SIGNS OF WORLD HARMONY DIPLOMACY ON THE RISE, INTRODUCTION

SIGNS OF WORLD HARMONY DIPLOMACY ON THE RISE
BY FRANCIS C. W. FUNG, PH.D.

INTRODUCTION

FOLLOWING ARE FOUR CURRENT MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS STORIES THAT ARE UNDERPLAYED BY THE U.S. MEDIA. THE U.S. MEDIA EXCELLED IN COLD WAR DIPLOMACY, IS SLOW IN RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF WORLD HARMONY DIPLOMACY ON THE RISE. ONE WONDERS WHEN WILL THE U.S. MEDIA AWAKEN TO THE 21ST CENTURY. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THE COMPETITIVE PROFIT MOTIVATED CORPORATE AND MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX DOMINATED U.S. MEDIA IS LAGGING BEHIND THE COMING WORLD TREND OF WIN-WIN MUTUAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS NECESSITATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD HARMONY DIPLOMACY AS PRESENTED IN MY LAST ARTICLE "HARMONY DIPLOMACY ESSENTIAL FOR WORLD DEVELOPMENT."

IT IS INDEED REMARKABLE AFTER 50 YEARS OF COLD WAR DIPLOMACY, IT TOOK THE IRAQ WAR DILEMMA FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO REALIZE THAT THE RIGHT HUMILITY INSTEAD OF ARROGANCE CAN WIN FRIENDS AND LEAD TO HARMONY RELATIONS. THE SINGULAR ACT OF U.S. BECOMING MORE UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTING OF OTHER CULTURES CAN MONUMENTALLY INFLUENCE MANY NATIONS TO DO THE SAME. THIS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES JAPAN IN ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA. IT REMAINS TO SEE IF THE U.S. MEDIA WILL FINALLY LEARN WORLD HARMONY DIPLOMACY AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE 21ST CENTURY. BESIDES THE U.S. OVERBEARING FOREIGN POLICY, THE CONDESCENDING US MEDIA ATTITUDE FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS EVER SINCE OUR SECOND WORLD WAR VICTORY, IS ALSO TO BLAME FOR THE DISTRUST CREATED BETWEEN THE US AND MANY NATIONS THAT ARE NOW HOSTILE TO OUR FOREIGN POLICY. A CHANGE OF HEART BY THE U.S. MEDIA WILL CERTAINLY HELP TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD UNDERSTANDING FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE PRACTICING WORLD HARMONY DIPLOMACY.