This is how wars between major powers and First World countries are fought in the 21st century -- i.e., using any and all means necessary. China play a long game; as the West play political musical chairs every three or four years. This dynamic -- communism versus democracy -- is the perfect playing field for the latter -- a home ground advantage, if you will -- for a system that, by its very design, is tailored for wars of attrition. As one democratically elected administration enters, and another exits, the C. C. P. Stand by the riverbank, immutable, watching the bodies of its enemies slowly float by.
The irony evoked in of the appellation used for 'In the Name of Confucius', borrows the same ironical license that the Chinese do with the naming of their soft power projecting, "Confucius Institutions" -- almost as if to tell the West, to their faces, exactly what they are doing; comfortable that the infamous cultural ignorance of the "laowai" will carry their subterfuge forward, irrespective of the blatancy of its ruse.
The documentary does well in focusing on the underlying motives of these, what are effectively military propaganda institutes', without getting bogged down in interminable Chinese history lessons, not detailing the endless horrors perpetrated, and that continue to be perpetrator by the C. C. P.. In the Internet Age, those outside China should have a reasonably grasp on why "The China Century" is not something the world should advocate for. Some have sighted the "lower budget" nature of the feature: this is a subjective analysis, and does not distract from the contents therein. For comparison, clocking in at under an hour, 'Confucius' is akin to a 60 Minutes or Frontline exposé, more than it is a fully-fledged documentary -- which is, by no means, a criticism; even part compliment, in terms of a higher likelihood of arresting viewer attention.
The self-sabotaging negligence of Western (et al.) governments in allowing the "red peril" to sidle its way into their sovereign nations' most sensitive sectors -- and in exchange for little more than a handful of beans: beans which the West handed to it on the platter, via its jobs, livelihoods, and irreplaceably resources -- is something historians will be left to adjudicated upon. However, as I review this film (2021), the ingravescently pressing issue of the "China question", is front and centre of all Western nations' geopolitical radars. Productions like 'Confucius' are vital pieces of information to non-Chinese to better understand these arcane peoples'; and, of import, the myriad machinations of its dastardly current government.
The irony evoked in of the appellation used for 'In the Name of Confucius', borrows the same ironical license that the Chinese do with the naming of their soft power projecting, "Confucius Institutions" -- almost as if to tell the West, to their faces, exactly what they are doing; comfortable that the infamous cultural ignorance of the "laowai" will carry their subterfuge forward, irrespective of the blatancy of its ruse.
The documentary does well in focusing on the underlying motives of these, what are effectively military propaganda institutes', without getting bogged down in interminable Chinese history lessons, not detailing the endless horrors perpetrated, and that continue to be perpetrator by the C. C. P.. In the Internet Age, those outside China should have a reasonably grasp on why "The China Century" is not something the world should advocate for. Some have sighted the "lower budget" nature of the feature: this is a subjective analysis, and does not distract from the contents therein. For comparison, clocking in at under an hour, 'Confucius' is akin to a 60 Minutes or Frontline exposé, more than it is a fully-fledged documentary -- which is, by no means, a criticism; even part compliment, in terms of a higher likelihood of arresting viewer attention.
The self-sabotaging negligence of Western (et al.) governments in allowing the "red peril" to sidle its way into their sovereign nations' most sensitive sectors -- and in exchange for little more than a handful of beans: beans which the West handed to it on the platter, via its jobs, livelihoods, and irreplaceably resources -- is something historians will be left to adjudicated upon. However, as I review this film (2021), the ingravescently pressing issue of the "China question", is front and centre of all Western nations' geopolitical radars. Productions like 'Confucius' are vital pieces of information to non-Chinese to better understand these arcane peoples'; and, of import, the myriad machinations of its dastardly current government.