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1 | Netizens Think the Controversial Confucius Peace Prize Is Suspiciously Convenient for Chinese Authorities | Miahiahy ny mpiserasera fa natao hamalifaliana ny manampahefana shinoa ilay Lokan'ny Fandriampahalemana Confucius mampiady hevitra |
2 | Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe during a visit in August 2014. | Ny filoha Shinoa Xi Jinping nandray ny filohan'i Zimbabwe nandritra ny fitsidihana tamin'ny aogositra 2014. |
3 | Photo from Xinhua. | Sary avy amin'i Xinhua. |
4 | When Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe was awarded the Confucius Peace Prize in mid-September, human right activists, in particular those working in the African continent, scoffed at the idea of the word “peace” being associated with a leader regarded around the world as a dictator. | Raha nahazo ny Loka Confucius Fandriampahalemana ny filohan'i Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, tamin'ny tapaky ny volana Septambra, dia nihomehy tamin'ny hevitry ny voambolana “fandriampahalemana” ampiraisina amin'ny mpitarika iray jeren'izao tontolo izao ho mpanao didijadona, ny mpikatroky ny zon'olombelona, indrindra fa ireo miasa aty amin'ny kaontinanta Afrikana. |
5 | Some took the award as an attempt by China to use ancient Chinese thinker Confucius to justify their authoritarian governance model by associating a figure like Mugabe, who has been in power for 35 years. | Ny sasany mihevitra ny loka ho fikasan'i Shina hampiasa ilay Shinoa mpieritreritra fahagola Conficius hanamarinana ny fomba fitantanana tsirefesimandidy ataony amin'ny alalan'ny fampiraisana azy amin'ny endika fantadaza tahaka an'i Mugabe izay teo amin'ny fahefana nandritra ny 35 taona. |
6 | The Chinese government, however, no longer has a part in the award, but despite authorities' efforts, many netizens remained ignorant of the fact or skeptical. | Tsy mandray anjara intsony amin'ny fanomezan-doka anefa ny governemanta Shinoa, ary na eo aza ny ezaky ny fitondram-panjakana, dia mbola maro ny tsy miraharaha na tsy mino izany. |
7 | The Confucius Peace Prize was initiated by a committee attached to the Association of Chinese Indigenous Arts under the supervision of the Chinese Ministry of Culture in 2010 after Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident and democracy activist who remains in jail, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. | Natsangan'ny komity iray miankina amin'ny Fikambanan'ny Zavakanto Shinoa Teratany eo ambany fanarahamason'ny Minisitera Shinoa misahana ny Kolontsaina tamin'ny 2010 rehefa nahazo ny Loka Nobel Fandriampahalemana i Liu Xiaobo, Shinoa mpanohitra sy mpikatroky ny demaokrasia mbola any am-ponja, ny Loka Confucius Fandriampahalemana. |
8 | The first Confucius prize was awarded to Taiwan politician Lien Chan for his contribution to peaceful dialogue between mainland China and Taiwan. | Ny Loka Confucius voalohany dia natolotra ilay politisiana avy ao Taiwan antsoina hoe Lien Chan tamin'ny fandraisany anjara ho amin'ny fifampiresahana milamina eo amin'i Shina Tanibe sy i Taiwan. |
9 | In 2011, the prize committee was registered as an independent organization, the China International Peace Studies Center, in Hong Kong, and it awarded the prize to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, igniting intense controversy. | Tamin'ny 2011, ny komitin'ny loka dia nosoratana anarana ho fikambanana mahaleotena, Ny Foibem-Pianarana Fandriampahalemana Iraisampirenena ao Shina, ao Hong Kong, ary nanome loka ny Praiminisitra Rosiana Vladimir Putin, izay niteraka fifandirankevitra mafana. |
10 | For this year's award, Mugabe, 91, is reported to have prevailed against Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and South Korean President Park Geun-hye. | Tamin'ny fanomezan-doka tamin'ity taona ity dia nahazo vahana i Mugabe, 91 taona, manoloana ny mpanorina ny Microsoft sy mpanao asasoa, Bill Gates, sy ilay filoha Koreana Tatsimo Park Geun-hye. |
