China's Century of Humiliation: How it Views America and the West
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Brief Summary
China seeks to reclaim its historical dominance after being displaced by Western powers.
Key points
- Century of Humiliation. China's historical narrative includes a period of displacement and loss of power.
- Aspiration for Normalcy. China's desire to return to its historical position of power is profound.
Episode highlights
- Century of HumiliationChina's historical narrative includes a period of displacement and loss of power.“They call that the century of humiliation.”0:18Jul 30, 2024
- Aspiration for NormalcyChina's desire to return to its historical position of power is profound.“Their aspiration is to go back to normal.”0:20Jul 30, 2024
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Transcript
the Chinese have a view understandably for 4 or 5,000 years they were the predominant power in all the world they knew they're confusion Harmony and peace comes through hierarchy they're at the top of the hierarchy that's the normal place they were displaced from this by westerners with technology 150 years ago they call that the century of humiliation and their aspiration is to go back to normal and normal for them is China is the quote center of the universe you know you can't have two tigers in the valley there's big one and the other one [Music]
