ARTICLE BRIEF OF Understanding China: Society, Safety, and Technology BY LARRY ROMANOFF
Briefing Document: Larry Romanoff on Understanding China
Overall Theme:
The core argument presented by Larry Romanoff is that Western understanding of China is fundamentally flawed due to ingrained ideological biases, historical ignorance, and the influence of what he refers to as the "Zionist media." He argues that Western narratives consistently misrepresent China, often with malicious intent, and that a true understanding requires shedding these biases and observing China from the inside. He frequently contrasts Chinese values and systems with what he perceives as the failings of the West, particularly highlighting what he sees as Western hypocrisy and exploitation.
Main Ideas and Facts (as Presented by Romanoff):
The Difficulty of Understanding China: Romanoff emphasizes the complexity of China, suggesting that the more time one spends there, the less one feels one understands it. He states: "We have a saying that after spending one month in China you could write a book; after a year in China, you could write a chapter; in five years you could write a paragraph, and after five years you could write a note on a postcard." He believes Westerners, especially those influenced by Western media, are particularly ill-equipped to grasp the nuances of Chinese society.
Western Bias and Misrepresentation: Romanoff asserts that Western perspectives on China are distorted by a range of ideologies, including capitalism, democracy, colonialism, militarism, White supremacy, Darwinism, Christianity and Zionism. He accuses the "Zionist West" of viewing the non-white world as inferior and ripe for exploitation. He claims this bias leads to the misinterpretation of even simple observations.
Chinese Legal System: He contrasts the Western and Chinese justice systems, arguing that the Chinese system prioritizes thorough investigation and encourages confession, while the Western system is prone to corruption and allows guilty parties to evade justice. "It is true that China has a high conviction rate, but that is because Chinese police conduct what are perhaps the most thorough and conscientious investigations of any country." He sees the Chinese system as analogous to how parents should raise their children – admitting wrongdoing leads to leniency, while denial leads to harsher punishment.
Chinese Culture and Values: Romanoff portrays Chinese culture as emphasizing trust, responsibility, and community. He gives examples of readily lending large sums of money to friends without hesitation or formal agreements. He also highlights a sense of social responsibility and a lack of fear of the police, viewing them as "servants, not masters." He contrasts this with what he views as the punitive and unforgiving nature of Western systems.
Housing and Social Welfare: He praises China's housing policies, claiming that the government prioritizes providing homes for people to live in, not as assets for speculation. He states that around 90% of Chinese own their homes, and a large percentage are fully paid off. He highlights the role of family support in homeownership and the availability of subsidized housing.
Freedom and Personal Safety: Despite Western perceptions of China as authoritarian, Romanoff argues that he feels more free and safe in China than he would in the West. He cites low crime rates and a general sense of security, even when handling large amounts of cash. He contrasts this with perceived surveillance and censorship in the West, particularly by companies like Google. "China is a country renowned for its low crime rates and very high levels of personal safety... in nearly 20 years I can honestly say I have never once had the slightest concern for my personal safety."
History of Inventions: Romanoff alleges that the West steals inventions and fails to acknowledge China's extensive history of inventions. "It is reliably estimated that at least 60% of all the knowledge in the world today originated in China." He claims that the printing press and steam engine were Chinese inventions predating their Western "inventors."
Anti-Semitism and Historical Claims: The author has some highly problematic and arguably anti-Semitic views, placing blame for many of the world's problems, including some of China's historical problems, on Jewish people.
The author claims that Jews were responsible for communism in China, the one-child policy, and the opium trade.
He also claims that the stories about Shanghai saving 40,000 Jews from Hitler are untrue.
He claims that Jews were expelled from many countries.
He often refers to the "Khazarian Jews", which is a term often used by anti-semites.
The Destruction of the Yuan Ming Yuan: Romanoff attributes the destruction of the Yuan Ming Yuan (the Old Summer Palace) to British and French forces acting to protect the interests of the Jewish Sassoon family's opium trade. "And it was done by the English and French forces primarily to protect the “business” interests of the Jewish Sassoon family in their unconscionable crusade to destroy an entire ancient civilisation of people with an addictive drug – for the sake of their personal wealth."
China's Technological Advancement:
Romanoff highlights China's progress in electric vehicles (EVs) and drone technology, stating China as a leader in both industries. He notes that China produces a significant portion of the world's EVs and EV batteries, and is witnessing a rapid growth in the use of drones for various purposes.
The author also touts the advances in China's high-speed rail and low-altitude air taxis.
AI Advancements in China:
Romanoff highlights the AI advancements in China with the development of DeepSeek. He notes that DeepSeek being open source threatened the value of the very expensive AI Models from American firms.
