By Xinhua writers Han Jie and Jiang Xufeng

    BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- When the western media gave an exaggerated account of the disturbance against Beijing Olympic torch relay by "pro-Tibet independence" separatists last week, French enterpriser Jorge Mora said he was "very very disappointed" when he saw these reports.

    Mora told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the disturbance of Olympic torch relay made not only himself but also most of French people disappointed, because most of the French people expect "the Beijing Olympic Games to succeed".

    "Most of those people don't understand China, and most of them never put a foot in Tibet, and they even don't have any idea of what they are talking about," said Mora, CEO of the Asia section of the France-based Veolia Environment, a global leading environmental services provider.

    Having worked in China for 15 years, Mora said it's hard to explain why he enjoys the life so much in Beijing, but he believed what he saw in China was quite different from the description of some western media.

    Though some media attacked China's human rights situation, Mora said there is no country in the world with a perfect human rights record, and China indeed has made great improvement in this regard.

    "China is changing every day. Since I came here in 1994, the country has been keeping improving for the best," said Mora, adding that the progress that China has made in the past decades amazed him, where more and more people are getting better-quality lives, even for those living in rural areas.

    "When I first came to China, it's hard to imagine that I will stay here for a long time and witness the exciting changes of the country," he said.

    "When I first came here, it's difficult for Chinese people to travel around, but now you can see so many Chinese people waiting to fly over the world at the Beijing Capital International Airport. When you go to Paris, you can also see a lot of Chinese tourists," he added.

    When mentioning his own company, he said changes also took place there. "More than one decade ago, it was difficult for me to talk in depth with my Chinese staff members, because they were afraid of voicing their opinions, but now it's true that everybody speaks openly and freely," he said.

    Recalling his visit to Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region years ago, Mora said what impressed him deeply was that walking on the streets, you would find people living in amity with each other.

    "Those disturbing the Olympic torch relay should come to see the real China themselves," said Mora.

    He added that though more and more foreign tourists come to China nowadays, what remained in their memories about China would probably be the sceneries and buildings during their short stay, often lasting only one or two weeks in the country.

    "It will take much more time to understand the Chinese culture," said Mora, adding that he was quite interested in the word "harmony" raised by the Chinese, which is difficult for some western people to understand.

    He added that western media reporting China must understand Chinese culture first.

    He apprehends the concept of the Chinese way of building a "harmonious society", which means to achieve not only a balanced economic development, but also an equal and fair society.

    "The world is a global village, and China and the western countries are parts of the village and need each other," said Mora, "they should understand each other better and live in harmony".

    Once a professional judoka more than 30 years ago, Mora had booked tickets for the Judo match in the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games and believed the upcoming Olympics would be definitely "very exciting."