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Part of China's economic miracle was a mirage. Reality check is next
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Are you really saying that you don't think that the Chinese people have culture? Because that seems like a very strange thing to add to the economic discussion and is a pretty silly belief to hold.
I would go as far to say that china doesn't have a unified culture as they like to present. I don't think that's what op was probably talking about, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.
China likes to present itself as a body that's been unified for thousands of years under Han guidance. In reality the Han have only historically controlled eastern and central china.
Since the revolution the Han have practiced a campaign of cultural imperialism against minority groups left in the country. Replacing and co-opting history and people with more han expansionism.
The CCP certainly tried to remove as much of it as they could in the Cultural Revolution, burning books, destroying cultural relics, and prosecuting intellectuals.
Sure, perhaps I was reading too far into the "all of" culture part, meaning that they have none. I didn't get the feeling that it was stated with nuance, but I could be wrong, and I see the point you're making.
People say this about the US, too. Either that there is no culture or that it is merely McDonald's, Marvel movies, and pop music etc.
When in reality it is a huge country with many regional characteristics, and it's similarly silly to think people don't create an enriched culture there. And that was the vibe I got from op, anyway.
Yeah not what I was getting from op either.
I think the biggest difference between the culture of China and the US is how we think about cultural domination. America tends create culture via a competition and fusion of ideologies. This can be reflected in new styles of arts from an amalgamation of cultures. It can also be a conglomeration of some of our worst tendencies, really it's kinda a mixed bag.
China's culture is dictated by the Han, and enforced by the state apparatus. There is no blending of cultures, china is for the Han. Everyone else will be broken up and replaced by state sponsored han migrants.