Tag / nationalism
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我们究竟有多么特殊? – Just how special are we?
Is insisting on Chinese exceptionalism a danger for Chinese people? A reflection on universal values, freedom, and progress with Chinese characteristics.
February 8, 2013 -
中国为什么容易被妖魔化? – Why is China demonized so easily?
Ran Yunfei resists easy nationalism: rather than clamouring against misreportings against China in Western and international media, he raises the question: if indeed China is being demonized, what have we done wrong, so that the West can demonize us so easily?
September 26, 2012 -
我所经历的北京, 我所看到的伦敦 – Beijing in my memories, London in my eyes
This text circulated widely on the Chinese internet, although it did not appear on 1510. It offers a patriotic boost to the readers, and an encouragement to positively acknowledge Chinese achievements at the time of the Beijing Olympics, and since.
August 10, 2012 -
哪一种和谐是我们应当拥护的? – What sort of harmony should we support?
Li Yehang questions the ‘wisdom’ of older people that protesting the government will not bring any good, and one should always try to preserve harmony. Instead, in certain cases, civil disobedience could be legitimate. When government decisions endanger harmony, should the people try to preserve harmony by fighting those who take on the name of ‘government’, or obey those in power, and neglect long-lasting harmony.
July 4, 2012 -
如何让中国人成为无法分割的命运共同体? – How can Chinese people be united through a sense of common destiny?
Would the loss of consensus among Chinese people lead to dissolution and conflict? An argument in favour of cohesion.
May 7, 2012