“It is difficult and even dangerous to make predictions—especially about the future—of the bilateral relationship.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“Today’s connoisseurs of Sino-American relations seem to view the relationship through a dystopian prism; their gloomy commentaries are largely an assemblage of snapshots on contemporary interactions or day-to-day developments without a historical context.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“President George Washington’s namesake capital, once a marketplace for slave auctions, is now synonymous with democracy and freedom; so is the iconic Jefferson, who… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“Although the rule of law has been codified in the Chinese constitution, a Confucian DNA is pervasively rooted in traditional mindsets as a superior… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“In Confucian thought, individuals practice moral virtue both by restraining themselves and pursuing their own interests. This is a dual push-and-pull process. In today’s… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“There are seemingly parallel origins of Nature’s God in America and China’s Mandate of Heaven. These twin concepts created socio-political forces for public good… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“If American misjudgments and actions that evolved into human tragedies—i.e., racism, sexism, and other bigotries—are guiding lights, the Chinese leadership must ultimately yield its… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“Democratically-oriented Jeffersonian inspiration has prevailed throughout history and certainly been more admired than capitalistic Hamiltonian-style motivations of greed and power.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“For ardent believers in Chinese exceptionalism, the Confucian tradition of political stability and centralized state power is the critical factor in the realization of… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“Long before Christopher Columbus, the celebrated Chinese navigator Zheng He travelled through the south and westward maritime routes in the Indian Ocean and established… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“Americans consider the United States an exceptional nation; so do the Chinese people think of their Middle Kingdom.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“The United States is the result of an enlightened philosophy; China is the outcome of traditions and history.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“China seems to have skillfully adapted a Monroe Doctrine, or “Ménluó” (a transliteration of the word “Monroe”) Doctrine, in America’s backyard.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“Both nations have an idea of Manifest Destiny and a concept of the Monroe Doctrine in their ideological arsenal, and both are continental powers… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
