Military Parade in Beijing

I personally think that this parade is just another excuse to muscle their military power.

High-level officials in China probably wanted to flaunt arms and soldiers and they succeeded in that aspect. People on the globe recognized their ability to wage a war and accept the fact that China can confront the US which has the greatest armed force in the world. However, Chinese people suffered a lot in preparation for this parade. Some of them were locked in their apartments or others had to shut down their factories to prevent noises. Of course, they lost lots of money.

I am not Chinese and do not care about their pride in a victory against wartime Japan, but I have a doubt that Chinese people would agree to the way this whole event operates.

Refugee crisis

The refugee crisis that European countries are facing right now came from stateless state of Syria. The tragic death of 3 year old boy changed minds of many leaders around the world. I found out in this class that more than 700 refugees applied for refugee status in Korea.  Korea claims to be a 'homogeneous' people , but the reality is different. The expat population accounts for almost 5~6 % and Korea is becoming more diverse.
There are no reasons why we should not take those people in need. If we turned out head away from them, it would be like we are turning away from responsibility as a committed member of international community.

News article 1

http://www.arirang.com/News/News_View.asp?nseq=183012


This news cast shows that many refugees of Syria and other unstable nations are going through perils such as hunger, death and even kidnapping.
I feel sympathy for these refugees and the international community should to anything in its power to help these poor people.


Q.

- Why are these refugees exposed to the danger of hunger and death?

- what should world leaders do to tackle this problem and prevent such atrocities from
  happening