tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209260.post1263085119446594180..comments2023-10-25T15:52:41.646+08:00Comments on The China Desk: 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the RenaissanceBevin Chuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03212261042382022326noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209260.post-32702280497786196902021-09-10T02:55:06.387+08:002021-09-10T02:55:06.387+08:00Appreciated for the providing service for commerci...Appreciated for the providing service for commercial Garage Door Opener installation. It’s a great post, you really a good writer! 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It just doesn't work that way. Not only do most western scholars in Asia think China, Japan, Taiwan, etc. are far more interesting than Europe and the Americas, they come back and extol Asian technological advances throughout history. It has become apparent to most the world that Europeans coming back from Asia likely sparked the Renaissance. Whether it was Zheng He's actual arrival in Europe, though, is certainly debatable. In any case, Asian technological superiority was key.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The only reason I'm aware of Zheng He and China's technological superiority throughout history is as a result of the western scholars who studied there over the last several centuries. <BR/><BR/>These historians who are attacking Menzies aren't (as a group) a symbol of western attempts to hide history. Sure, there very well could be a few who harbor some imbecilic belief in western superiority, but you presented nothing to prove that. The fact is, historians are the way they are because academics tend to always think they're right. They're arrogant and stubborn, no matter which side of the planet they're from and no matter their area of study. Many valid questions have been raised about Menzies research and conclusions, and it's just too facile for you to blame it on some western conspiracy to hold back the truth. <BR/><BR/>There is probably no historical figure in Chinese history that interests me more than Zheng He. I've not had the opportunity to study him in as much depth as I hope I soon will, but, when I do, I hope I'll be honest enough with myself to get past the pomposity of academic debate and focus on the reasoned arguments. <BR/><BR/>Hell, Zheng He could have made it all the way to Charleston, South Carolina. When I was there recently, someone mentioned they had found an engraved tool in the marsh that a historian at the local university had said was probably from a 15th century Chinese junk. Nobody seemed to worried about the implications that had on their eurocentric POV of history.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17810211372214301382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209260.post-17130171171018698272008-05-29T06:07:00.000+08:002008-05-29T06:07:00.000+08:00When you made your point about Pierre Boulle and ...When you made your point about Pierre Boulle and "Planet of the Apes," I suddenly remembered that Pierre Boulle was also the author of "The Bridge over the River Kwai," a novel explicitly about the Japanese in Burma during WWII.<BR/><BR/>If what you say is true, then BOTH his novels were about the Japanese. One was allegorical, the other was explicit. <BR/><BR/>BevinBevin Chuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212261042382022326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209260.post-18077831048366888622008-05-29T00:28:00.000+08:002008-05-29T00:28:00.000+08:00Interesting comments on attitudes from white histo...Interesting comments on attitudes from white historians. I just wanted to comment on Planet of the Apes....<BR/><BR/>It is interesting to note that the French writer, Pierre Boulle, was using apes as an allegory for the Japanese in WWII. You see, he was a French colonialist that was kicked out of SE Asia by the Japanese, and was outraged that these "apes" would dare usurp the rightful place of white men in Asia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com