The Problem of China

The Problem of China by Bertrand Russell is a philosophical essay that explores the challenges and complexities of modern China. In the essay, Russell argues that China's political and social systems are facing significant problems, including the lack of individual freedom, the suppression of dissent, and the country's economic and cultural stagnation. He also examines the impact of Western imperialism on China and the tensions between traditional Chinese culture and modernization. Russell's essay is a thought-provoking analysis of China's current state and its potential future trajectory.

By Bertrand Russell · First published 1920 · Genre: Political Text, History, Philosophy · 15 chapters

Contents

• QUESTIONS
• CHINA BEFORE THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
• CHINA AND THE WESTERN POWERS
• MODERN CHINA
• JAPAN BEFORE THE RESTORATION
• MODERN JAPAN
• JAPAN AND CHINA BEFORE 1914
• JAPAN AND CHINA DURING THE WAR
• THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
• PRESENT FORCES AND TENDENCIES IN THE FAR EAST
• CHINESE AND WESTERN CIVILIZATION CONTRASTED
• THE CHINESE CHARACTER
• HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA
• INDUSTRIALISM IN CHINA
• THE OUTLOOK FOR CHINA

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• Proposed Roads to Freedom (1918)
• The Analysis of Mind (1921)
• Political Ideals (1917)
• The Problems of Philosophy (1912)
• The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism (1920)
• Our Knowledge of the External World (1914)
• Why Men Fight (1916)
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