These articles present a highly critical view of the West's understanding of China, its culture, and its technological advancements. The author, Larry Romanoff, argues that Western media and political ideologies distort the reality of China, fostering misunderstandings and animosity. He contrasts Western systems with Chinese approaches to justice, governance, and social values, often portraying China as superior. Romanoff also accuses Western powers, particularly Jewish interests, of historical exploitation and misrepresentation of China. Recent Chinese technological accomplishments, particularly in AI, are highlighted as evidence of China's capabilities, challenging the perceived dominance of Western tech companies. He further states that the open-source approach of Chinese AI models threatens the profitability and valuation of American counterparts. The series purports to offer a more accurate and positive portrayal of China, contrasting it with a critical perspective of the West.
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Initial Clarity is Illusory: Spending a month in China can create a false sense of complete understanding that progressively diminishes with more time spent in the country1....
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Internal Understanding: China cannot be understood by Westerners from the outside who lack meaningful engagement with Chinese culture3.
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Ideological Lenses: Westerners often view other nations through political-religious lenses, causing a distorted perception4.
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Western Superiority: A major impediment to understanding China is the ingrained Western notion of superiority5.
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Cultural Protection: Westerners tend to believe that claims to cultural protection are merely an excuse to avoid becoming Western clones5.
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Chinese Modesty: What Westerners perceive as "shyness and lack of confidence" in the Chinese is often modesty6.
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Modesty and Politeness: Chinese people are often too modest and polite to express their true thoughts openly6.
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Misinterpreting Actions: Westerners often misinterpret Chinese actions by viewing them through their own cultural lenses, leading to incorrect judgments7.
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Intense Police Investigations: China's high conviction rate is attributed to the police conducting very thorough investigations8.
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Trust and Obligation: Chinese relationships are underpinned by a cultural quality of trust and obligation that is hard for Westerners to comprehend9.
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Contract Negotiations: The Chinese signing of a contract is viewed as only an intermediate stage in a permanent negotiating process, unlike the Western view of contracts being written in stone9.
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Analogy of Chopsticks: The different approaches to problem-solving are highlighted by comparing how Chinese and Japanese eat fish with chopsticks10.
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Distrust of Bribery: Chinese judges are seen as almost impermeable to bribery, and Chinese lawyers are not trained to lie in a courtroom11.
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Plea-Bargaining Concerns: The American push for plea-bargaining in China is viewed as a way to bypass the incorruptibility of Chinese judges11.
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Media Misrepresentation: Western media often misinterpret and misrepresent facts and fundamentals about China12.
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Wal-Mart Case: Western media inaccurately portrayed Wal-Mart as a victim of China's authoritarian system, when in fact the company had a history of repeatedly breaking laws13....
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Foreign Corporate Crimes: Many foreign companies, especially American ones, have committed serious crimes in China but were often warned instead of being severely punished15.
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Counterfeit Tax Receipts: A "Chinese human-rights lawyer" was imprisoned not for defending the poor, but for running a massive counterfeiting fraud involving tax receipts16....
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Urban Redevelopment: Urban governments in China often expropriate land for redevelopment, leading to claims of "brutal, authoritarian displacement," even when citizens receive new homes free of charge18.
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Attitude Towards Used Goods: Chinese consumers generally prefer new items over used ones, extending to homes, cars, and appliances19.
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Utility Bills: Unlike Western utility companies that punish late payments, the Chinese cannot fathom such an attitude due to their different cultural and religious influences20.
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Dispute Resolution: The Chinese prefer settling disputes through discussion and negotiation rather than force21.
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Wars Origination: Aside from border disputes, most of the world's wars have been initiated by Christians and Jews22.
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Innovation and IP: The Chinese attitude toward innovation and IP is rooted in the belief that creations should benefit the entire nation23.
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Rapid Societal Change: China has undergone rapid industrialization and urbanization in a single generation, creating social strains24.
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Government Trust: Consistently, polls show that a high percentage of the Chinese population expresses great trust in their government25.
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Coexistence of Generations: In China today, remnants of prior generations coexist with those of the new age, coloring perceptions of the country26.
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Misinformation: There is a lot of misinformation about China2.
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Inaccurate Media Portrayal: The Western media often presents a false or misleading picture of China due to ideology and personal agendas27.
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Historical Destruction: Khazarian Jews were involved in the destruction of China for about 200 years, with Americans following closely behind28.
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Opium Trade: Opium in China was "entirely a Jewish business"29.
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Expulsions of Jews: Mao's first act after taking power was to expel all the Jews from China and confiscate their assets30.
