After Gengzi paid the indemnity, we had a good impression of the Americans, because US President Theodore Roosevelt returned part of the reparations to us, and we used this part of the money to run a preparatory school for studying in the United States, which is the predecessor of our famous Tsinghua University today, so our people had a very good impression of Theodore Roosevelt at that time.
But Theodore Roosevelt looked down heavily on China. He warned Americans:
If we repeat the mistakes of China, covet the peace and pleasures of our own territory, gradually become corrupt and degenerate, have no interest in foreign affairs, indulge in drunkenness and gold, forget to strive for progress, and are busy all day to satisfy the temporary desires of the flesh, then there is no doubt that one day we will suddenly face the fact that China has appeared today: a nation that fears war, closes the country, and covets peace and pleasure will certainly decline in the face of the attacks of other belligerent, adventurous peoples.
Roosevelt reminded Americans that they must not decay as Chinese.
This is a passage in "Why China", seeing this, I feel angry, a burst of damp heat swirling in the eye sockets, yes, now our China is strong, looking back at more than 100 years ago, weak and defeated China, who will care about us?
Since being divided up by the great powers more than a hundred years ago, how many unequal treaties have been signed. But to this day, the United States is afraid of China.
Thomas Friedman, a well-known columnist in the New York Times, believes that China is no longer just close to the United States, and China and the United States are already on an equal footing.
Although his words are somewhat alarmist, China is now the world's second largest economy, the world's second largest consumer, and the world's largest manufacturing power.
50 years ago, most of the Chinese people were proud to be able to work and study abroad, but now, especially in foreign countries, the epidemic is getting worse and worse, and today's domestic life and economy are stable, who wants to go abroad? They were all fortunate to be able to board a plane back to China.
As Chinese, we are often proud to be able to witness moments like these. We also want to let the children understand how many hardships and tribulations China has come along the way, and to be as patriotic as we are today.
However, today's children, who have not experienced hardships and live a generous life, it is difficult to feel that it is precisely because a country is strong that the people will be happy now. There are not many ways to patriotic education, so that children are not touched by being a countryman, how to build the motherland in the future?
I always remember that my elementary school kid once asked me, "Mom, why did you honk your flute on 9/18?" I said: "That day was the beginning of the Japanese imperialist invasion of China, in order to commemorate the people who passed away, but also to not forget history, so that future generations can continue to improve themselves." ”
The child's face appeared puzzled, he still could not understand why he should keep improving, my expression of him seemed very general, and the video of brushing mobile phone could not convey such a profound patriotic feeling, "Reading for the rise of China!" This sentence did not feel empathy, did not get excited about the strength of the country, resented the shame of the country, and the children did not understand.
I want my children to understand how important the state is to our dignity, and I think that only then can children really find the meaning of learning. Motivated, idealistic.
Let the child understand the humiliating history of the late Qing Dynasty in China, let him reflect on the history of one person is "self-insulting", and then attract the aggression of others. It also made him understand that "if he is backward, he will be beaten" and understand the meaning of moving forward.
When I deliberately searched, I saw this "Why China", and just reading the title page, it already brought me to tears.
The author is Jin Yinan, and he is also the author of many best-selling books such as "Suffering and Glory".
"Why China" is from the period of the Daoguang Emperor at the end of the Qing Dynasty to the modern era, explaining the relationship between China and the world from a higher perspective, from the war of aggression to the commercial war, the struggle of our people has never stopped.
Talking about Kissinger's visit to China, bowing to the rising Chinese, and talking about participating in the world military class as a Chinese soldier and being misunderstood as a country that does not talk about credibility and making a rebuttal speech, all of which made my heart tremble.
We all hate the inaction of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the policy of not resisting, but in fact, the first emperor in real history to bravely say "no" was the Daoguang Emperor. The Daoguang Emperor shrunk his clothes and wore patched clothes to make great efforts. Encourage and use Lin Zexu, on the road of resisting foreign enemies, not only physically practice, but also look farther than Lin Zexu.
We scolded Empress Dowager Cixi for embezzling naval funds to repair the Summer Palace, but we did not know that the huge amount of 10 million taels of silver was actually offered by Li Hongzhang and others with flattery and deliberate hands.
Jin Yinan himself is a soldier, and with his streamlined and sharp brushstrokes, he peels away the fog of the public's inherent thinking and returns the historical truth to the world.
From the unique perspective of the military, he reinterpreted China's modern history and gave us a better understanding of our experience when China was sleeping.
I see that China's rise, every step is so difficult, to achieve the current results in just one hundred years, as a Chinese, I am even more proud.
Why China? Why is it that when the epidemic is serious in various countries in the world, only China seems to be a pure land? Why is China's economic development so rapid?
Looking at the current world United Nations membership there are more than 190 sovereign countries, of more than 190 countries, the gross national product of more than 10 trillion US dollars only two countries, China and the United States.
Only China and the United States have invested more than $100 billion in defense.
The number of satellites exceeds 140 in China and the United States, and our number is still increasing...
This is a book that reflects the most authentic modern history, and I hope that our children can read this book, understand china's modern history, and cultivate patriotism.