东南网澳大利亚站7月20日综合报道 (本站记者 彭寒)
“尊重法律、尊重他人的合法权利,爱国的激情才不会成为‘糊涂的爱’,导致盲目的冲动和偏激的行动,演变成同胞之间的相互争斗。”人民日报昨晚发表评论员文章,就近日多地出现的“抵制肯德基”等行为作出回应。
河北乐亭肯德基餐厅,7月17日,资料图
肯德基再成“爱国青年”目标
7月17日,河北乐亭县肯德基餐厅受到青年抗议者的围堵。他们高举着横幅,上面写着“抵制美日韩菲,爱我中华民族,你吃的是美国肯德基,丢的是老祖宗的脸”。根据社交媒体上流传的信息显示,部分在餐厅就餐的顾客也遭到了此类青年的骚扰。
“我做这件事,只是为了呼吁大伙儿有爱国的意识,也没有想到能引起这么大的轰动。”乐亭抵制肯德基事件的最先发起者,39岁的李亮在接受新京报的采访时说道。
据悉,当天下午,事发肯德基关门歇业。期间以李亮为首的抗议者还与一名对这一“爱国行为”表示质疑的男子发生了肢体冲突。
根据媒体的报道,包括河北乐亭,湖南长沙,山东临沂等全国至少11个地方已经在过去的几天中发生了类似的“抵制肯德基”事件。一时间“抵制”之声四起,各地警方也纷纷发表公告呼吁民众保持理性。
“就爱国情感表达而言,这些极端之举,非但不能提升爱国认知,反而助长了社会暴戾气氛。”南通警方在其公告中表示。
爱国,抵制与美国符号
应菲律宾共和国单方面请求建立的南海仲裁案仲裁庭于2016年7月12日作出的无效裁决,中国外交部当即郑重声明,该裁决是无效的,没有拘束力,中国不接受、不承认。
虽然美国在南海事件中一直以来都扮演着推波助澜的角色,但仲裁案作为一次重大的新闻事件再一次让美国以及美国在南海的军事行动等回到大众的视线中,同时也成为了一些“爱国青年”的契机和借口。
“我一直对肯德基比较反感,我认为肯德基是比较有代表性的。”对于李亮来说,肯德基在某种层面上,直接代表了美国。
中国的美国企业和美国货很多,而特许经营的肯德基,大部分的构成都是中国老板、中国员工、中国供货商以及中国房东。
2015年,中美贸易总额达5583.9亿美元。美国是中国的第二大贸易伙伴,仅次于澳大利亚。
“在地球已成‘村’的今天,爱国决不是抱团封闭、一叶障目,而是开放包容、宽厚自信。今天的中国,已进入与世界深度互动阶段。中国是现行国际体系的参与者、建设者、贡献者,同时也是受益者。”人民日报如是阐述崛起的中国在国际舞台上的心态。
诚然,国民心态的成熟是需要时间的,而如何爱国显然是这之中最为重要的命题之一。
中国第一家肯德基,1987年北京前门,资料图
China’s First KFC Restaurant, 1987 Beijing.
People’s Daily on KFC Wrath: Love Our Country Rationally
By Han, Southeast Net Australia, 20 July
Protesters have been calling for boycotting US-made product, especially KFC restaurants across China, following the South China Sea arbitral tribunal last week. A People’s Daily article today called on Chinese people to love their country rationally.
Only by respecting the law and the rights of others, can we avoid directing the passion of loving our country to the wrong end, Wrote People’s Daily.
Protestors calling for boycotting Kentucky fried chicken have been found in at least 11 different cities of China in the last few days, as several cases of physical aggression were reported.
Local polices have been taking actions to make sure any kind of pretest remains peaceful, meanwhile calling protestors not to spread anger at home.
It’s been a long while that the US has been taking military aggression in the disputed area of South China Sea, by exercising its Freedom Of Navigation program, while last week’s arbitration triggered another round of national attention on this matter through media reports.
“I have never been a fan of KFC. In fact I see it pretty much like a US icon.” Said Li Liang, the initiator of the anti-KFC protest in Leting county of HeBei Province.
In fact, most KFC restaurants in China are just licensed by their US headquarter, while there are mainly Chinese capital and staff at their homes.
The US is now the second largest trading partner of China, following Australia, with over 550 billion US dollars of the overall bilateral trade amount last year.
“China is not only the participants of the modern international relations, but also the beneficiary.” Wrote People’s Daily.