Most Chinese people never think China is "great", and we don't care
whether it is great. The Chinese are very pragmatic. What we care about
is whether our actual living standard meets our expectations, and
whether this expectation meets our own wealth level.
This means that when China was still a developing country, the rich were
willing to go to the developed countries to enjoy a better material
life.
这意味着，当中国还是一个发展中国家时，富人愿意去发达国家享受更好的物质生活。
This is not unique to China. All developing countries are in a similar situation. In other words, capital never sleeps.
这不是中国独有的情况，所有发展中国家都处于类似的情况，换句话说，资本永不眠。
But does China need to feel "worried" about this? Many people may be
worried about this. But I don't care. Because the rich never create
wealth alone. They create wealth through more active economic activities
than ordinary people. These economic activities are mainly carried out
in China. By doing so, they provide employment opportunities and taxes.
These rich people need to fulfill relevant tax obligations for the
country. After fulfilling their tax obligations under the law, they can
freely dispose of their surplus wealth as they think fit. If the country
really needs them to "leave" more wealth, they can regulate it through
tax rates.
I need to emphasize again that China is a developing country. This means
that our educational resources are generally inferior to those of
developed countries. The distribution of educational resources is also
quite uneven. If wealth allows, sending your children to western
countries is still an option, which will give you greater opportunities
to obtain high-quality education resources.
Of course, there are more "details" to pay attention to...
当然，这里还有更多“细节”需要注意。。。
China's basic education system originated from the "elite education
system" of the Soviet Union. This system is essentially to cultivate the
future "elite" of the country. By default, every child has the
"potential" to become the future "successor". Therefore, it sets a
fairly high standard. Then, it tries to filter out the "elite" layer by
layer through such high standards. This actually creates a highly
competitive environment. In such a system, children with mediocre
qualifications will struggle and easily become frustrated.
There are two other situations. If the children of rich families are
qualified enough, they are usually more willing to let them receive
basic education in China. With the resources they invested, the result
is usually better than the "elite education" in the West, which aims to
cultivate the so-called "noble temperament". If the children of rich
families are unqualified, it is better to send them to western countries
for less "strict" education, so as to have a more "happy" childhood. As
far as Gu Ailing is concerned, she obviously belongs to the category of
"qualified". Her basic education is basically completed through the
first-class and expensive remedial classes in Beijing. According to Gu's
mother, two months of study in Beijing is usually equivalent to one
year of study in a private school in the United States...
Then there is higher education. The problem with China is that we have
not been industrializing long enough and have not accumulated enough.
Modern China has been lagging behind in science and technology.
Therefore, there are still few top universities in China, which is far
from the most advanced academic circles in the world. In this regard,
English-speaking countries still have an absolute advantage. So for the
rich, money is not a problem, they only want the "best". Of course,
English-speaking countries are more common choices.
For the rich, class stability is almost always their top concern. In
theory, China is still a socialist country. This means that when we make
laws, we pay more attention to class mobility than stability.
In education, China is generally "fair". The rich have some advantages,
but not much. In any case, examinations are crucial for China to obtain
better educational resources. The rich can make their children better
pass the exam by cramming, but they can't avoid the exam. This simple
and low-cost game rule is actually a "restriction" on the children of
the rich.
In the West, examinations are only a small part of the equation. The
rich can get the education they want through donations, alumni
relations, political and business contacts, and by allowing their
children to participate in more social activities. In China, none of
these approaches will work. The son of a rich businessman needs to take
the same exam as the son of a farmer. This exam only needs paper and pen
to complete. There are no more "shortcuts" to take. Of course, I'm not
saying that under any circumstances, rich businessmen will call the
university president to let their children enroll. But this is indeed
illegal. If the rich businessman does this, it may be one of the reasons
why he will be sent to prison in the future. He clearly needs to take
risks for this.
Not only education, but all aspects of Chinese society have similar
characteristics. If you want to go to college, you must pass the exam
and select from all levels. If you want to enter politics, you must pass
the exam and be selected at all levels.
That is to say, maintaining intergenerational stability in China is a
high-cost thing and requires a lot of good luck. The rich do have
advantages, but the competitive pressure from the new elites emerging
from the huge civilian class is still too great.
Many factors have prompted the rich Chinese to send their children
abroad, mainly in western countries. The rich can use various "legal
tools" and "rules of the game". On the surface, the tax rate is higher,
but in fact, if you find a good enough lawyer, the richer you are, the
less tax you actually pay. Through the complex operation of trusts and
charitable organizations, high estate taxes can also be avoided.
In western countries, the rich can become real "aristocrats". This is what China is trying to avoid.
在西方国家，富人可以成为真正的“贵族”。这是中国试图避免的情况。
This brings an interesting phenomenon. If you compare the immigrants
from China and India with those from western countries, it is clear that
both are developing countries, but there are certain differences in the
choices after immigration. China's rich are relatively more likely to
emigrate to the West and stay. This is because their wealth advantage is
more obvious in western countries. China's middle class is more likely
to return to China after receiving higher education in the West. This is
because they usually regard western education as an advantage in
domestic competition, and returning home can bring more opportunities.
