerie, Valerie said:" I'm so disappointed, compare to my anger, it's more than my anger." French president Hollande has the rights to choose who he loves, but he disappointed the nation. He is not a good role model of French people.
French president Francois Hollande's love affair is not good but normal. In the past, there were so many presidents or leaders had this kind of issue. He is a man. It would not damage Hollande now, his popularity being so low anyways. Who cares? He has his rights to choose who he loves, but the thing he did wrong is lying to people. He is not a good role model of French people. Now, French people are more struggling with marriage.
Love affair is a normal thing, everyone has seen some people do things like that. Because Hollande is the president, people denounce him more. People may think they broke up, what's the meaning of love. Should I get married? There is nothing related to you. Love who you love.
Japanese PM Shizo Abe's war shrine visit angers neighbours
January, 24, 2014
The Associated Press
CBC -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-s-war-shrine-visit-angers-neighbours-1.2476668
On December, 26, 2013, Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine to pay respect to Japan's war dead. It promoted a furious response from China and Korea.
Abe who became the Prime Minister of Japan just a year ago, he is the first Japanese leader to have visited Yasukuni shrine since Junichiro Koizumi just over seven years ago. Abe visited Shrine it cause friction with China and both Koreas immediately. He visited 2.5 million dead and 14 A war criminals from World War II. What has Abe done, it is exacerbating tensions with Japan's neighbours.
What has Abe done is leading Japan to a dangerous direction, it may cause a friction with neighbours immediately. His action angered Japan's neighbours automatically."Lessons from history must
be learned. The international community including China must heighten its
vigilance and never allow the wheel of history to be turned back," Wang said. Why Japan's neighbours react so strongly? Let's view the history.
In June, 1900, Japan and other seven countries invaded China. Siege of the International Legations is the sore spot of Chinese people. Chinese Government signed the Boxer Protocol. China ceded lands to those eight countries. China was half colonized in 1901. In September, 18th, 1931, this is the day that Chinese won't forget. Japan attacked Manchuria and controlled Eastern China. In July,7th, 1937, Japan captured most of the provinces. Then, in December, Japan killed over 30,0000 Chinese civilians in a month. 1945, Japan lost the World War II Taiwan returned in China. Now, Japan is trying to steal DiaoYu Island from China. Chinese want to forgive them, but they just keep making mistake. Abe's action hurt our feeling so deeply. What Abe has done is starting a war soon.
