Question is who talks about what
"Rather than talk about isms all the time, better spend more time in studying the problems hindering our social progress" was Hu Shi's advice in an article published early last century. It is still relevant when we talk about one of the most controversial books Why Is China Unhappy?
As far as the title is concerned, this book seems to be an answer to the earlier bestseller China Is Unhappy. But actually it is an antithesis, which lashes out at Chinese culture in different ways. Unlike China Is Unhappy, which claimed that China should assert itself militarily, diplomatically and in every other way, this book attributes all the problems China is facing to its traditional culture.
In the opinion of the authors of China Is Unhappy, rather than clinging to the West that is declining, China needs to call the shots in establishing a new world order.
