The nine modern powers in the documentary "The Rise of Great Powers" have their own characteristics, and their unique development models are worth learning and learning from China. Only by making greater breakthroughs in industry, commerce and finance can a country rise. China's ancient economy was inseparable from land, and its commercial development was extremely slow. In the trend of world economy, the competition between industry and commerce and finance develops first, which determines that China is bound to fall behind. If China wants to achieve a real rise, it must have the thinking of a big country. The thinking of a big country is the thinking of the strong, that is, forgetting the past and forgiving Japan.
Keywords: industrial and commercial financial innovation, economic benefits, big country thinking, honesty and fairness
Literature Review: The successful experiences of various countries described in the TV documentary The Rise of Great Powers are worthy of in-depth discussion. Xia Jianping wrote in "Where Great Powers Rise", "As a huge organization, we can see that its development path extends along a regular track. The rise of these great powers has very realistic reference significance not only for other countries, but also for any organization and even every individual, and has brought far-reaching enlightenment to everyone's work and life. " China is the largest organization in the world, and it is an urgent task to learn from the experience of pioneer countries. In addition, the rise of China must be guided by a spirit and a thinking. Xia believes that China's great power thinking is to maintain economic independence and prevent heavy dependence on other countries, especially one country or several countries. Maintain self-production, self-creation and self-service of ideological and political culture; Maintain the continuous innovation and development of political system and system; Maintain military independence and innovative development and play the role of a big country in international affairs. This paper analyzes it from two aspects: absorbing and summarizing the experience and lessons of other countries and establishing the thinking of a big country.
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"The great geographical discovery around 1500 has opened the historical curtain of dialogue and competition between different countries, and therefore, the road to the rise of great powers has global coordinates.
Over the past 500 years, nine world powers have emerged on the stage of human modernization, namely Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Russia and the United States.
The story of the rise and fall of great powers has left a unique development path and lesson, which inspires today and also affects the future ... "
This is the prelude to the rise of great powers, which tells us a profound truth, that is, these nine countries have become great powers in the modern world because they all have lofty goals and great revenge. The development of great powers also inspires mankind and has a far-reaching impact on China. Yes, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Russia and the United States all have their own characteristics, and their unique development models are worth learning and learning from China.
Looking at the rise of nine great powers in the film, it should be a historical process of human modernization, and the essence of the process is the progress of human social and economic steps. The history of more than 500 years has constantly interpreted the rise and development of world productive forces, with industry and commerce and finance as the main driving forces. Only by making greater breakthroughs in industry, commerce and finance can a country rise. As long as this condition can be turned into reality, this country, even if it is only as small as the Netherlands, will become a mainstay affecting the world.
The world economy has really started the gears in the Netherlands, which has always been the pioneer of the world and the pioneer of the world's industry, commerce and finance. 1602, the Netherlands established the first joint-stock company in history-Dutch East India Company. 1609, the first stock exchange in the world history was born in Amsterdam. Shareholders of the East India Company can convert their shares into cash at any time through the stock exchange if they wish. In the same year, Amsterdam Bank was established as a city bank, financial bank and exchange bank. It absorbs deposits every day, issues loans, and even legally lends them to its enemies. All these mean that the rise of a big country cannot be separated from economic innovation and breakthrough.
It can be seen that China has a glorious history, but it has failed to catch up with the pace of modernization of human society, which is not unrelated to its "big country". It is precisely because the country is vast and rich, and the material is abundant that China does not have to worry about the material for survival. It is precisely because of its large population and magnificent national strength that China will "worship heaven", be content with the status quo and not seek a breakthrough. The economic development in ancient China was never inseparable from the land, and the commercial development was extremely slow. In the trend of world economy, the competition between industry and commerce and finance develops first, which determines the inevitable backward position of China. Moreover, China's vast territory and closed doors hindered the process of communication with the outside world and delayed China's awakening.
