China Quotes

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“The average Chinese is at once an animist, a Taoist, a Buddhist and a Confucianist.”

“I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.”

“When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.”

“The [Chinese Communist] Party doesn’t just want to govern China; it wants to define governance itself.”

“The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will definitely be accompanied by the thriving of Chinese culture.”

“When it comes to every important international issue, people of the world do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead.”

“Do not take it for granted that China is number two, and do not make the assumption that we will be number one sooner or later.”

“The United States welcomes the emergence of a China that is peaceful and prosperous and that supports international institutions.”

“China believes it is the center of the universe. Look at its flag; one big star surrounded by satellite stars. Arrogant!”

“They're not terribly imaginative. They’re not entrepreneurial. They don't innovate. That's why they're stealing our intellectual property.”

“As India is par excellence the land of metaphysics and religion, China is by like preeminence the home of humanistic, or non-theological, philosophy.”

“There is a tendency in parts of Chinese thinking which says: "We need not only to be an important power in the region, we need to dominate the region!".”

“We all know that if Russia or China were guilty of what we have done in Vietnam, we would be exploding with moral indignation at these monstrous crimes.”

“The typical Westerner wishes to be the cause of as many changes as possible in his environment; the typical Chinaman wishes to enjoy as much and as delicately as possible.”

“People who try to commit suicide — don't attempt to save them! . . . China is such a populous nation, it is not as if we cannot do without a few people.”

“Back in about 1753 it took a letter three days to go from New York City to Washington, and today you can go from here to China in less time than that... Man's scientific genius has been amazing.”

“Chinese is the easiest language when it is learned at ease, dwelling on its spirit rather than on the individual expression. But for inquisitive questioners, this language provides vain pitfalls.”