The Past Speaks

This video was developed by the Chinese government for use in African and other developing countries. The basic message is that while Western nations have a long track record of aggression towards the Third World, China has always been non-expansionist and non-imperialist. (I’m not certain how the Tibetans, Koreans, etc would feel about this).  China can, therefore, be trusted to exercise its new global clout wisely.

Note how the early modern European sailing vessel is sporting the flag of the modern European Union. The video also criticizes Japan for joining the European powers in trying to colonize China in the early 20th century. The animation shows that after Japan was A-bombed by the USA, is became the land of Hello Kitty and Toyota cars. I must say that it is rare to see Hello Kitty and the name of a Harvard academic (Joseph Nye) in the same animated video.