So, what is the driving force of world economic development? It is economic benefit. The Dutch can invent the method of taking out herring intestines with a knife, build ships with a cost twice as low as that of Spain, and take the lead in developing industry, commerce and finance, all of which are actions under their will to pursue wealth. The desire for economic benefits gives full play to people's intelligence. Therefore, if their love for money is turned into a force, it will be stronger than any political, military or institutional force. The Dutch only care about wealth. They can give up their self-esteem for wealth, and they are willing to hand over their country's political power to foreign countries for wealth, but they don't know that "in fact, they already have a country."
Of course, political system and science and technology are also important factors in the rise of great powers, but in the final analysis, economy is always the most fundamental factor. This is the internal reason for the changes and functions of political system and science and technology.
It is worth noting that when science and technology have become a force for pursuing interests, a country's attitude towards science and talents will have a great impact on its development. However, it is precisely at this point that China has always had great problems. China invented the compass, which is used for navigation in foreign countries, but it is used for seeing Feng Shui in China. China invented gunpowder, which was used by foreign countries to expand their territory, while China preferred to use gunpowder to light firecrackers.
In the rise of great powers, China did not appear as the leading role. However, we can see that China, as a supporting role, is going downhill. The story of the rise and fall of great powers has left a unique development path and lessons, and it is urgent for China to explore its enlightenment and significance.
In addition, in addition to learning from the successful experience of great powers in history, China, as Napoleon said, the sleeping lion of the East, must have the thinking of a great power in order to achieve a real rise.
However, the so-called rise of great powers seems to be a false topic. China has been a big country since the beginning of human history, and there is actually no question of its rise. It can be said that China has always been a giant, but for a time he was knocked unconscious and lying on the ground. But the giant is not dead yet, and now he is slowly waking up. The rise of a great country is that some people lie looking at others. China, who is a giant, should stand up and observe others. Only with great thoughts can he be worthy of our huge body.
The thinking of a big country is the thinking of the strong, that is, forgetting the past. The weak or group will have strong revenge psychology and behavior. Because only by maintaining a strong revenge mentality can we stop others from invading in the future. This is the principle of biological evolution. The desperate revenge of low-level creatures such as bees is to strive for a good living environment in the future. Similarly, the weak attach great importance to revenge psychology and behavior, and also to warn those aggressors or attackers who intentionally violate. This is the way for the weak to survive.
China has been a great country since ancient times, so there is no need to bring up old grievances. Our hospitality is "good for evil". In human history, only force has been used to subdue people. Without force, people will be "convinced". Only "good for evil" can be convincing. Zhuge Liang's "seven capture and seven capture Meng Huo" is an example of serving people with virtue and repaying grievances with virtue. The submission of the Turks was not conquered by force, but the result of sincerity and equality. Therefore, the mentality and thinking of big countries inevitably require us to put aside historical grievances and look back. Great powers don't need to intimidate their opponents by complaining or retaliating. The foundation of a big country is to treat people sincerely and fairly.
Therefore, we should learn and sum up the experience of others with an open mind, and more importantly, we can never ignore our status as a big country. Give a few examples to explain what is the thinking of the strong and what is the thinking of the big country. "Seven capture seven vertical Meng Huo" is a big country thinking; After the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's book burning was a strong thinking, so he naturally had to learn from Cao Cao.
The realistic thinking of a powerful country is simple: forgive Japan. It is an indisputable fact that the Japanese couldn't conquer us when China was at its weakest (distracted and economic recession), and it is difficult to realize the dream of conquering China now.
Fairness is the key to the prestige of a great country. Even an evil enemy like Japan can be treated fairly and forgiven. Then the rest of the world will fully trust China. Liu bang named Yongji, the person he hated most; Qi Huangong let Guan Zhong, who originally wanted to kill him, do the same.
Personally, I think that today's China just lacks the confidence of other countries, especially ordinary citizens. Dealing with the relationship with Japan is the key to the thinking of a big country, which plays a vital role in establishing China's image as a big country, but it is of little benefit to study the rise and fall of a big country. With China's successful experience, long history and generous and just attitude, a small country can firmly grasp the political power, let alone China. Forgiving the Japanese can establish China's prestige, so why not?
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