September 15, 2023
In the article “On Domestic and International Politics of Traditional China”, we mentioned the traditional Chinese conception of “unification” – “mandate of heaven”. Of which, the “heaven” refers to the universal order and the state political order according to this universal order.
September 15, 2023
China’s traditional politics is an open system while western Europe’s traditional politics is composed of each of their own closed systems.
September 15, 2023
The forms of countries and international relations in the contemporary world are basically modeled on those in western Europe. But we can’t conclude that the formation of such form is the result of historical trend or the necessity of history. The formation of international relations in modern western European has a long history.
September 15, 2023
The images the West has portrayed of China are projections of the West’s own history.
May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
China was able to rise and fall many times whereas the ancient Egyptian civilization, the Roman Empire, and the Great British Empire are all “dead”. Why China will not collapse? Prof. Wen Yang will go through each of the great empires and respond to this question.
December 1, 2022
December 01, 2022
Many people may question, politically and culturally, whether the Yuan Dynasty established by the Mongols and the Qing Dynasty established by the Manchus are indeed China?
November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022
We need to first clarify what modernity is? Who defines modernity?
November 3, 2022
November 3, 2022
The state form and international relations form in today’s world are basically modeled after those of Western Europe. However, in reality, the traditional politics of Western Europe, which most people perceive as open, are actually closed and fixed, while traditional China is more open and fluid in comparison
October 26, 2022
October 26, 2022
The political rules of traditional China, especially the idea of “Great Unity,” which is easier to understand in today’s world.