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bondofunityexists,except

thestateas,hasnotbeengreatlydevelopedsofalynsciousnesshastakentheplaceofthesocialnsciousnessandnationalnsciousnessinthesoforfnationalissdeveloping,butnooneneedbealardthe”yellowperil”chinadeepdoincts

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superlatively,heathenishlycalloustosuchappeals,ouronlyansdoyouan”hinese

inteationalrelationstogoadusandoanationalunity,butthesurprisingthingishosuchinfluencesandprovocations

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ntrastinthisrespectparethejapanese,busyandbustling,readinganeorinthetrain,ineclchinanda

nentnationaldisasterhangingoverhisbroinedthatjapansteithersshtheashedinthenextgreatnflict,andpreparingforitsing梐ndthechineseinhislonggoented,ashappygoluoutofhisdreayoucannotgo

into橿nesehos,eatinchineserestaurantsandhihinesestreets,andbelievethatanationaloringthechinesealwayssayoftheelvesthattheiriationislike”atrayofloosesandseachgrainbeing,notanindividualbutafalyontheotherhand,thejapaneseationisgraaticallyonesaysthechinesenationare,utthejapanesenationisogetherlikeapieceofraniteperhapsthisisagoodthingthenextaybloainsands

ivprivilegeandequality

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alagineditselfasacivilizinginfluencegoingaboutpreachingthesedistinoral

forissionhitheruled,kindlinessin

theeldersandrespectforoldageintheyoung,”friendliness”hitheelderbrother,andhulityhitheyoungerbrother,insteadofsocialequality,theehasisisratheronsharplydefineddifferentiation,orstratifiedequalityforthechineseeansequalityhinitsclasssuchasocietyisnotsandgracestherespectforoldage,forinstance,isalethingtouching,andprofessoraerosshasnotedthattheoldnhiposingfigure,redignifiedandgoodtolookatthantheoldnhithe,adetofeelineveryhattheyhavepassedtheperiodoftheirusefulnessandarenouitouslyfedbytheirchildren,asiftheyhadnotdoheirbitinbringinguptheyoungintheirprioflifeorelse,theseoldnofthearentinuallyshoutingtopeoplethattheyarestillyounginspirit,akestheookridiculousnohinesewould

gratuitouslyoffendanoldn,justasnoanwouldintentionallyoffendaladysoofthatfinefeelingisnoagreatpartofitstillreinsinstchinesefaliesthatacuntsforthepoiseandserenityofoldageadetofeelateaseiaure

thisgeneralrespeesbetterthanalltheoldagepensionsintheworld

ontheotherhand,thistheoryofdifferentiatedstatushasbroughtaboutprivilege,alingtotheprivilegedirers

herespectforoldageisunquestionablygood,therespectforscholarsandoffiofthe”literaryhe

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