Prof. Martin Jaques re: China, in 21st century. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Chin How Cheong <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022, 8:06 pm Subject: FW: Direct translation. To: Chong-Lam Tan <[email protected]>, Hsin Hui Lin <[email protected]>
*From:* H.C. Chin [mailto:[email protected]] *Sent:* Thursday, 13 January 2022 7:34 pm *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* Direct translation. Direct translation. Share with friends British professor Martin Jacques said: "The rise of China is not scary! What is scary is that it is an ancient civilization!" Former U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger made the following comments to modern China: "China, which has been weakened for nearly 200 years, may only be a short-lived accident in history. This is not normal. If China will return to her position in the future, it will not be surprising!" He explained: "Since ancient times, the establishment of Western countries has always had a beginning. But in China, there seems to be no such concept. In their long historical process, they are always a starting point. Whenever they establish a unified and prosperous world At the time, I always thought it was not "Creation" but "Renaissance", a return to the peak." It seems that China, at its peak, existed long before the Yellow Emperor? ! British professor: "The rise of China is not scary! The scary thing is that they have existed for more than 5,000 years, and they are still so strong!" The professor's name is Martin Jacques (English name: 👉Martin Jacques) was born in England in 1945, 👉LSE Asian Studies Center, London School of Economics IDEAS Senior Visiting Researcher. He is currently a visiting scholar at Tsinghua University. He has taught at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, National University of Singapore, and a visiting professor at Renmin University of China. He is one of the founders of the British think tank Demos. In 2009, he published the book "When China Ruled the World: The Rise of China and the Fall of the Western World". The differences between China and Western countries are as follows: 1️⃣First, country view China is a civilization identity, while Western countries are a national identity. 2️⃣Second, family view China is education of honor and disgrace, while Western countries are education of guilt. 3️⃣Third, Universal View China is staying at home, while Western countries are colonial expansion. 4️⃣Fourth, the view of government China is familialism, while western countries are pragmatism. In conclusion, Martin Jacques said in his speech entitled "Understanding the Rise of China": "Looking at the history of the world, we will find that the West has produced many great empires and powers across the world, which have profoundly affected world history. For example, the Roman Empire, Alexander Empire, Byzantine Empire, Arab Empire, Ottoman Empire and The British Empire, etc., are extremely powerful. But after these powerful empires weakened, they were basically annihilated? 👉 It is difficult for future generations to rise again. There are many Western empires, 👉 Basically, they are short-lived, and future generations will no longer be strong!" The most obvious example is the British Empire, which was once an empire on which the sun never sets, but is now getting weaker and weaker, and is about to be surpassed by its own colonies, such as India. Unlike the West: For thousands of years in the ancient East, all the powerful empires that appeared, such as the Qin Empire, the Han Empire, the Tang Empire, the Yuan Empire, the Ming Empire, the Qing Empire, the People's Republic of China, etc., all came from China. That is to say: After the decline of ancient China, 👉 will continue to rise and rejuvenate! Including now. It has been weakened for more than 100 years in modern times and has now been revived again, which is unique in the world. Not only is this confusing? Why do Western empires always disappear after a flash in the pan? And China can inherit forever? Professor Martin explained: "China is actually a civilization. But she is disguised as a country. So we can easily understand why after the decline of Western empires, they can no longer rise, while China can always be revived." 👉Because China is a civilization! There are no faults in civilization.The rise and fall of countries in this civilization is just an action of falling down and getting up again, it is just an action. China is not a single-ethnic country, the reason why Chinese people think of themselves as: Chinese. Not because of national identity, but the "identity" of the achievements of thousands of years of civilization. Modern Chinese people can recognize the characters on Qin Dynasty slips with a little care. If you look carefully, you can even read the inscriptions on the bronzes. Chinese characters, grammar, and logic thinking have not changed at all! China is a civilization system that has already matured. Therefore, Chinese values are fundamentally different from those of Western nation-states. 👉Western tradition respects decisive battles, emphasizing heroic feats. The Chinese concept 👉 emphasizes the use of clever tactics and roundabout strategies, patient accumulation and comparative advantage. In Professor Martin's view, "China's development and rise" is inevitable! The extent to which China has changed the world today is far greater than that of the rise of the West in the past two hundred years. China has a strong international influence in terms of economy, technology, culture, and education. Now, for the first time in more than 150 years, China is starting to think about its place in the world and its future. Now the world is entering the era of "Sinicization", and in the next few decades, Chinese society will experience a huge change in all aspects. Will show distinct national characteristics: Richer, healthier, more international, focused on a global perspective, more able to understand the feelings of other countries, more confident, more educated, more open-minded, more environmentally friendly. These inward-looking changes will determine China's ability to lead the new world order in the future. British professors have a deeper understanding of China than many Westerners and even Chinese! I would like to add that: China is not only a "civilized country", but also a "historical country" that has been uninterrupted for 5,000 years! Except for China, no country in the world dares to use time to prove its "life experience"! This is the real "China". This China is on the road of rejuvenation. This is the natural formation of history. The famous British historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee (Arnold Joseph Toynbee, April 14, 1889 – October 22, 1975), his 12-volume masterpiece "Historical Studies" tells about 26 places in the world. The rise and fall of major national civilizations. Said: "The 19th century was the British century; the 20th century was the American century; and the 21st century was the Chinese century." This is about to become a reality. Testimonials: I admire the British professor's in-depth understanding of China, how can we Chinese people give up on themselves. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the nation, once said, "The 21st century is the century of the Chinese people." This is about to come true. We are proud to be Chinese! (The article is excerpted from the speech of Professor Martin in the UK) -- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "GELORA45" dari Google Grup. Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, kirim email ke [email protected]. Untuk melihat diskusi ini di web, kunjungi https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gelora1945/CAOijVtNJA6%3DtPARx6z%2BUGTMcOUZcwF%2BNE1t0JKQTkGXxwzpJMQ%40mail.gmail.com.
