China, the Chinese and the Lions Clubs

 

China played an important role in the early days of the Lions Clubs International, as the organisation was just starting to expand.

 

In 1926, China was the third nation to host a Lions club, after the United States and Canada.

 

Lions clubs ceased operations in China in 1949, following a change in government.

 

Lions’ sight mission was the key that reopened doors in China. In the early 1990s, Lions leaders including Wing-Kun Tam, a Lion from Hong Kong who would serve as international president in 2011-2012, initiated talks with Chinese government officials about helping to restore sight to millions of Chinese through cataract surgeries.

 

In 2002, with the full support and endorsement of the Chinese government, Lions Clubs International issued charters to new clubs in Guangdong and Shenzhen with about 60 members each. Lions have grown rapidly in China. By 2015, there were 26,000 members in 758 clubs, ranking China among Lions’ fastest growing regions worldwide.

(The above information is extracted from the internet).

 

Does China still need the US to do cataract operations in China?

 

Lions got into China in 1990 when China was still in poverty. Today China can teach the US a thing or two. Why would China still pay subscription fees to the US?

 

Are there no Chinese to start charity clubs of their own and do away with Lions International?

 

With the US imposing so many sanctions on China why doesn’t China cancel the licenses of Lions Clubs in China?

 

I am not a racist. I have more Chinese friends than Malay and Indians combined.

 

I receive many Whats App messages, from the Chinese in Malaysia, complaining about the US and its treatment of China yet the Chinese are the majority of members of Lions Clubs in Malaysia.

 

Why not teach the US a lesson by not renewing membership come next July?