Message to President Obama on U.N. Principles

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MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ON U.N. PRINCIPLES

ASIAN VALUES, U. N. PRINCIPLES AND HARMONY RENAISSANCE

DECLARATION

The following is a personal story defending Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of

United Nations.

Ban Ki-Moon is a good man. I have a personal story to share about Ban. Many

considered him as the best choice of U.N. Secretary General when he was elected. It was

an Asians turn any way at the time. Chinas representative graciously conceded to

Korea. That was also thought of as a very nice gesture.

I happened to know Ban because World Harmony Organization was presenting ourHarmony Renaissance Preamble and Declaration to U.N. (See attached) during 2008,

shortly after his election. He was very friendly and approachable befitting the description

of Modesty, Moderation and Harmony.

I followed him closely at the time running up to his election. I remembered his interview

by PBS Charlie Rose well. After the usual media pleasantry, Charlie went straight after

Ban. Charlie questioned Ban unceremoniously You have been accused as soft andnoncommittal. As a perfect Eastern gentleman and scholar, Ban without taking offense,

softly said I am only interested in working for U.N. Harmony. I said to myself Great!We finally got our harmony man in U.N.!

As an aside, Bans English pronunciation is better than mine, considering I have been

here as an immigrant for over 50 years.

What the Western media got against Ban is a classic case of Western medias lack of

understanding of Eastern modesty and harmony. Western media is used to aggressive

and confrontational approaches. There is a thing or two about Eastern Wisdom one can

learn from this story. Lao Tzu has said The supreme good is like water, whichnourishes all things without trying to, Water the soft can bore a hole through thehardest rock and Water the soft can sink or float the mightiest ship.

It is time for a rebalance of the Yin and Yang or the West and East culture for worldharmony. East is East and West is West, neer the twain shall meet- Mark Twain. For

world Harmony Renaissance, it is time to indulge in some refreshing Eastern wind after

two hundred years of dominant Western wind.

Francis C W Fung, Ph.D.


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Director General

World harmony Organization

[email protected]

ANOTHER PERSONAL STORY ON ASIAN VALUES AND U.N. PRINCIPLES

U.S. PBS TV is a great source of news that generally shows the greatness of America andher people. However, when it comes to China, PBS does not practice fairness. Most of

PBS Haiti earth quake stories tend to focus on Americas contribution to humanity and

the U.S. Army rescue efforts. How about the U.N. and other non Western contributions?

U.N. has a very important and significant team. By all counts PBS should interview BanKi-Moon also. After all U.N. should be the main coordinating body in control and not

America. How about Chinas not so negligible contribution? Chinas rescue team did

uncover the entrapped U.N. officer victims from the ruined U.N. office building

Not only PBS did not interview the Chinese rescue team but the U.S. media takes upon

itself to criticized China for emphasized efforts to rescue the U.N. staff and her own U.N.team buried under the rubble. Luckily in this case Ban Ki-Moon came to Chinas

defense stating that Chinas rescue efforts is exemplary and balanced.

ASIAN VALUES AND U. N. PRINCIPLES (China Daily, Jan. 19, 2010)

Ban Ki-moon has entered the second half of his tenure as the UNsecretary-general when the world is still grappling with the financial

crisis, climate change, A/H1N1 flu virus, the Korean nuclear issue, thePalestinian question and other important matters. But despite makingevery effort to resolve these issues, Ban has fallen foul of the Westernmedia.

The Wall Street Journal has called him the "UN's invisible man" andcriticized him for lacking the charisma of his predecessors. TheEconomist has assailed him for his supposed lack of managing skills.And the Foreign Policy has said he has fallen short of providing globalleadership, and even ridiculed his English pronunciation.

Instead of hitting back at his critics, Ban has said he will accept theircriticisms with modesty. He, however, hasurged the Western mediato understand Asian values such as modesty and moderation, aswell as the UN's principles.

Ban, former top diplomat of the Republic of Korea, is the eighth UNsecretary-general and the second from Asia. As the supreme executive
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official and the primary representative of the UN, the secretaries-generalenjoy a very high status in the international community. But becausethey are always in the spotlight, they become the target of criticisms andbitter remarks.

