Chinese come from Africa, just like the rest of us

[dArKeR]

An international study has found that the Chinese people originated not from "Peking Man" in northern China, but from early humans in East Africa who moved through South Asia to China some 100,000 years ago, Hong Kong's Ming Pao daily reported yesterday in a finding that confirms the "single origin" theory in anthropology.

According to the newspaper, a research team led by Jin Li (??) of Fudan University in Shanghai has found that modern humans evolved from a single origin, not multiple origins as some experts believe.

In China, school textbooks teach that the Chinese race evolved from "Peking Man," based on a theory that humans in Europe and Asia evolved from local species.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/05/12/2003254307

[expatriot]

1. This will be recieved in the Middle Kingdom like evolution in Kansas

The Middle Kingdom is the center of the world, that concept is still ingrained in Chinese psychology and culture, plus there is a strong cultural-racial bias agianst Africas and Africans... I say cultural-racial because there is not the same bias against African-Americans. (This is what my Chinese professors in college told me -- I was an Asian Studies major for two semesters or so).

[dArKeR]

2. Not in Taiwan but maybe in China. I've been in TW too long to know

that it is NOT true in TW. I've seen more Taiwanese girls with, (lovers) darker skinned people than I have in Hawaii. No hiding!

But you make me think about HK and I've never seen a Chinese girl with darker skinned guy. I know for a fact that darker skinned people, who are HK citizens for 50 plus years, (India, Pakistan) are NOT accepted and though of as racially inferior. Go hang out around Nathan Street and find out for yourselves!

I honestly believe China is going to pull Nazi Germany/Fascist Japan within 25 years.

Taiwan is one of the most wonderful places on Earth to visit! What do we have in life except friendship?

[bemildred]

4. China will collapse.

They don't have the sort of police state apparatus required
to go the Fascist route, much as they might be tempted to try it.

Just my 2c my friend.

[applegrove]

3. Who didn't know we all go back together? n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Some Chinese are still trying to deny it

see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=228x6274

[applegrove]

6. That's sad. I wonder if it has to do with that they never had monotheism

in China ergo .. no option #2 - if monkeys hurts your sensibilities.

But then I am probably giving them too much credit.

We humans and our creation myths eh?