One is the cultured versus barbaric interpretation, 夷夏之防, and one is the transcultural interpretation, 天下文明. These two are always at tension. In Taiwan, I will say firmly that we’re choosing the 天下 interpretation.
One is the cultured versus barbaric interpretation, 夷夏之防, and one is the transcultural interpretation, 天下文明. These two are always at tension. In Taiwan, I will say firmly that we’re choosing the 天下 interpretation.