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Misrepresented Jewish Refuge: Shanghai did not willingly save Jews from Hitler; the Japanese sent them there31.
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Mao's Portrayal: Stories of Mao killing people are seen as Jewish hate literature32.
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Communism's Jewish Roots: Communism is described as a 99.985% Jewish enterprise33.
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Voitinsky's Failed Mission: Grigori Naumovich Voitinsky (Zarkhin), a Russian Jew, failed in his mission to duplicate the destruction of Russia in China34.
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One-Child Policy: A Jewish Malthusian influenced China's one-child policy35.
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Inventiveness: It is estimated that at least 60% of all the knowledge in the world today originated in China36.
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Distorted Rail IP Accusations: The US media falsely accused China of stealing rail IP37.
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Rejection of "Jews of Asia" Label: The expression "Jews of Asia" is considered offensive and based on a vitriolic document38....
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Manufacturing Shift: The transfer of the US manufacturing base to China was due to Jewish greed and contempt for America40....
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IP Theft Accusations: The US and Khazarian Jews are described as the greatest thieves of IP in history42.
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Technology Transfer Expectations: China expects technology transfers as a condition for corporate residence, but it is sensible considering the profits involved43.
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Denial of US Credit: Claims that the US deserves credit for China's resurgence are rejected44....
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South China Sea Islands: China claims the South China Sea Islands based on historical discovery45.
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Diaoyu Islands Dispute: The Diaoyu Islands have belonged to China since before there was a China and Japan occupied them46.
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Taiwan's Status: Taiwan is considered a renegade province due to the Chinese Civil War47....
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Tibet Before Mao: Before Mao, Tibet was a slave colony with extreme poverty49....
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Conviction Rates: The claim that China has a 99.9% conviction rate is seen as a smear51.
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Confessions in China: Confessing to crimes is considered a smart move in China52.
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50-Cent Army: The story of China's "50-cent army" was fabricated by a Jew at Hong Kong University53.
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Destruction by Jews: It was the Jews who destroyed China and are destroying the US and Europe today54.
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The Yuan Ming Yuan Destruction: The Yuan Ming Yuan was destroyed by English and French forces to protect the Jewish Sassoon family's opium trade interests55....
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Victor Hugo's Condemnation: Victor Hugo condemned the destruction of the Yuan Ming Yuan as barbaric57....
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Opium Trade and British Support: The Sassoon's opium franchise was totally supported by the full might of the world’s greatest military – that of the British Empire59.
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China is Socialist, Not Communist: China is a socialist country, which is different from the original communism that was a Jewish construct60.
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Socialism vs. Corporate Interests: In China, the benefit of the people takes precedence over corporate interests61.
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China's Legal System: China has far fewer lawyers than the US because disputes are settled through discussion and negotiation62.
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New vs. Used Goods: Chinese consumers prefer new items, like homes and cars, and will renovate used homes to make them "new"63.
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Freedom in China: The author feels more free living in China than in the US or Canada64.
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Police Interactions: People in China are not generally afraid of the police64.
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Forbidden Topics: Certain topics are not openly discussed in China to avoid embarrassment65.
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Google's Censorship: Google is described as a gatekeeper that censors information66.
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Honesty: The author has observed a high level of honesty among people in Chinese cities67....
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Surveillance: While China has surveillance cameras, the government is primarily interested in crime prevention and public safety69.
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Medical Care System: China's medical care system is efficient and inexpensive70....
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Quality of Education: Despite claims of substandard education, China has made significant achievements in technology and innovation72....
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High-Speed Trains: China has more high-speed trains than the rest of the world combined, and tickets are relatively inexpensive74.
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Electric Vehicles: China is at the forefront of the global electric vehicle industry75....
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The DeepSeek surprise: American AI firms spent a decade or so, and hundreds of billions of dollars to develop their models while DeepSeek was built in only two months, for less than $6 million77.
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DeepSeek is open source: DeepSeek (all versions) was released as fully open source, which means anyone can download and use free of charge, and can also adapt and amend it for their own purposes78.
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Gary Marcus, US university professor and AI expert: “I think OpenAI is highly overvalued79.
summary of each source article and its author:
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"Understanding China — Part 1" by Larry Romanoff1: This article discusses the difficulties Westerners face in truly understanding China, pointing out how ingrained notions of superiority, ideological biases, and media misrepresentations distort perceptions. It highlights cultural differences, such as modesty versus shyness, and critiques Western interpretations of Chinese actions and systems1.... The article also touches on the Chinese judicial system and the concept of Guanxi5....
