People nowadays are flattering China for her rapid growth, I have no objection to this at all. But I am always considering the reason: What is the price that stands behind the high growth? The only answer I can think of is:
1. In a greater extend, we are taking advantage of ourself and our children/grandchildren's environment. This is mostly reflected in the deterioration of the environment, the sand storm in Beijing, the grand flood in 92 and too many to list. I still remember when I was a kid, TaiHu (lake Tai) was so beautiful, you can look directly into the bottom, and the river in front of my home was full of fishes/crabs and in summer time, people swimmed there a lot. But 20 years later, what a hell you can see. I feel too sad to comment here... my question here if we restore our environment to that of 70's, how much shall we pay ? Of course, we won't pay but our decendants WILL !
2. Social moral / value system is badly detroyed, which can lead to weakened competitive capability in long term. I am always wondering whehter nowadays we can reach the achivement as great as that of the "two bombs, one satalite".
As for 6.4 movement, I think the government at least has some better understanding of the proverb, "Water can carry boat, while it can also turn over the boat". It is not a bad lesson at any point of view. I think everyone will agree a strong motherland will make us proud from the bottom of heart (esp. in another country)