Since the UN is a world bodyconsisting of sovereign states, itssecretary-general's personal functions and powers are limited. The UNis not a global government, and the secretary-general is not the leaderof the world. The UN Charter and the reality of international relationsrestrict his power, and the world body's organizational structure andculture limit his resolutions. On the world stage, the UN secretary-general is a "dancer in chains" with limited role and function.

To assume that the UN could resolve all the international issues and itssecretary-general can play the role of world leader is simply wishful

thinking.The secretary-general's job is one of delicate diplomacy. He has to be avisionary, use his moral power to temper the conflicts over nationalinterests and raise the level of awareness among people across theworld. He also has to be skillful at coordinating relations among memberstates, especially big powers, seeking consent to the maximum extent,and be able to resolve issues with the support of the majority of theinternational community. Ban, fully aware of his limited role, has done apretty good job on all these fronts.

In 2007, he completed the reform of the UN's peacekeeping and arms-control departments. The UN peacekeeping force is now more than100,000 strong and has become more effective. In December 2007, hepresided over and coordinated the UN climate change conference thatdrew the Bali Road Map, a significant document after the Kyoto Protocolthat ushered in a new stage in the UN's fight against climate changeand paved the way for the ongoing Copenhagen summit. In 2008, heflew more than 400,000 km to visit 35 countries and attend more than700 meetings. From the quake zone in Sichuan, China, to the typhoon-battered areas in Myanmar, and from African villages and towns where

the UN is involved in poverty relief work to the negotiation tables in theMiddle East, he has fulfilled the duty of the secretary-general with greatcare and always maintained a low profile.

Compared with the coordination mechanisms of the big powers such asG8 and G20, the UN is more inclusive and comprehensive. Hence, itshould be the center of global governance in the future. Ban's active


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engagement in the fight against climate change indicates that he is avisionary. He has made immense efforts to resolve this global issuebecause he wants to raise the UN's authority, introduce globalgovernance functions to and pave the way for a stronger and ablerworld body. He believes that handling international relations todayneeds moderate mediators and not bullies, and has developed a newparadigm to resolve thorny international issues. Nurtured by Asianvalues such as modesty, moderation and harmony, he has made greatefforts to balance all the forces, handle discords, coordinate withcountries in matters of their national interests and taken appropriateaction with the support of all the stakeholders.

The Asian diplomatic and organizational culture that he has introducedin the UN enshrines action rather than words, respects diligence andpragmatism, advocates unity between knowledge and practice, and

deals with international conflicts with the "maximum extent ofcooperation, compromise and flexibility". This is very important, becauseas a family of 192 countries the UN's chief canon should be harmony indiversity. Ban may not appear charismatic to people who had gottenused to the personality of his predecessor Kofi Annan. But they shouldknow that in the long run, Asian diplomatic culture would become aprecious asset for the UN. A UN that accommodates and fuses Westernand Eastern cultures will definitely be more vigorous and competent.

As ancient Chinese philosopherLao Tzu has said: "The supreme good

is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to". This moralityassociated with water, which is beneficial to others but seeks no rewardor praise, is venerated by Eastern civilizations. It is also the state thatthe UN secretary-general from Asia is seeking to reach - to do thingswell, share the credit with others but accept the blame alone, not tohaggle over personal benefit and reputation, and be an "invisible man".Doesn't such a personality deserve respect and appreciation?

The authors are researchers at the School of International Studies ofthe Renmin University of China.

HARMONY RENAISSANCE SPEECH AT UNITED NATIONS

HARMONY RENAISSANCE SPEECH AT U. N.http://www.worldharmonyorg.net/

Honorary Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, distinguished U N officials,
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ladies and gentlemen:

I, Francis C W Fung am honored to be here to represent WorldHarmony Organization (WHO). World Harmony Organization, pursues

and also advocates Harmony Renaissance. Harmony is mankinds

highest common value and Renaissance is action. Together HarmonyRenaissance has new life.

