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Do an internet search on China and most likely eight out of ten articles that come up will be from Western news agencies and be negative. YouTube demonetizes pro China video channels. Tianxiang Tan says he felt as a child he was very unfortunate to grow up in China as it had no democracy and Western people were said to be better off and happier. Tianxiang Tan moved to the US when he was 19 but now he loves China realising that what he saw told about his country was Western propaganda. If you live in a small community up in a mountain in the US, it's unlikely the private utilities will want to supply you any services, but in China the government makes sure no one goes without. Many people outside of China have only a vague understanding of China’s political system. International
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Do an internet search on China and most likely eight out of ten articles that come up will be from Western news agencies and be negative. YouTube demonetizes pro China video channels. Do an internet search on China and most likely eight out of ten articles that come up will be from Western news agencies and be negative. YouTube demonetizes pro China video channels. Tianxiang Tan says he felt as a child he was very unfortunate to grow up in China as it had no democracy and Western people were said to be better off and happier. Tianxiang Tan moved to the US when he was 19 but now he loves China realising that what he saw told about his country was Western propaganda. If you live in a small community up in a mountain in the US, it's unlikely the private utilities will want to supply you any services, but in China the government makes sure no one goes without. Many people outside of China have only a vague understanding of China’s political system. International
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Tianxiang Tan says he felt as a child he was very unfortunate to grow up in China as it had no democracy and Western people were said to be better off and happier. Tianxiang Tan moved to the US when he was 19 but now he loves China realising that what he saw told about his country was Western propaganda.
If you live in a small community up in a mountain in the US, it's unlikely the private utilities will want to supply you any services, but in China the government makes sure no one goes without.
Many people outside of China have only a vague understanding of China’s political system. International controversies about Chinese society have only been on the rise. In this talk, Tianxiang explains the often unheard key features that make the Chinese society model unique. He will also delve into some reasons for the very different understandings of China. Tianxiang will provide additional information on how Western mainstream narratives play a major role in the misunderstanding.
Tianxiang (Derek) Tan is a student (now alumnus) at Earlham College. He came to the US with a strong preference for the US political system, while hating that of his home country, China. However, as he encountered new perspectives, he found striking similarities between both and the misconceptions underlying their differences and has now developed a more holistic idea of the two cultures. He hopes to help both reach a mutually beneficial understanding of one another.
A global management student, Derek set his career path on business innovations through building start-ups, joining competitions, and serving on college IT, Marketing, and Finance groups. He has interned at Daimler and Alibaba Group. He was also elected co-chair for the Student Organiation Council and served as a student representative to the college Board of Trustees. Now a student at Cornell Johnson School of Management, he hopes to leverage technology to build cultural and economic connectivity within the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.