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"Understanding China – Part 2" by Larry Romanoff7: This article continues the theme of Western misunderstanding of China, attributing it to media bias and a lack of accurate information available in Western languages8.... It delves into historical events, asserting that Jewish and American involvement led to China's destruction, particularly through the opium trade10.... The article also covers topics such as the expulsion of Jews from China, the misrepresentation of Mao's actions, and the origins of China's communist policies12....
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"Understanding China — Part 3" by Larry Romanoff15: This article focuses on the destruction of the Yuan Ming Yuan (the Old Summer Palace) by English and French forces in 1860, linking it to the Jewish Sassoon family's opium trade interests16.... It portrays the event as a deliberate act of cultural desecration and punishment to force China into submission18.... The article also emphasizes the long-lasting impact of this event on the Chinese collective memory19.
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"Understanding China – Part 4" by Larry Romanoff20: This article addresses the lies and misconceptions about China that are perpetuated in the West, particularly in the US21.... It contrasts life in China with that in the US, covering topics such as freedom, the nature of socialism, democracy, utility services, internet access, personal safety, medical care, education, and transportation23.... The author shares personal experiences and observations to counter negative stereotypes and highlight the positive aspects of life in China23....
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"China’s DeepSeek and the Criminal World of American AI — Part 1 – The Emergence" by Larry Romanoff34: This article discusses the emergence of DeepSeek, a new AI model from China that outperforms the best American AI models35.... It explores the reasons for the "panic" in Silicon Valley, highlighting DeepSeek's open-source nature, efficiency, and reasoning capabilities37.... The article also touches on the impact of DeepSeek's release on US tech stocks and the broader implications for the AI industry39.... Additionally, the article notes DeepSeek was a "side project" from a quantitative trading firm41.
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Zionist media: "Westerners live in an illusionary black and white world framed for them by the programming from their Zionist media and are mostly incapable of escaping their ideological indoctrination"1. The source suggests that this media promotes a distorted view, particularly of nations and peoples through political-religious lenses1.
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White supremacy: "The ingrained notion of superiority, white supremacy in fact, is a major obstacle to understanding even for the well-intentioned"2. This is presented as a barrier to understanding other cultures, with the implication that those holding this view believe their own culture is superior2.
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China-bashing: "The Western media are notorious for their incessant and shrill China-bashing, but it seems true that virtually everyone outside China is reading from the same script"3. This characterizes the Western media's frequent and critical portrayal of China3.
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Modesty: "It was beyond the limits of her understanding to realise that what she was seeing was neither shyness nor a lack of confidence, but modesty, one of the most beautiful characteristics of the Chinese people"4. Modesty is presented as a valued trait in Chinese culture, often mistaken by Westerners as shyness or lack of confidence4.
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Guanxi: "Westerners are fascinated by the Chinese cultural concept of Guanxi, which Wikipedia tells us 'defines the fundamental dynamic in personalized social networks of power, which can be best described as the relationships individuals cultivate with other individuals, and is a crucial system of beliefs in Chinese culture'"5. Guanxi refers to personalized social networks and relationships that are crucial in Chinese culture5.
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Plea-bargaining: "It is the same with the process of plea-bargaining that the Americans are desperately attempting to push onto China as a superior method of dealing with crime. But it is not superior; it is instead an enormous fraud being perpetrated"6. This is viewed negatively, as a flawed system that removes judicial decisions from judges and opens the door to bribery6.
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Brainwashing: "Westerners are fond of portraying the Chinese as being brainwashed, but in my long experience the Chinese are the least brainwashed of all peoples while Americans are the poster boys in this regard"7. This challenges the common Western perception of Chinese people being indoctrinated7.
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Militarism: "These ideologies are of capitalism, democracy, colonialism, militarism, White supremacy, Darwinism, Christianity and Zionism, these forces conspiring to twist the truths of China so as to almost eliminate any possibility of real understanding while simultaneously disdaining any real need to do so"8. This is listed as one of the Western ideologies that distort the truth about China8.
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Confucianism: "But the Chinese do in fact have what we might term a religion (in addition to Buddhism), one that derives from Confucius, and teaches gentleness, forgiveness, and understanding"9. Confucianism is characterized as a philosophy that promotes gentleness, forgiveness, and understanding9.
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Innovation and IP: "One indication of the inherent socialist and humanitarian nature of the Chinese people is their attitude to innovation and IP, a powerful point of dispute between China and the capitalist West"10. This is a point of contention between China and the West, with the source suggesting a different approach to intellectual property in China10.
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Historical fiction: "We have hundreds, and perhaps even thousands, of books about China, mostly written by these same people viewing the country through those same ideological lenses and thus mostly being works of historical fiction, many reprehensibly so"3. This describes the author's view of much of the Western literature about China3.
