Dear Mr. Bush
Letters from Chinese students in Xi'an, China
These are a selection of letters written by students at an english school in Xi’an, China. These letters are addressed to President George Bush. Some of them were written by students who know little more about Mr. Bush than that he is the President of the United States, while others make strong connections between him and the recent war in Iraq (which, incidently was covered in a much more neutral manner than the previous war, but largely focused on Iraqi civilian casualties). It should be noted that former president Clinton earned enormous goodwill by actually visiting a large part of China and perhaps Mr. Bush might want to think about doing the same.
YunYan Hao / Tom / age 7
Dear Bush,
You are bad. You are eating a banana. You’re in the blue planet. You are a big red ear.
Flower / age 9
Dear Bush,
My name is Flower. I live in Xi’an. Xi’an is behind Beijing. Beijing is big. I like my home.
Bye bye Bush
Zhai Ming Lu / Lulu / Age 15
How are you? I’m a chinese girl named Lulu. Do you like animals, especially dogs? I like them very much, and I have a pet dog. I heard that Americans treated animals very well and that there were special laws for animals. I think America is a good place for animals, because people are friendly to them.
Here, I don’t want to talk about anything bad, like the war. I want want to say something about my life.
Some of my classmates will go to America because they think that American textbooks are more relaxed and that the students don’t need to do lots of homework.
In conclusion, I hope that American students will communicate with Chinese students frequently.
Good luck to you! See you!
Ma Lan / Anna / Age 14
Dear Bush,
I’ll tell you something about myself. I like reading books, playing golf, table tennis, etc.
My favorite president is Chairman Mao because I think he is the most handsome president in the world, but I think you are handsome too.
You are America’s president so I think you can do anything you want. You have a lot of power so I want you to recommend me to West Point please! Thank you very much.
Gu Chen / Susan / Age 13
Dear Bush,
I’m a girl from China and I don’t think you’re an interesting person. I think becoming a lovely person is good for your health. I think you’re too fat and this can give you many dangerous diseases. So you’d better eat less meat and more fruit and vegetables. I think if you do that, then it will not only be good for your health, but also good for your wife.
Maybe you can also excercise more or else you will die early and you won’t have enough time to attack many other countries like Iraq or even China. Then you’ll be sad. Hope you become thin and lovely!
Gu Fangfang / Cary / Age 14
Dear G.W. Bush,
I’m a chines girl from Xi’an, where I go to middle school. All of us in the world know you’re the president of America. We know your father was a president and that your family is so outstanding.
Here I want to ask you a question. Do you like peace? I think your answer is “Yes”. Am I right? But why did you start a war in Iraq? Did you want to save the Iraqi people? Did you want to kill the president of Iraq? Maybe your answer is “Yes”.
But did you know a lot of people died in this war? Maybe the USA could get a lot of oil, but do you know a lot of people lost their families? I know you do many things for the people in the USA, even though America is the best and richest country in the world, but there are still so many people who don’t like war in this world.
So if you want to start a war again, please ask all the people in the world. Please listen to their advice.
Wang Si Bei / John / Age 12
Dear Bush,
How are you? I’m very good. I like China. What do you like? I like eating Pizza. Do you like Pizza? I love my mother. Do you like your mother? Goodbye.
Liao Yue / Valerie / Age 14 Dear Bush,
How are you? I know you just a little, but I know you’re a president. You are very important in America.
I just want to tell you one thing. Please get well with your people. They are very good and are all very friendly, but you aren’t. You killed many American people. They did many things for you, but you didn’t get well with them. You look like a father. Do you think you look like a father? Please think of it.
Wang Wei / Tina / Age 14
Dear Bush,
I want to ask you what you think of China and the Chinese? You’re the President of America, so I think that Chinese and Americans should get on well with each other. You should work hard for this.
I don’t think fighting wars is good. I am opposed to wars and the people who fight them. I think many people in the world agree with me. Please excuse me, I don’t really mean that you aren’t a very good. Just that sometimes, if you can, you should stop wars. Do you know that wars can kill many people? Best wishes for you.
Bob / age 9
Dear Bush,
1. You are a good president
2. You are a ghost
3. Do you like eating hot dogs?
4. You are a bad man
Goodbye!