11 | Qiao Wei, the president of the judging committee of the peace prize, said, “Mugabe is the founding leader of Zimbabwe and has been trying to stabilize the country's political and economic order ever since the country was first founded. | Nilaza i Qiao Wei, filohan'ny komity mpitsara amin'ny fanolorana ny loka hoe “Mugabe dia mpitarika mpanorina an'i Zimbabwe ary niezaka ny hahamarintoerana ny politika sy ny toekarenan'ny firenena hatramin'ny nanorenana voalohany ny firenena. |
12 | He brought benefit to the people of Zimbabwe.” | Nanome tombontsoa ho an'ny vahoakan'i Zimbabwe izy.” |
13 | However, he rejected the prize, worth roughly US $80,000 dollars, after learning it has no official link to the Chinese government, according to Zimbabwean local media NewsDay. | Na izany aza dia notsipahany ny loka, izay mitentina manodidina ny 80.000 dolara Etazonia, rehefa fantany fa tsy misy fifandraisana ofisialy amin'ny governemanta Shinoa ilay izy, araka ny nolazain'ny gazety Zimbabweana iray ao an-toerana antsoina hoe NewsDay. |
14 | Over the past decade, China has significantly expanded its investments in Africa, where it has been accused of cooperating with corrupt leaders at the expense of workers' rights. | Nandritra ny folo taona farany dia nanitatra ny fampiasam-bolany tao Afrika tsy miafina amin'ny rehetra i Shina. Ampangaina ho miasa miaraka amin'ny mpitondra manao kolikoly sady manitsakitsaka ny zon'ny mpiasa i Shina amin'izany. |
15 | Some observers theorized that the prize was a political gift - as revealed by the scandal surrounding Sam Pa, the most powerful middleman in China-Africa trade, the Hong Kong tycoon's businesses are associated with Chinese intelligence and state-owned companies. | Misy ireo mpanaramaso sasany mametraka fa fanomezana ara-politika ny loka - araka ny fanafintohinana nivoaka manodidina an'i Sam Pa, ilay lehilahy matanjaka indrindra eo amin'ny fanelanelanana amin'ny fifamezivezen'ny varotra eo amin'i Shina sy i Afrika, ireo Oloben'ny fandraharahana ao Hong Kong dia mifandray tendro amin'ny sampam-pitsikilovana shinoa sy ny orinasa tantanin'ny fanjakana. |
16 | Pa was placed under US sanctions in 2014 for allegedly aiding Mugabe's regime. | Tratran'ny fanasazian'i Etazonia i Pa tamin'ny 2014 noho ny filazana ho fanampiany ny fitondran'i Mugabe. |
17 | In fact, Mugabe's family has a US $7.5 million extravagant villa in Hong Kong, and his daughter is now a student at City University. | Raha ny marina, ny fianakavian'i Mugabe dia manana villa mitentina 7,5 tapitrisa dolara etazonia ao Hong Kong, ary ny zanany vavy dia mpianatra ao amin'ny Oniversiten'ny tanàna amin'izao fotoana izao. |
18 | Of course, all the above activities have no official association with the Chinese government, as both the Confucius Peace Prize and Pa's “Queensway” group are registered in Hong Kong. | Mazava loatra fa ireo raharaha rehetra voalaza eo ambony ireo dia tsy misy fifandraisana amin'ny fomba ofisialy amin'ny governemanta Shinoa, tahaka ny Loka Confucius, ary misoratra anarana ao Hong Kong ny vondrona “Queensway” an'i Pa. |
19 | While the Chinese government emphasizes that it has nothing to do with the prize, the Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece Global Times has been vocal in its praise of the Confucius Peace Prize, serving as the main media outlet to spread the news of the annual award. | Raha avoitran'ny governemanta shinoa fa tsy misy idirany ny loka, dia tsy mitsahatra ny mandokandoka ny Lokan'ny Fandriampahalemana Confucius ny mpitondra ny feon'ny Antoko Komonista Shinoa amin'ny alalan'ny Global Times, manolotena ho sehatra fampitam-baovao voalohany hampielezana ny vaovaon'ny fanomezan-doka isan-taona. |
20 | Hence, even mainland Chinese netizens are confused and believe that there is certain link between the prize and the party. | Avy amin'izany na ny mpiseraseran'ny Shina Tanibe aza dia misarita-tsaina ary mihevitra fa misy fifandraisana eo amin'ny loka sy ny antoko. |