Indians understand the opposite. Their upper class tends to return to
China because they can usually "inherit family business" and maintain
their long-term ruling class status through educational advantages.
Their middle-class counterparts tend to stay in the West because they
know that even if they come back, there is almost no way to move up. The
Western environment seems more "fair" to them.
For thousands of years, education has been the top priority in Chinese
culture. All families, rich or poor, will try their best to send their
children to the best schools in order to pass the entrance examinations
of the best universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking
University. Every step of the competition is so fierce that students
must work very hard and still cannot enter the best schools. The West is
considered the most advanced university. Sending children to the West
for college education is a choice for the rich in China. After the
reform and opening up, students learn English at school, so
English-speaking countries are the first choice.
China has made positive contributions to the world in terms of economy
and infrastructure, helping developing countries build, not destroy and
war. China is sharing anti-poverty experiences with developing countries
in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Central Europe. The
"the Belt and Road" initiative involves more than 140 UN Member States.
In this sense, China is the world leader in helping developing
countries. Even Western Europe has benefited from railway freight from
China to Rotterdam and Madrid. Germany is the country with the largest
sales of cars in China, as are GM, Ford. Boeing sells the most aircraft
in China, and other multinational companies are also making profits.
China is an economic engine and a manufacturing center. In the past 40
years, it has maintained low inflation at low prices.
从这个意义上讲，中国是帮助发展中国家的世界领导者。甚至西欧也从中国到鹿特丹和马德里的铁路货运中受益。德国是中国汽车销量最多的国家，通用、福特……也是如此。波音在中国销售的飞机最多，其他跨国公司也在盈利。中国是一个经济引擎，也是一个制造业中心，在过去40年里，它以低廉的价格保持低通胀。 The United States is undoubtedly the world leader in military power,
technology, economy, finance and many other fields. However, it is
necessary to have another leader to help solve the world's problems -
climate change, poverty, hunger, disease, natural disasters, inflation,
recession... We have enough problems to be solved by the world. China is
also a big country with 4.5 times the population of the United States,
which helps to make the world a better place. As long as we remember
that we are brothers all over the world!
China has a long history and family structure, which is why it basically
provides continuity and order for the transmission of civilization.
中国有着悠久的历史和家庭结构，正是如此，基本上，它为文明的传递提供了连续性和有序性。
The foundation of Chinese education is structured, rooted in memory, and
repeated efforts to comply with and instill, but again, it is
structured, needs consistency, and needs to comply with principles.
Although many people will feel speechless about this, the basic reason
why wealthy Chinese send their children to western schools is to provide
them with one thing they cannot give in China, namely personality and
free thinking. Many key Chinese scientists are educated in the West.
However, integration and structure are necessary. Personality and free
thinking let them see things outside their life circle.
Similarly, the Chinese-style national hero in sports competitions is the
best example. They were selected from local sports associations all
over China. The best athletes are selected from their families and
trained strictly in regional sports facilities. A few years later, the
best student union will be selected again, and the athletes selected
from the region will be sent to the national sports center to select the
next world-class Olympic athletes.
The college entrance examination is the gateway to a national
high-quality university. Failure to achieve high scores will hinder
students' academic progress and life change.
高考是进入国家优质大学的大门。未能取得高分会阻碍学生的学业进步和生活改变。
中国网友Leo Wang的回答
1. China has never said that it would become a superpower, and the
Chinese people have not been foolish enough to take the initiative to
play such a thankless role. It is absurd for the self-confident
Americans to project their desire and claim that China wants to become a
world leader.
2. Chinese students like British boarding schools. They work as much in
Anglo boarding schools, but spend less time studying and more time on
sports, arts and other extracurricular activities. Chinese parents
especially like the balance provided by Anglo boarding schools for their
children. English is the lingua franca of the world. Therefore, Chinese
people hope their children can speak English fluently.
4. I'm not sure whether this situation still exists, but the doctoral
degree of British universities is more valuable because you have to
carry out original research to graduate. Chinese universities are too
conservative (ancestor worship), and their research confirms what some
famous scholars have said.
5. Silicon Valley is still a place of innovation. You need to prove that
you have worked there for five years to obtain funds for Chinese
startups.
5.硅谷仍然是创新之地。你需要证明在那里工作了五年，才能为中国的初创企业获得资金。
6. It's good to get out of your comfort zone, which can help you build a better personality.
6.走出你的舒适区很好，可以帮助你建立更完善的人格。
7. The military strategist Sun Tzu told the Chinese people to learn from
their opponents. The lessons of a hundred years ago impressed them
deeply.
7.军事家孙子告诉中国人要向对手学习，一百年前的教训让他们记忆深刻。
Chinese people are good at learning from history. The Ming Dynasty
thought they were great, and when they went out to see the world, they
still thought they were great. Later, they decided to stay at home
because there was nothing worth learning outside. China's Qing Dynasty
did the same.
Then came the industrial movement. Western powers began to get involved
in China. Then the official plan was to send 1000 overseas students to
collect learning knowledge around the world to see how the rest of the
world works and how to apply it to China.
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