Worswick:
I have never said anything like "European Imperialists "ruled" China", so please do not put your word in my mouth. I only said that Westerners, including the US, do not like the current Chinese system and Government, that's all. And that is fine with me. We do not have to like each other to co-exist peacefully.
One thing standing out in China's history is that despite that many imperialist powers tried so hard to rule China in 19th century, but none of them ever succeeded.
As for the Nomadic ethnic groups like Mongols (Yuan Dynasty) and Manchus (Qing Dynasty): yes, they ruled Han Chinese majority for a long time in Chinese history, but it was Han majority Chinese who assimilated them and educated them. And this assimilation was so natural that no any forces were ever involved, and yet was so completed.
BTW, I think it is very inaccurate to call Mongols and Manchus "imperialism" because they did not have any features, whatsoever, defined by Lenin.
Good luck. |
