which is better, Empire China or Communist China?

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may be compared by means of cultures, traditions, politics, religion,..
but the above answers really do help our debate,..tnx!God Bless!

may be compared by means of cultures, traditions, politics, religion,..
but the answers below really do help our debate,..tnx! God Bless

Answer 1

Coupled with a deeply rooted Orientalism, xenophobia and chauvinism have characterized the US perspective of China throughout the XX c. For starters, the US was the leader in the diplomatic resistance to recognize the People's Republic Of China. Instead, they argued, the rightful representative of the country was Chiang Kai Shek's refuge in the island of Formosa, also known as Taiwan.
The offensive against Chinese sovereignty had not started with the imaginary China that the US sought to represent. Or rather, it was not the first time that an imaginary China, or a CHina of the western imaginary, was used to limit the freedoms of a sovereign CHina. Only in the Western psyche is such a judgement possible, which presumes that we are in a position to judge the quality of Chinese life.
As far as i can understand it, the Maoists were not opposed to the empire because of its history, but because of its submission to England. It was the loss of sovereignty, Boxer rebels and later Maoists would argue, that humbled the Chinese people.
The inheritors of the oldest legalistic tradition, Confucianism, have always exercised excellent governance. At least, as far as i have come to understand, the advances made under the People's Republic make the CHinese people as proud as those they made under the Emperor. Only the CHinese can truly compare, yet American John K Fairbank, who witnessed the early Maoist regime; looked upon it favorably. In the past, other western scholars have resided in CHina and praised the regime.
There is no way to compare it to the Western tradition, and it should not be expected that we look on an imaginary CHina to condemn so as to dim the myriad of failures of our own belligerent and exploitative tradition.

Answer 2

Good question without an easy answer. Both were cruel and oppressive regimes, but Imperial China was based on centuries of tradition and grew organically. So at least people were used to it and knew where they stood. The communists tried their great crash-bang-wallop social experiment and failed and still tried to make out it was a success at the cost of thousands (millions) of lives. They were trying to make life better for the millions of poor who were basically slaves, but the poor are always the victims and became slaves by another name.
I'll be on the lookout for answers from people who really know this history.

Answer 3

Well, Imperial China was a lot more interesting culturally. The communists don't seem to be real big on the arts ... someone should hint to them that red is not the only color in the spectrum.
Other than that, I'll be real happy if I never hear the phrase "MooGooGaiPan for 1.5 Billion, please" at my corner Chinese Carryout.
Thanks for asking.

Answer 4

Really not much difference.

Both totalitarian regimes that maintained tight control of the populace. Both used the populace however they saw fit, with little regard for their health, safety and well being.

The only real differences are semantic. The language of a communist dictatorship alway blathers about the "people", but never really gives them anything.

Answer 5

better for whom? communist china was perceived as a risk to the united states, since communism was the enemy back then. The only thing communism has done though is retard a country that could be the number one superpower, kind of like russia, they are still so messed up that they will take years to recover.

Answer 6

either, they both control the citizens, religion, birth rates, and all other entities that come along with a society