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<blockquote data-quote="midnightsun" data-source="post: 63215" data-attributes="member: 463">“Since the Opium War of the 1840s the Chinese people have long cherished a dream of realizing a great national rejuvenation and building China into a strong, democratic and harmonious modern socialist country – the highest and most fundamental interests of the nation. And that&#039;s what our 1.3 billion people are striving for.China used to be a world economic power. However, it missed its chance in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and the consequent dramatic changes, and thus was left behind and suffered humiliation under foreign invasion. Things got worse especially after the Opium War, when the nation was plagued by poverty and weakness, allowing others to trample upon and manipulate us. We must not let this tragic history repeat itself.The construction of a strong, democratic and harmonious modern socialist country is our goal and responsibility – for the nation, for our forefathers and for our future generations. Therefore, we should maintain our willpower, intensify our faith, and walk unswervingly along the road towards our destination.China has stood up. It will never again tolerate being bullied by any nation. Yet it will never follow in the footsteps of the big powers, which seek hegemony once they grow strong. Our country is following a path of peaceful development.Why are we so confident? Because we have developed and become stronger. China has won worldwide respect with its century-long efforts. Its prestige keeps rising, and its influence keeps expanding. Today&#039;s China forms a sharp contrast to China in the 19th century when the country was humiliated, its sovereignty was infringed upon, and its people were bullied by foreigners.” - Xi JinpingThe British and French shouldn’t have looted, burned and destroyed Yuanmingyuan. I went there and it was just ruins, a shadow of its former glory. The Chinese deliberately left Yuanmingyuan in its ruined state instead of restoring it to keep it as a reminder of history, to allow history to be remembered and not forgotten. The British and French destroyed some parts of Yiheyuan too[ATTACH=full]11792[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]11793[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="midnightsun, post: 63215, member: 463"] “Since the Opium War of the 1840s the Chinese people have long cherished a dream of realizing a great national rejuvenation and building China into a strong, democratic and harmonious modern socialist country – the highest and most fundamental interests of the nation. And that's what our 1.3 billion people are striving for. China used to be a world economic power. However, it missed its chance in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and the consequent dramatic changes, and thus was left behind and suffered humiliation under foreign invasion. Things got worse especially after the Opium War, when the nation was plagued by poverty and weakness, allowing others to trample upon and manipulate us. We must not let this tragic history repeat itself. The construction of a strong, democratic and harmonious modern socialist country is our goal and responsibility – for the nation, for our forefathers and for our future generations. Therefore, we should maintain our willpower, intensify our faith, and walk unswervingly along the road towards our destination. China has stood up. It will never again tolerate being bullied by any nation. Yet it will never follow in the footsteps of the big powers, which seek hegemony once they grow strong. Our country is following a path of peaceful development. Why are we so confident? Because we have developed and become stronger. China has won worldwide respect with its century-long efforts. Its prestige keeps rising, and its influence keeps expanding. Today's China forms a sharp contrast to China in the 19th century when the country was humiliated, its sovereignty was infringed upon, and its people were bullied by foreigners.” - Xi Jinping The British and French shouldn’t have looted, burned and destroyed Yuanmingyuan. I went there and it was just ruins, a shadow of its former glory. The Chinese deliberately left Yuanmingyuan in its ruined state instead of restoring it to keep it as a reminder of history, to allow history to be remembered and not forgotten. The British and French destroyed some parts of Yiheyuan too[ATTACH type="full"]11792[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]11793[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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