應當記得的不要遺忘：“The Romeo File.” 南方朔 《世紀末抒情》1998
應當記得的不要遺忘：“The Romeo File.” 南方朔 《世紀末抒情》
應當記得的不要遺忘-南方朔 世紀末抒情 台北：大田，1998，pp.133~34
應當記得的不要遺忘-南方朔 世紀末抒情 台北：大田，1998，pp.133~34
170 應當記得的不要遺忘 173 頹廢當道人生倦怠 176 一個卜者之死 179頹廢，以及髒話 182難再挽留 185偶像是心靈的巫術 188「虛擬實境」的荒蕪見證 191疫病也是一種隱喻 194嗄客――嗄嗄叫的政客 197後現代．高科技．示威 200作者的惡意
...that book first ran in The New Yorker’s double issue of April 28 and May 5, 1997, under the title “The Romeo File.” Here’s Garton Ash describing the uncanny experience of looking through his file:
There are incredibly detailed reports on me from the Stasi’s informers, and minute-by-minute descriptions of what I was doing on a particular day…. There are also summaries of material from files on my German friends and on people at the British Embassy, photocopies of articles I wrote about Poland, and copies of pages from my own notebooks, photocopied during a secret search of my luggage at Schönefeld airport. In all, there are three hundred and twenty-five pages. They transport me back in memory more than any madeleine. _https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/back-issues-timothy-garton-ash
Laos: A Rugged Paradise
With its fledgling infrastructure and rural landscape, Laos is one Southeast Asian nation that's stayed off the radar of most globe-trotting tourists, offering an untouched glimpse of traditional life. Left, a farmer leads water buffalo out of the Mekong River.
'Cliched, stale, money-raking' - Blair not quite the toast of China
· Mixed reviews for ex PM on lucrative lecture tour
· Local media criticise six-figure appearance fees
Ian Black, Vaudine England in Hong Kong and Chris Gill in Shanghai
Friday November 9, 2007
The Guardian
When Tony Blair swept through China this week for a succession of events and speeches, he might have hoped to generate shimmering headlines about his views on the resurgent world power.One of his addresses was, after all, entitled "From Greatness to Brilliance". So it will no doubt come as a rude surprise to discover that some of his hosts were less than impressed with his appearances - particularly the whopping fees reportedly paid to secure his services.
trot (HURRY) Show phonetics verb -tt- 1 [I usually + adverb or preposition] INFORMAL When people trot somewhere, they go there in a quick or busy way: She left her purse on the counter, so I had to trot down the street after her. "I'm in a bit of a rush. I'll give you a ring, " said James, and off he trotted. Although she retired from politics five years ago, she still trots around the globe, giving speeches and meeting world leaders. See alsoglobetrotter Show phonetics noun [C] someone who travels frequently to a lot of different countries: Japan last month, New York next month - you've become a regular globetrotter, haven't you? globetrotting Show phonetics noun [U], adjective The Prime Minister's globetrotting has led to accusations that he is ignoring domestic problems. a globetrotting lifestyle | 2 [I + adverb or preposition] INFORMAL to speak or do something too quickly: She was rather nervous and trotted through her speech a bit too quickly. | 'Cliched, stale, money-raking' - Blair not quite the toast of China |
Official Chinese media have been abuzz with details of Mr Blair's engagements. A speech in Hong Kong to the General Chamber of Commerce commanded a six-figure sum, according to chamber sources.
An appearance at Dongguan City, near Hong Kong, cost £237,000, said the Guangzhou Daily News. The organisers even threw in a luxury villa worth 38m yuan (£2.4m), though there is no indication that Mr Blair accepted the offer.
But some observers were not sure they got value for money. Mr Blair's Dongguan speech, delivered after a tour of industrial parks and villa complexes in the booming manufacturing centre, dwelt not just on economic growth but on his personal links with the country (his sister-in-law is Chinese. His seven-year-old son, Leo, is learning Mandarin at school).
"China is a very special country, and has a special place in the heart of my family," he reportedly said.
But in the China Youth Daily, Deng Qingbo sneered: "Frankly, we are very familiar with all this - it's just like listening to any county or city official's reports. If so, why pay such a high price to hear the same thing? Is it worth the money? Do these thoughts multiply in value because they come from the mouth of a retired prime minister?"
According to the Guangzhou Daily News, Mr Blair's take-home pay would have been £156,000 after taxes were deducted. It called the Dongguan stop one of his "money-raking" trips in China.
China Youth Daily said the speech was full of pleasantries, cliches and platitudes about the importance of collaboration between government and business, education and the environment, but failed to provide any new insights.
"Is the country to become a market where international celebrities come digging for gold?" the paper asked. "We should exercise less ostentation and vanity. We need more genuinely fresh knowledge - especially when we are spending the taxpayers' pennies."
After Dongguan, Mr Blair continued his hectic schedule and flew to Beijing, where in his role as envoy of the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers he met Tang Jiaxuan, a state councillor dealing with foreign affairs. On Wednesday he spoke to the Business Week Global Chief Executive Officers' Forum. Reporters were barred from the hall and only allowed to listen to the speech via a closed circuit television feed. But transmission was cut during a question and answer session.
That followed the £230-a-head dinner organised by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce at the five-star Marriott hotel. "He was really a great speaker," said one delighted guest. "The crowd loved it. We all felt very upbeat."
A day earlier Mr Blair was in Jerusalem giving a speech at a gala dinner of the Saban Forum thinktank in the prestigious King David Hotel. His keynote address was followed by another by Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, with whom he is collaborating in attempts to bring Israelis and Palestinians to the negotiating table. No fee was paid, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based forum confirmed.
Not all his reviews have been bad. In Washington last month he won three standing ovations at a charity event for a speech that highlighted the danger from Iran and Muslim extremism - one of four which reportedly netted him £300,000.
Still, some believe Mr Blair's relentless globetrotting schedule may be taking its toll.
"He didn't look as polished as he was the last time he was here," said a guest at this week's Hong Kong dinner. "He looked as if he'd been on a lot of planes, and he has - and he forgot he'd been here only a couple of years ago - but he was good, yes."
The money
£237k
The cost of one appearance by Tony Blair at Dongguan City
£156k
Mr Blair's reported take-home pay from the Dongguan speech after tax
£230
The cost per head of a dinner in Hong Kong at which Mr Blair appeared
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物有所值？
《獨立報》說，英國前首相托尼﹒布萊爾在華南地區發表演說之後，給中國媒體留下了不良的印象。
該報說，多份當地報章把他的視野與他們的農村幹部評比。
前首相布萊爾“在中國賺了一筆”
《衛報》說，根據《廣州日報》的報道，布萊爾在東莞的演講為他掙得23萬7千英鎊。主辦單位甚至送出價值240萬英鎊的一座豪華別墅給布萊爾，不過沒有跡象顯示布萊爾接受這個禮物。
《衛報》說，不過一些觀察家感到不一定物有所值，布萊爾在東莞演講時談到的不單只是經濟增長問題，還談到他的弟婦是華人，還有他的其中一個兒子在學校學習普通話。
不過，報道說，《中國青年報》一名記者說："坦白講，我們對這些都很熟悉，就像聽縣市幹部做報告一樣。這樣，為什麼付出這麼多錢聽同樣的東西？是否物有所值？是否因為這些話出自一個前首相而增值百倍？"
《衛報》引述《廣州日報》說，布萊爾這次東莞的行程是中國之旅的"掘金"活動。
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