Epoch Times New York Staff

Audience enjoying NTDTV's Holiday Wonders on Christmas Eve. (Ma Youzhi/The Epoch Times)

NEW YORK--Before returning to his home country, a university professor from China came to New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)'s Holiday Wonders with his friends on Christmas Eve.

Thank You for Showing Westerners What Real Chinese Culture is Like

"The show is wonderful, very warm and enjoyable," said the professor, "compared to the terrible China Central Television (CCTV) Spring Festival Show."

"What impressed me the most is that you have shown Americans and Westerners what real Chinese culture is like, what real Chinese culture is about and how our nation's arts really look," the professor continued. "These qualities have enriched this show. My heart was warmed the moment the curtain was opened. Thank you."

"A show like this could only be created in a free country. People involved in cultural and artistic creations in mainland China are hedged in with rules and regulations, and there is not an environment there that fosters real creativity. When you are bound, you lack the ability to create."

"In the United States, on the other hand, you do not feel the deep pain that comes with the lack of freedom like in China where we have personally experienced the evilness of this system. Some have said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has changed in recent years, but its essence hasn't changed a bit."

A Majority of the People Are Waking up

"In contemporary China, the majority of the people, especially those who are educated, have started to wake up and their opinions on lots of matters are different now," the professor said regarding a part of the program titled, 'Awakening.'

"In the past, whatever the leadership said people would just repeat their words to be worldly wise and play safe. Now they either keep quiet or speak the truth if they don't agree with government decrees. Under China's current environment, everyone is a victim; all conscientious people are living a very painful life. It is so hard to be a good person in that kind of environment. There are so many social conflicts nowadays in China, that's why you see Chinese authorities always stressing the virtues of harmony."

A scholar of China's economy and history, the professor shared his views on contemporary China from his perspective.

"When we talk about market economy, we stress that it has to go hand in hand with constitutional democracy and freedom, resulting in a healthy and creative society. The economy in China is not a true market economy, because the environment for a real market economy doesn't exit. There is only one political party--an autocratic political party--so a real market economy can't be formed."

People Must Live with Dignity

Regarding the tremendous increasing number of people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party, the professor let out a joyous laugh and said that he has already declared to withdraw from the Party and all its affiliated organizations. While some people in the country are concerned that if the CCP collapses, China would be in a terrible mess, the professor seemed to think that this was nothing to worry about. "What kind of age are they living in? Why do these people continue to use such out of date reasoning? A hundred years ago, China was already a democratic society under the leadership of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925), the founding father of the Republic of China. If 1.3 billion people can give full play to their creativity, it will be a huge advantage, but under the present system everyone's creativity has been castrated. People's creative input shouldn't be considered a big burden."

"Human beings shall have their dignity, but under the CCP's political system, even top level officials are leading a humiliating life. I have come into contact with many officials who regularly crawl to their superiors--nobody has any real dignity under such a system. There is no hope in China without changing this autocratic system."

I will Tell My Friends in China Everything I Have Seen in the U.S.

"Currently, a professor's life is very dull in mainland China. When in a meeting, many of my colleagues don't talk, they just lower their heads and stay quiet. Yet some teachers have enough of an influence that their students refuse to join the communist affiliated organizations. These teachers set an example for their class and encourage everyone to study very hard--many of them have passed graduate admission examination. That is to say, there are many people still doing something to promote the progression of society. I know there are some people who have the opportunity to meet with cadres and will pass on true, positive information to them."

"When I return to China, I will tell my friends everything I have seen in the U.S. I work at a university, and as a person who acts as an educator, I won't spread these mistakes to my students anymore."