Marco Polo to Return to Italy- Editorial
By Melissa Rose
China Daily Press
Marco Polo, an Italian explorer is returning to his home in Italy after 17 years of serving in the Yuan courts. He will leave on a two year voyage home with hundreds of other European travellers and explorers. However, he should stay and continue serving for the rest of his life because the Chinese government needs smart, strong foreigners.
Polo was very trusted and liked by Emperor Kublai Khan. He was an important government figure for most of his stay, and Khan always sent him on important missions, and eventually appointed him governor of one Chinese city. Khan needs people he can trust in his courts, and Polo fit the job perfectly. In addition to that, Westerners in China could bring great prosperity and wealth. They can bring and spread new ideas and inventions to strengthen and unify the country. Lastly, it is a great possibility that Polo may communicate and inform his friends from Europe about the wonders of China, and it would become more modernized, open and accepting to the outside world.
Some may argue that Polo should leave and never come back. Chinese civilian Mu-liu says, “He is trying to transform China into something its not.” It has also been stated by an anonymous that “There are already enough foreigners in the government and there certainly doesn’t need to be Westerners. He is going to steal China’s ideas and modernize them in a bad way.” These statements, however are racist and untrue. It is obvious that China needs foreign influence, and does not want or need to be stuck in the past. Polo will be spreading and sharing ideas, not stealing them.
Marco Polo should not leave China any time soon. He is much needed in the government for stability and influence. However, he feels it it is necessary to return home. He will be missed by most.
(From en.wikipedia.org)
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