China Quote by George Friedman

“During the Cultural Revolution, Chinese lived and died by their class backgrounds. They boasted about ancestors who had starved to death. But if a…

— Jan Wong

In a country where misery and want were the foundation of the social structure, famine was periodic, death from starvation common, disease pervasive, thievery…

— Barbara Tuchman

“Chinese problems, even if they affected no one outside China, would be of vast importance, since the Chinese are estimated to constitute about a…

— Bertrand Russell

China has been on a historic commodities binge as it doubled the size of its economy in recent years to become one of the…

— Kelly Evans

“The sacrifices of time and money that Chinese friends will make for one another often go far beyond what is expected or accepted in…

— Larry Herzberg

Apart from their other characteristics, the outstanding thing about China's 600 million people is that they are "poor and blank". This may seem a…

— Mao Zedong

“The biggest problem in Chinese society is not money, but rather the lack of a developed civil society. Civil society has received a lot…

— Bi Feiyu

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.

— Jet Li

In the modern era, our nation experienced constant hardship and difficulties. The Chinese nation reached the most dangerous period. Since then, countless people with…

— Xi Jinping

“The emergence of China is the most dramatic event in economic history. We are living in an age of convergence no less dramatic than…

— Edward Luce

“after seeing decades of Maoist campaigns, that idealism mostly resulted in misery. China would be helped only as ordinary citizens went about bettering their…

— Gordon G. Chang

“If we wish to understand the role of China in today's global society, we would do well to remind ourselves of the tragic, titanic…

— Rana Mitter