21 | Some have raised the question of why are all those authoritarian regimes and rogue governments supposed to be the “friends” of Chinese people? | Ny sasany nanontany hoe fa inona daholo ireto fitondrana tsirefesimandidy sy mpihetraketraka heverina ho “naman'ny” vahoaka Shinoa ireto? |
22 | All the same, comments that are critical of the prize have been censored on Chinese social media. | Izay fanehoan-kevitra rehetra mitsikera ny loka dia voasivana avokoa ao amin'ny media sosialy shinoa. |
23 | Rong Jian, a cultural expert, questioned the credibility of the prize by checking out the background of the committee: | Rong Jian, manampahaizana ara-kolontsaina iray, mampanontany ny fahazoana mitoky ny loka raha jerena ny niavian'ny komity : |
24 | I had thought it could be a joke that Zimbabwe's President Mugabe was awarded the Confucius Peace Prize. | Nieritreritra aho fa hanihany ilay nanomezana lokan'ny fandriampahalemana Confucius ny filohan'i Zimbabwe Mugabe. |
25 | But it's real. | Saingy tena izy ilay izy. |
26 | Let's look at these committee judges. | Andao hojerena ireo mpitsaran'ny komity ireo. |
27 | Who knows the president, Qiao Damo, and his experiences? | Iza no mahalala ny filoha, Qiao Damo, sy ny traikefany? |
28 | Who knows the other professors? | Iza no mahafantatra ireo profesora hafa? |
29 | And there even is a Confucius Art Prize recipient. | Ary na dia misy aza ny Lokan'ny Zavakanto Confucius. |
30 | How many oddities there are in China! | Tahaka ny ahoana moa ny maha hafahafa azy ao Shina! |
31 | The relatively tame comment was scrubbed from Twitter-like platform Weibo. | Hitahita taratra ao amin'ny sehatra Weibo mitovy amin'ny Twitter ny fahenohan-kevitra toa mankato. |
32 | He raised a more critical question next: | Nanangana fanontaniana somary mitsikera kokoa izy avy eo : |
33 | The copycat nature of the Confucius Peace Prize is clear. | Mazava tsara ny maha mpaka tahaka ny Lokan'ny Fandriampahalemana ny Confucius. |
34 | What's strange is such a garbage award has insulted the country and almost all the award's recipients, including Mugabe, who has refused to take the award. | Ny hafahafa dia ny famelana ny fakon-doka sahala amin'ireny hanopa ny firenena sy ny ankamaroan'ny (nahazo) loka, ary tafiditra amin'izany i Mugabe, izay tsy nanaiky ny handray ny loka. |
35 | But the award ceremony has been hosted in China for six years. | Saingy nampiatranoina tao Shina ny fotoa-panomezana ny loka nandritra ny enin-taona. |
36 | What's ever stranger is that when I questioned the credibility of the prize, the post was deleted twice. | Ny mbola hafahafa manampy trotraka izany ihany koa dia raha nanontany ny fitokisana ny loka aho dia voafafa in-droa ny tsanganana nosoratako. |
37 | Who is protecting the scammers? | Fa iza no miaro ny mpisoloky? |
38 | Lingxu Puzi, a well-known online commentator, mocked the Mugabe's “contribution” to the world, and was also censored on Weibo: | Lingxu Puzi, mpaneho hevitra an-tserasera iray malaza, maniratsira ny ‘fandraisana anjara' nataon'i Mugabe tamin'izao tontolo izao, ary dia voasivana ihany koa izy tao amin'ny Weibo: |
39 | Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, “the old friend of Chinese people”, won the 2015 Confucius Peace Prize. | Nahazo ny Lokan'ny Fandriampahalemana Confucius 2015 i Muigabe filohan'i Zimbabwe, “naman'ny vahoaka Shinoa hatry ny ela. |
40 | Since he won the election in 1980, the country's currency has sharply devalued from 1:$1.5 in 1980 to 35000000 billion:$1 [in 2015], the average longevity has fallen from 61.22 years [life expectancy was 59.1 in 1980] to male 37 years and female 34 years in 2006. | Hatramin'ny nandreseny tamin'ny fifidianana 1980, dia nihena hatramin'ny 1:$1.5 tamin'ny taona 1980 ka nankany amin'ny 35000000 miliara:$1 [tamin'ny 2015] ny sandam-bolan'ny firenena, Ny taha-pahavelomana moa dia avy amin'ny 61,22 taona [59,1 ny taha-pahavelomana tamin'ny 1980] no nijotso nankao amin'ny 37 taona ny lehilahy ary 34 taona ny vehivavy tamin'ny 2006. |
41 | What he has done is just the opposite of the model of Confucianism. | Ny zavatra nataony dia ny mifamotitra tanteraka tamin'ny Confucianisma. |
