MH.Yang
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To tell you the truth, I often doubt whether you are Chinese. Because you often make great mistakes in your understanding of China, but your Chinese level is beyond doubt.I think that is a common mistake made by nostalgic folks who overestimate the glory of the long-gone past. Yes, western colonists looted other countries relentlessly. But those countries weren't that rich, either. Chinese often make such a mistake, too, and boast how big the GDP was before the western countries invaded, while completely ignore the fact that Chinese productivity back then was already way behind the western countries.
The Chinese did not forget the humiliation of the Opium War, but they would not boast about the economic strength of the Qing Dynasty, let alone blame the British for the Opium War. The Chinese hated the incompetence of the Qing government and their own weakness.
The reason is simple: Although China opposes imperialism, China is very familiar with imperialism. China has a history of 5000 years, at least 4000 years. China itself is an imperialist country. China used to treat other countries with imperialism, so we certainly have no reason to condemn other countries for treating us with imperialism.
We do not hate Britain, nor boast about the backward and incompetent Qing Dynasty. We hate our own weakness and regret our imperialist history.