Jin Lan, a Korean professor: After coming to China, why did you crush my pride in China as a Korean?

Asia is Japanese, the world is China and the universe is Korean. "This is the Japanese people's poking fun at themselves, China and neighboring countries.

In today's developed online world, the younger generation in Japan often put forward similar arguments in a self-deprecating and contemptuous way when evaluating the relations between the three countries. Although it sounds ridiculous, it also proves that the Japanese have an objective evaluation of their environment.

Many intellectuals in Japan believe that the countries around China are more or less influenced by China, whether it is South Korea across the sea from China, Vietnam bordering China or Japan thousands of miles away.

China has been the center of East Asia for thousands of years, and it is also an exporter of culture and economy. Japan and South Korea are the beneficiaries of neighboring countries. So far, many Japanese people show respect for China culture.

On the other hand, South Korea has repeatedly seized culture from China, and even shamelessly declared its sovereignty over these cultures to the whole world, so as to shape its own country into a country that has experienced many vicissitudes.

For example, the Dragon Boat Festival is Korean and the Spring Festival is Korean. Even historical celebrities like Li Bai and Confucius, who can't leave anything behind, have never let go of South Korea, claiming that they are all Koreans. However, these lies have been exposed by China and Japan.

Indeed, in the decades after World War II, South Korea developed rapidly with its unique geographical location and special international relations, and became one of the few developed countries in Asia. This also makes most Koreans feel proud and proud. They used to look down on China, with its infinite scenery. However, when China opened its doors to attract foreign investment, everything changed.

Kim Landou, a well-known Korean doctoral professor, gave people a special feeling after traveling in China. China is still a big Asian country that can influence the development of the world, and the hard work and efforts of the people of China are beyond other countries' understanding.

0 1 sandwich theory

From 1970s to now, there has been a sandwich theory about China, Japan and South Korea in Korea.

In this sandwich, the top piece of bread is Japan, which has dominated Asia for many years, the bottom piece of bread is China, which is somewhat inconspicuous in the rapid development of Japan and South Korea, and the sandwich in the middle is South Korea.

This theory is actually more objective and a fact of existence. After World War II, although Japan lost its ability to expand on the battlefield, with the assistance of the United States, Japan's economy developed rapidly.

Before Japan and the United States signed the Plaza Agreement in 1990s, the Japanese people once thought that they would be the richest country in the world.

The argument of "Japan threat theory" was once raised in the United States. The Japanese people's behavior of "buying in buy buy" in the United States has aroused the dissatisfaction of the American people, and even the argument that Japan wants to buy the whole United States has emerged.

Japan, with great wealth, became the second largest economy in the world after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They believe that one day through their efforts, they will eventually surpass the United States. However, selfish Americans did not give Japan a chance to surpass the United States. A paper agreement completely destroyed Japan and dragged Japan into the quagmire of bubble economy.

It was at this time that another younger brother of the United States, the Republic of Korea, got an opportunity to develop its economy. When foreign capital didn't quite believe that China would completely open its market, the world economy moved to the surrounding areas of China. Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong, Singapore and Korea have been fully developed.

From the 1960s to the beginning of this century, in just over 30 years, South Korea jumped from a small country with a per capita GDP of less than 65.438 million dollars to a moderately developed country with a per capita GDP of nearly 20,000 dollars, becoming one of the countries with the fastest economic development in the world.

Japan's economic recession has given Koreans hope that in the eyes of arrogant Koreans, Japan will become the most developed country in Asia in the near future.

It was at this time that the internet began to rise, and the Korean people and Japanese nationals set off a public opinion war. South Korea looks down on Japan, whose economy is declining, while Japan laughs at South Korea's arrogance.

At this time, China has just been reforming and opening up for a long time, and it has no sense of existence in front of economically developed Japan and South Korea. In addition, due to different social systems, South Korea still has some misunderstandings about China.

Self-righteous Koreans naturally despise this ancient country that redefines the world's factories, so China has become the bread at the bottom of this sandwich.

02 lose sour taste

Despite all historical grievances, the Japanese's evaluation and recognition of China is commendable.

In the most difficult days of reform and opening up, Japan gave us great help, both technically and financially. Today, we can still see Japanese respect for China culture from the Internet.

In online media, we often see Japanese netizens calling China "father" and South Korea "brother". In fact, this stems from the recognition of China culture.

South Korea used to be a subordinate country of China, and Japanese culture mostly originated from China, so the three countries have inseparable historical attributes in culture. Therefore, when Koreans publicize how profound their culture is on the Internet, they are always ridiculed and satirized by the Japanese.

With the efforts of several generations, China's economy has developed rapidly, surpassing South Korea, the European Union and Japan to become the second largest economy in the world.

Facing the re-emergence of China, Koreans who think highly of themselves are always unwilling to believe this fact and try to cover up the development and achievements of China in the past decades in various ways. They always think that South Korea is the only economic miracle in East Asia. They are proud of their economic achievements.

Professor Kim of South Korea is one of them. In his eyes, the economic achievements made by Koreans are beyond the reach of any country or nation. In their minds, this is a miracle of economic development.

However, when he came to this vast land, Jin Lan was disappointed. At first, he didn't believe what he saw, but the farther he went and the longer he stayed, the greater the loss in his heart, and he changed from being unconvinced and sour to sincere admiration.

When Jin Lan came to China, what he saw was no longer the tattered picture that was silent in his mind. In his memory, China should be a backward, poor and closed country, and people can't have a full meal.

However, in front of his eyes are commercial buildings full of high-rise buildings, business negotiation activities full of business atmosphere and China people who are busy with their respective careers.

When he returned to Korea to perform on the podium again, he sighed: "China in front of him completely shattered his pride as a Korean in front of the people of China".

In his view, it is a world miracle that this great eastern country with a population of1400 million can win its present world status and economic strength by its own efforts.

Today, many Koreans are still full of all kinds of frustrations about China's achievements today.

However, it's not China people who are angry with the attitude of South Korea, but the opposite Japan, which is also very happy to say.

Of course, as China people, we will not stop in front of our achievements, but continue to strive to realize China's dream of becoming the center of the world again!