42 | His only contribution is that he thoroughly solved the country's pension problem. | Ny hany fandraisana anjara nataony dia ny fahamana ny olan'ny vola raisina amin'ny retirety tao amin'ny firenena. |
43 | On Twitter, overseas Chinese dissent He Qinglian believed the prize accurately reflected the authoritarian nature of the Chinese government: | Tao amin'ny Twitter, ny Shinoa mpaningam-peo avy any ampitan-dranomasina He Qinglian no nino fa mitaratra ny mahax tsirefesimandidy ny governemanta Shinoa: |
44 | China's Confucius Peace Prize was awarded to Zimbabwe's president, dictator Mugabe. | Ny Lokan'ny Fandriampahalemana Shinoa Confucius dia natolotra ny filohan'i Zimbabwe, ny mpanao didijadona Mugabe. |
45 | The international community was shocked. | Tohina ny firaisamonina iraisampirenena. |
46 | The opposition party and human right activists found the award disgusting. | Mahita ny loka ho maharikoriko ny antoko mpanohitra sy ny mpikatroky ny zon'olombelona. |
47 | Comment: It is consistent for the Chinese Communist Party to present the prize to Mugabe. | Fanehoan-kevitra: Mitombina amin'ny Antoko Komonista Shinoa ny manolotra ny loka ho an'i Mugabe. |
48 | Zimbabwe should have its own version of a peace prize and award it to Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Tokony hanana ny endriky ny lokan'ny fandriampahalemany i Zimbabwe ka hanolotra izany amin'ny Filoha Shinoa Xi Jinping. |
49 | They shine a light on each other. | Mifanome hazavana ry zareo. |
50 | @MyDF pointed out that the communist party has a history of insulting the Confucius: | Notondroin'i @MyDF fa manana ny tantarany amin'ny fanopana an'i Confucius ny Antoko Komonista Shinoa : |
51 | The last time the party insulted Confucius was in 1966, when the red guard blew up the tombs in the Confucius linage and dug up five corpses: the 75th generation Kong Xiangke and his wife, the 76th generation Kong Lingye and his wife and concubines. | Ny fotoana farany nanopan'ny antoko an'i Confucius dia tamin'ny taona 1966, raha novakian'ny mpiambina mena ny fasan'ny taranak'i Confucius ary nanapongatra vatana dimy avy ao izy: ny taranaka faha-75 Kong Xiangke sy ny vadiny, ny taranaka faha-76 Kong Lingye sy ny vadiny ary ny vaditsindranony. |
52 | This time the insult is awarding the African dictator, butcher Mugabe with the Confucius Peace Prize. | Tamin'ity indray mitoraka ity ny fanopana dia ny fanomezan-doka ilay Afrikana mpanao didijadona, butcher Mugabe with the Confucius Peace Prize. |
53 | Indeed, in the past two decades, the Chinese government has actively promoted Confucius to educate the world about the Chinese model, characterized by an emperor-like autocratic ruling party. | Fantatra tsara fa tao anatin'ny roapolo taona izay ny governemanta Shinoa no navitrika tamin'ny fampiroboroboana ny Confucius hanabeazana izao tontolo izao amin'ny maodely Shinoa, miavaka amin'ny fitondran'olon-tokana tahaka ny ataon'ny amperora ataon'ny antoko mitondra. |
54 | China has funded and set up nearly 500 Confucius Institutes in the world since 2004, mainly in the West, including the US, Canada and Britain. | Nanangana Ivontoerana Conficius manatomotra ny 500 manerantany i Shina hatramin'ny 2004, indrindra fa any ANdrefana, ka tafiditra amin'izany i Etazonia, Canada ary i Britaina. |
55 | These institutes facilitate many foreign college students to study Chinese; however, the classes must avoid discussion of sensitive topics, such as dissidents, Tibet, the Tiananmen democratic protest, and the Falun Gong, a religious sect outlawed in China. | Ireny Ivontoerana ireny no mampanakaiky kokoa ny mpianatra vahiny hianatra teny Shinoa, saingy, tsy maintsy misoroka adihevitra mety hanohintohina, tahaka ireo mpisintaka, Tibet, fihetsiketsehana demaokratika teo Tiananmen ary ny Falun Gong, sekta ara-pivavahana iray tsy ara-dalàna any Shina, ny resaka atao. |
56 | China aims to build worldwide 1,000 Confucius Institutes by 2020. | Kendren'i Shina ny hanangana Ivontoerana Conficius hatramin'ny 1000 alohan'ny taona 2020. |