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【看中国2018年6月23日讯】社长说，报纸踏上了第六百期了，每隔百周就应该写点“美美词”向读者与客户表达报纸的感谢之情。每到这时，我就一个脑袋变成二个大，虽然中国的文字是博大精深，但客套的语言用多了也一样会乏味，其实我很自信，读者每周都能从报纸上感受到报社工作者的用心与诚意。
还是说几句实在一点的吧，澳洲一个高等学府的学者为了撰写研究报告而采访了我，他问：“你们有勇气让这份独立中文报持续发展下去吗？”我说，能否发展下去的决定因素不是勇气，而取决于澳洲政府能否坚守本国的民主价值观。所谓勇气表现在对每一位读者的真诚与尊重，这一点《看中国》报绝对拥有。
当今外来势力横行猖獗，干涉并绑架了整个华人社区，作为一家独立中文媒体势必在一个非常不平等也有失公平的环境中求生存，《看中国》报能成功坚守十二年堪称侥幸，感谢澳洲是个民主自由的国家。
学者问我，“你如何评价华人政客？”我说其中不乏害群之马，不论是过气的、在任的，还是正试图跻身其中的，许多华人政客最终都是为了一些虚伪的光环和不为人知的利益而充当着外来势力的说客，去影响和误导华人社会及澳洲政府。
华人移民到了澳洲这片自由的土地上，理所当然地应该爱上这片土地，融入这个民主社会，享受它的多元与自由。《看中国》报从建报开始就致力于克服困难，不遗余力地为我们的读者提供最佳的服务。
近几年来，《看中国》报与澳洲主流进行了广泛的接触，希望在搭建澳洲社会与华人社区之间的桥梁时，更加体现出《看中国》报公正可信的角色与价值。
感谢读者与客户们对《看中国》的支持！
夏言
澳洲看中国总编
2018年6月23日
Editor's Words on the 12th Anniversary of Vision China Times in Australia
Today's edition marks Vision China Times' 12th anniversary and 600th edition in Australia. My publisher told me that on the anniversary of every centenary edition, in keeping with Chinese tradition, I need to write something "nice" for the front page, thanking our readers and clients. Every time I hear this, my head explodes. Despite the profoundness of the Chinese language, there is only so much one can write pandering to formalities before it gets dry and boring. Actually I am confident that readers can feel the efforts and sincerity of our staff every week when they read our paper.
Let me be forthright and to the point. A scholar at an Australian university once interviewed me for his research report. He asked, "Do you have the courage to continue this independent Chinese newspaper?" I replied, "Courage is essential in the face of independent reporting, which Vision China Times adheres to 100%, but it is not the key to whether or not we can continue this newspaper. Whether we can continue is highly dependent on the Australian government standing by this country's democratic values."
In recent years, under the intense interference of a certain foreign government into the Chinese community, independent Chinese language media must survive and compete in an extremely inequitable market space. Thankfully Australia is a liberal democracy so that Vision China Times was able to survive and grow throughout the past 12 years.
The scholar also asked me, "How do you rate politicians of Chinese background?" I said with a sigh, "We are definitely not lacking in examples of negative role models. There are simply too many who, for their own interests, speak on behalf of foreign governments whilst misleading the Chinese community and Australian government in the process."
When Chinese migrants arrive on this democratic land, it is without a doubt that we would love this country, integrate into this liberal society and enjoy the diversity and freedom offered. Vision China Times has overcome many hardships from the onset to continuously provide the best possible service to our readers.
For the past few years, Vision China Times' independent reporting has earned the recognition of Australia's mainstream society. We hope this continued partnership will ensure we are truly able to build the bridge between the mainstream and the Chinese community in our efforts to be a fair and trustworthy Chinese language media platform.
Lastly, I would like to thank our readers and clients for their continued support!
Yan Xia
Chief Editor
Vision China Times Australia
