Chinese Political Concepts: Lost in Translation
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/why-chinese-political-concepts-are-often-lost-translation
. . . one American student argued that tianxia was a synonym for the word “imperialism,” as to him it implied ultimate subjugation to a stronger political entity. For Western readers who may often regard the nation-state as the foundation of modern international politics, the deeper nuances of tianxia can therefore be rather difficult to grasp.
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