Is he, Cai Mingchao, a patriot or a conman? Actually, I personally do not take any particular stand as both sides may be somehow logical. He was willing to stand up for his own country for getting back the precious statues by 'violating' the Christie's rule and become somehow infamous. would you, readers, do that just to demonstrate how much a love your country and want to get back the statues desperately just for the heritage sake of the country? I think that most of us, including me, would not do that. That is how patriotic a person can get. You may think that lay man like us cannot and will not get this chance to show our great patriotism. However, simple things like singing loudly during National Day could also show that we love our country dearly. Hence, being patriotic does not need great things to be done.
Maybe he is also a conman, considering he did not pay for the statues after being eligible to do so. Yves Saint Laurent has the power to keep the statues but I still think that the statues should be returned to China. Yes, this two statues has been lost during the Opium War and should be the Westerners who keep them but still, it should return to their rightful owner.
China should also think about their past and instead of desperately wanting the statues back, they should reflect on their failure in the Opium War and treat that as an invaluable lesson.
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