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American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

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As we all know, with the rise of China, now we have become second only to the United States, especially after the reform and opening up, China has undergone earth-shaking changes, infrastructure is getting better little by little, in terms of development, we have long been far ahead.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

In the face of US hegemony, many Chinese netizens have stood up to support China and resist the suppression of the United States, which also makes American netizens puzzled.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

Then one of the American netizens asked a question, he asked on Quora, the largest Q&A website abroad: "Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?" "They don't live in China anymore, but that doesn't mean they don't love their country.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

Nowadays, China's development is very fast, which makes it more convenient for China than the United States in daily life, for example, China's mobile payment has convinced foreigners that they can spend anywhere without carrying cash, just a mobile phone.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

Therefore, Chinese living in the West, they see the development of China in recent years, they congratulate and recognize China's reform and progress, even if they are in a foreign country, they still love their motherland, and they are very proud to be Chinese.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

Therefore, in the face of questions from American netizens, many people also commented below, one of which said that this kind of thing not only happens to Chinese, but also to foreigners.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

I think any foreigner who has been to China will fall in love with this country, for the simple reason that China has no racial discrimination and no proliferation of guns, they are the safest country in the world, and most importantly, China never discredits any country.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

The Western media does not like China's approach. They did a lot of selective work and published a lot of seemingly reliable but biased reports about China, and under the influence of these reports, Westerners gradually developed a bias against China.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

But in fact, China is far from being as bad as the Western media portrays, China has been developing rapidly, and the West just wants to use public opinion to suppress China, whenever a foreigner comes to China, their first reaction is "the Western media lied to me".

It can be seen that China deserves the love of Chinese Americans, who only live in the West, and this does not affect their feelings towards China.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

Then a netizen from the UK commented, I am not Chinese, I am British, but I was born in the UK in 1972. I went to live in China in 200 and stayed on and off until 2016, and I can say with certainty that China is a safe and beautiful country with friendly people.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

Of all the countries, I was probably the only one who made a good impression on me, because there is very little crime here, and China has cracked down on the proliferation of guns and drugs, which is the opposite of Western countries, which are legalizing drugs.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

We lived in China for a while and then came back to the UK, and I felt very uncomfortable because the UK has a high crime rate and in terms of security, the UK is far inferior to China, which is more of a civilized country.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

From a factual point of view, China is better than the West, but the Western media always frame China as a backward country, and it is clear that the news reported by the Western media is just to deal with the government.

Immediately after that, netizens from Canada said that I was born in Hong Kong and moved to Canada at the age of 5, and in my more than two decades, even in such a "friendly" country, I have seen and experienced racial jokes and stereotypes about Chinese.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

In order to suppress China, Western governments choose to smear China in public opinion, which has led to many Westerners being brainwashed, and they believe that China is a backward country in their bones, and there are many poor and homeless people in China.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

However, the reality is that China has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, and to this day, the number of homeless people in the United States has been increasing, and the Western media is particularly fond of imposing on China what does not exist, which has led to the fact that China has always been misunderstood.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

China and the West are doing differently, a system that relies on war for profiteering to stay ahead, a system that promotes fear and hatred, while China is making friends and building a better future for everyone.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

China has not been at war for more than 40 years, which is why we are developing so rapidly, China is proving to the West that even if there is no war, the country can develop, so "hegemonism" is being abandoned by many people, and more and more countries are starting to engage in international trade with China.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

"The moon abroad is not so round", and they can live well in China, another point is that Chinese people have a strong cohesion, they always have a special affection for the motherland, no matter where they are, the heart of love for China will never change.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

In the course of nearly 100 years of suffering, even overseas Chinese have always cared for the motherland, and they have generously donated money, and even returned to China thousands of miles to help the Chinese people tide over the difficulties, and countless Chinese will stand up in the face of major disasters in the country.

American version of Zhihu: Why do many Chinese become more patriotic and protective after living in the West?

So this kind of patriotic enthusiasm, Westerners still can't understand it, and can't figure it out, in fact, the reason is only six words, "No country, how can there be a home", even if you are far away from home, but that longing will never dissipate.

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