Yao Ming donates $500,000 to the Earthquake victims and gets dissed for it.

[Roxsfan]

those critical of how Yao spends his money, need to stfu.

[ambchang]

You say my view is antiquated - is my view inaccurate? Probably not. I know that the government has allowed more things to the masses than in the sixties and seventies.

Please answer these questions so my antiquated view of China can be corrected.

Is it a violation of Chinese law to have more than one child? If a couple is expecting a second child, what happens? Abortion? Is the child taken away due to the population control laws?

They pay a special tax.

Is it still a dangerous endevour to distribute bibles in Red China? It is my understanding that these activities are very risky even now. In China, the official view of any type of organized religion is not very forgiving. It is a threat to the state.

It depends on county to county. Local area officials have a lot of say in the matter, corruption still runs high in certain parts, but distributing religious materials is not as dangerous as it is perceived to be, or as it once was. This explains a huge growth in faith-based organization in China the last decade.

The Chinese goverment is closing down a bunch of factories close to the Olympics site so that the air quality will be better in August. The affected companies have no say in the matter.

That is true, the government also forced hundreds of thousands of people to move to build the 3 gorges dam, with little compensation.

A co-worker of mine visited China a couple of weeks ago on a trip that was part of an MBA program at the University of Texas. He stayed in one of the larger cities and did not enjoy his visit very much. He said the area was dirty and not geared well for tourism. He is not going back.

On the contrary, I have met many who have decided to stay in China long term because they love the vibrancy and pace of the city. I now have friends in Beijing and Shanghai.

Look at this internet site we are using. The Chinese goverment filters all internet traffic to a much greater extent than free countries. Control the access to information. This is what totalitarian governments have done for years.

There is a lot you don't know about the American government either.

The good news is the doors to the rest of the world have been allowed to open, and the Chicoms may not be able to suppress their subjects in the long run.

Yao Ming did a good thing for suffering people in his country, but it was not good enough for some. He pays a majority of his NBA salary to the Chinese government, and still must pay US taxes as well. His heart is in the right place.

Totally agree, it's his money, and it's not like he is not giving anything else, the man has done more for his country than most people ever would/could.

[Harry Callahan]

Thanks Ambchang for the info. I will say that we here in America in all likelihood have a lot more freedom regarding online information. I don't think the US government is blocking a huge amount of info like China appears to. Things are improving over there with prosperity, and over time civil rights will improve over there.

[robbie380]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3435735

i wonder if he will get ripped for this too

Yao to donate money, create foundation to aid earthquake victims

Associated Press

Updated: June 10, 2008, 6:59 PM ET

Yao Ming To Donate Money To Aid Earthquake Victims

HOUSTON -- Rockets center Yao Ming said he will donate $2 million and create a foundation to rebuild Chinese schools devastated by last month's earthquake in his home country.

Yao announced Tuesday the creation of the Yao Ming Foundation, which will begin with his donation.

Yao said the foundation will help raise funds to build earthquake-resistant schools in China. But some of the money from U.S. charities would also go to school-building efforts in the United States.

"As everyone knows about the recent tragedy in China, the earthquake tragedy was the worst in history," Yao said. "For this reason, I am working to give back funds."

He said rebuilding will take many years and he plans to make further donations and raise public awareness about the earthquake victims.

[Don Quixote]

I read a book recently called "Back to Jerusalem." It's an account of the Christian church that had to go underground when China went Communist in 1948. The authors of the book say that the government being hostile to the church (and religion in general) was actually a blessing in disguise. It forced the church to become less worldly and more dependent on God, and I would say that the majority of Chinese believers (in the underground churches) are considerably more mature and powerful spiritually than their counterparts in free countries.

[cze1860]

I love Yao Ming, he is not only work well and also very help others。

[TDMVPDPOY]

I love Yao Ming, he is not only work well and also very help others。

For all of those who are giving yao for not doing donating much....

if you compared him to the entertainers in china/hk, im talkin about the successful megastars and even rich familys, they didnt even donated that much ...all were in the range what yao donated.

There was a list of donaters of who contributed what....