China Proves the Point By E. Duncan, Wikimedia Commons The East India Company steamship Nemesis (right background) destroying Chinese war junks during the Second Battle of Chuenpi in the First Opium War, January 7, 1841 February 8, 2021
“The founding of the People’s Republic of China marked the end of the humiliation and misery the country has suffered.” Chinese President Xi Jinping
Most people who advocate pacifism do so out of revulsion against the horrors of war, certainly an understandable, if utopian, position.
But China’s Neo-Confucians adopted their anti-military stance mainly for a bizarre reason: they believed that Chinese culture was so superior to all other cultures that no nation would try to destroy China. Instead, belligerent nations would simply recognize the superiority of China and would aspire to transition their own culture peacefully to that of the Chinese. A strong military
For Sri Lankans Who Are In Limbo Due To China & America Conflict
Ernest Kithsiri
According to Dr.Kishore Mahbubhani, until 1800 China and India were the biggest economies in the world. Since they were the countries with biggest populations, we can assume above statement has some validity. Since 1800, above status began to change due to the Industrial revolution in Europe and America, which he considers as an “aberration”. He further believes, this anomaly should correct itself with the rise of China and thereafter India. Will we ever see it?
In 1950, in PPP terms, Americas GDP share (as a percentage of world GDP) was 27.3% while China had only 4.5%. In 1990, America was 20.6% and China was 3.86%. However as of 2018, America’s GDP share percentage was 15 while China was at 18.6.