The statements of this particular China profesor bothered me a lot. And in his line of territorial heritage, the calling of Kangxi emperor and other can be easily to be directed on other front especially in South China sea. His calling remind me of manifest destiny....
I feel like these types of mindsets have been rising in the last 10 years. China has been transforming from a previous victim of imperialism into an imperialist mindset. With the uber nationalistic regime of Xi Jinping, there is little that keeps these people in check.