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Khazarian Jews: "Keep in mind that the Khazarian Jews were actively involved in the destruction of China (opium, banking theft, political and social destruction, massive wars and the most despicable cultural genocides, among other things) for about 200 years and the Americans weren’t far behind them"11. According to the source, they were heavily involved in the destruction of China11.
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Opium Wars: "Battle of Zhenjiang (Jiangsu Province, China), July 21, 1842 — the last major battle of the First Opium War"12. These wars are linked to Jewish families' opium franchise13.
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Cultural Revolution: "Similarly, all of the tales you have heard about China’s Communism, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, China’s one-child policy, and so much more, are the result of the Jews attempting to paper over their own final 'contributions' to China’s 'progress'"14. The Cultural Revolution and other events are attributed to Jewish attempts to cover their involvement in China's progress14.
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One-child policy: "Similarly, it was another Jew, one of the Malthusian cult whose name escapes me at the moment, who was sent to China with instructions to cull the Chinese population – for the good of all humanity"15. The one-child policy is attributed to a Jewish individual who aimed to reduce China's population15.
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50-cent Army: "All of you must know of this, a story fabricated by David Bandurski, another Jew, this one at Hong Kong University’s ‘China Media Project’ financed by George Soros"16. This term refers to a fabricated story about the Chinese government paying people to post favorable comments online16.
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Yuan Ming Yuan: "China’s Yuan Ming Yuan, was almost certainly the greatest – and most valuable – palace / museum complex that had existed in the history of the world"17. This was destroyed by English and French forces18.
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Socialism: "China is a socialist country and, contrary to what all Westerners have been taught, socialism is NOT a bad thing"19. This is characterized positively, in contrast to Western perceptions19.
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American Exceptionalism: "I wrote an earlier article on American Exceptionalism that I strongly recommend you read. If you are American, it won’t make you happy to read it but it will confirm your suspicions that your government has been lying to you about almost everything, and that the overall social situation in the US is even worse than you imagine"20. This is associated with the idea that the US government has been lying to its citizens20.
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Democracy: "When we blow away the smoke, democracy is “government of the 99%, by the top 1% and for the benefit of the top 1%”"21. Democracy is negatively characterized as being for the benefit of the top 1%21.
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DeepSeek: "An unknown Chinese company “ignited panic” in Silicon Valley (and the White House) after releasing a new AI model named DeepSeek that outperforms America’s best"22. This is a Chinese AI model that outperforms American models22.
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Reinforcement learning: "Instead, it uses what is called “reinforcement learning”, which is a brilliant approach that makes the model stumble around until it finds the correct solution and then “learns” from that process"23. This is a learning method used by DeepSeek that differs from traditional "supervised learning"23.
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Open source: "But DeepSeek (all versions) was released as fully open source, which means anyone can download and use free of charge, and can also adapt and amend it for their own purposes"24. This means DeepSeek can be used and modified by anyone for free24.
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Mixture of Experts: "Partly, they used a very innovative programming approach called “Mixture of Experts”, programming various portions of the large model for specific tasks so that the entire huge model needn’t be accessed for every question on every topic"25. This is a programming approach used by DeepSeek to optimize its AI model25.
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High-Flyer: "The model was developed by the parent company High-Flyer, which is a quant company (a quantitative trading firm), a small hedge fund that uses mathematical and statistical models to develop stock trading strategies"26. This is the parent company of DeepSeek, a quantitative trading firm26.
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Nüshu: "Here is something you might really enjoy reading: the story of Nüshu, one of the oldest and most beautiful, and certainly one of the more intriguing languages in the world, the only known example of a full-fledged language created by women and spoken and understood only by women"27. This is a language created and used exclusively by women27.
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Cultural genocide: "Keep in mind that the Khazarian Jews were actively involved in the destruction of China (opium, banking theft, political and social destruction, massive wars and the most despicable cultural genocides, among other things) for about 200 years and the Americans weren’t far behind them"11. Cultural genocide is one of the ways that China was supposedly destroyed by Khazarian Jews11.
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Tibet's pre-1950 social structure: "The Western press refer euphemistically to Tibet’s pre-1950 social structure as a benign ‘feudal system’, but it was no such thing"28. Prior to 1950 Tibet is characterized as a slave colony28.
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The Diaoyu Islands: "The Diaoyu Islands have belonged to China since before there was a China"29. These islands have allegedly belonged to China since before China existed29.
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5G Internet network: "Who in China developed the only true 5G Internet network in the world?"30. The 5G Internet network is one area in which China is a world leader30.