For as long as the world can remember, the west and China have had mutual tension from both sides. This is mainly because both countries do not fully understand the others political stance, ideals, and customs associated. In this Ted Talk, Marcus explained how western unions look at China through their perspective when really to fully understand China, western countries as a whole, must assimilate ourselves into their culture and customs to understand they are not a nation state but a civilization state. The western countries and China have different perspectives on several pressing issues. One of the reasons for their differences in opinion is because the United States has difficulties seeing the difference between our nation and China.
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In western nations, we are driven by democracy, but we also believe that authority is the function of this. On the other hand, the Chinese exercise more authority among themselves, rather than it coming from a central government. The western nation’s state powers are constantly changing over time, while the Chinese state of power has not changed at all in the past 1,000 years. Because the Chinese state of power has been constant for the last few centuries, they view their government very differently than most western countries. For example, the west tends to view the state as an intruder or a unit that needs to be supervised and constricted. In contrast, China views the state as a close friend or family member that they like and respect. China respects the state so much that they allow them to be incredibly involved in the market aspect of the nation. The marketable portion of China is more advanced than most western countries, and they are run differently than in western countries. Leading businesses in China are publicly owned, but they rely heavily on the funds of the state. The state is who sets the goals for businesses and the targets for the economy. The westernized businesses are mostly privately owned, and this is a large reason why most of them fail. They are not able to depend on the state funds like China, but rather the private loans that they receive to open up a business. This is certainly an advantage that the state of China has in the market. They have a state that they are able to lean on and depend on for support. This leads to the future of China and what we as westernized nations need to
In western nations, we are driven by democracy, but we also believe that authority is the function of this. On the other hand, the Chinese exercise more authority among themselves, rather than it coming from a central government. The western nation’s state powers are constantly changing over time, while the Chinese state of power has not changed at all in the past 1,000 years. Because the Chinese state of power has been constant for the last few centuries, they view their government very differently than most western countries. For example, the west tends to view the state as an intruder or a unit that needs to be supervised and constricted. In contrast, China views the state as a close friend or family member that they like and respect. China respects the state so much that they allow them to be incredibly involved in the market aspect of the nation. The marketable portion of China is more advanced than most western countries, and they are run differently than in western countries. Leading businesses in China are publicly owned, but they rely heavily on the funds of the state. The state is who sets the goals for businesses and the targets for the economy. The westernized businesses are mostly privately owned, and this is a large reason why most of them fail. They are not able to depend on the state funds like China, but rather the private loans that they receive to open up a business. This is certainly an advantage that the state of China has in the market. They have a state that they are able to lean on and depend on for support. This leads to the future of China and what we as westernized nations need to