Considering things from a histor feal standpoint Iet_me ask "What road have we 400,000,000 of Chinese people travelled. We have come by the road of Imperialism. Formerly our ancestors constantly encroached upon the small and weak states by their political power, but at that time economic force was not. serious thing, so we did not use it to oppress other peoples. [Editorial Note: China's economic conquests were and are far more substantial than her military victories, She deliberately forced every pebty state tribe on and beyond her orders to acknowledge her potiticat supremacy by putting " ban on fade in what were essentials to them until they did so. This. pro-coos goes on to-day on the Tibetan border] Again, with reference to Civilization. Chinese ation is lier than European by_ several thousands of years. [Bditoriat Note: Egypt's genuine history antedates China's by at least 3,000 years. The transition from the traditional and mythical period to the historical period in Greece and China nearly coincide in point of Gate. The Chinese always call upon mythology to substantiate their own idea of their antiquity. Dr. Sum here raises an argument in which fic was not equipped to take part.) The highest civilization of Europe
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