I am here to share with you our Harmony Renaissance Preamble and

Declaration. So without much ado here is our slide. I will talk around

our Harmony Renaissance Preamble and Declaration, give you myexplanations and answer questions at the end.

In the East, Harmony as a social science was evolved from natural

science observation by Laozi. Human in harmony with the universe is

called Tian Ren He Yi. Laozi left us with his 5000 words treatise DaoDe Jing. It is the most translated Chinese book on way of life. The

Chinese practice Fengsui which is a way to harmonize with nature andthe environment. In the West, Einstein was also quoted as saying the

order of nature is not accidental. In his words Mother Nature doesnot play dice. Harmony is the order of nature. Harmony belongs to the

world and to the universe.

Harmony is the order of natural science and the fundamental law of

the universe. Harmony is not passive. It advocates action and dynamicbalance. Most people have the fallacy of thinking of harmony as static.

We must think of harmony in terms of fluid dynamics, like themovement of air and water. It can be soft and it can be strong. It is inconstant influx for sure. Harmony is dynamic energy balance and is

also the principle of universe creation. Through harmony interactionthe universe is created. Without harmony universe cannot be eternal.

From the very beginning, the universe is created by the infiniteinvisible energy in the firmament. The invisible energy that created the

universe can also be called Dao. The word Dao in Chinese has twoparts, one stands for head, the other for motion. Together they mean

primal force that leads the way. Laozi said Dao created one, onecreated two, two created three, three created all things. All thingscarry Yin and embrace Yang. Dynamic balance creates harmony.

Laozis harmony theory of universe is in unison with modern quantumphysics. If we have time I can go into more detail about Laozis theory

of universe creation.

Harmony Renaissance is the guiding principle to be applied to all


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natural and social sciences. Harmony governs all human relations fromwithin us, between people, in the family, in the society, between

citizens and government, among governments and among people inthis global village. It can be applied to ecology, green energy

inventions, and green energy developments for example. Harmony

includes all the important virtues to make the world harmonious.These include among others, forgiveness, humility, equity, patience,

tolerance and acceptance.

Harmony Renaissance is the break through that will take us to the

next level of human creativity and accomplishment beyond EuropeanRenaissance. European Renaissance brought us democracy and

modern science. Harmony Renaissance includes democracy, and itunshackles us from all bondages and baggage of human distrust. It

resolves hostilities and reduces rich and poor disparity. Harmony

Renaissance is the inevitable tide. It will allow nations on this globalvillage really moving towards win-win mutual development.

You can ask me questions on harmony renaissance, Harmony Faith.

Harmony Faith is the 21st Century faith to prepare ourselves for selffulfillment and world harmony renaissance. The first global World

Harmony City is our project proposal with Sungroup USA. It is a grand

mission for the United Nations in green energy depository, inventions,solutions and demonstrations.

Francis C W Fung, PH.D.

Director GeneralWorld Harmony Organization

Harmony Renaissance Preamble & Declaration

HARMONY RENAISSANCE PREAMBLE


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In the East harmony as a social science theory was evolved from natural

science observation by Lao Zi. Human in harmony with the universe is

called Tian Ren He Yi.

Einstein was also quoted as saying the order of nature is not accidental.

Harmony is the order of nature. Harmony belongs to the World and to the

Universe.

HARMONY RENAISSANCE DECLARATION

Harmony is the highest common value. Renaissance is action. Together they

have life. Harmony is the order of natural science and the fundamental law

of the universe. Harmony is dynamic energy balance and is also theprinciple of universe creation. From the very beginning, the Universe is

created by the infinite invisible energy in the firmament. The invisible

energy that created the universe can also be called DAO.

Lao Zi said "Dao created one, one created two, two created three, three

created all things. All things carry Ying and embrace Yang. Dynamic

balance creates harmony." Lao Zi's harmony theory of universe is in unison

with modern quantum physics. Harmony renaissance is the guiding

principle to be applied to natural and social sciences. It is the break through

that will take us to the next level of human creativity and

accomplishment beyond European Renaissance.

WORLD HARMONY ORGANIZATION

SPRING 2006, SAN FRANCISCO


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World Harmony Organization

Spring, 2006, San Francisco

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