Understanding China’s Qing dynasty heritage is critical for understanding the way geopolitics is functioning at the moment. The Qing legacy is a key factor in the tensions of China’s rise and its competition with the USA and the West. The Qing dynasty was an oppressive regime but one with an exquisite aesthetic. Qing-derived discipline is remembered unfavourably by contemporary China but has also afforded them with some advantages. This need not be ignored by the Chinese Communist Party, and its awkwardness stands to be managed much better. The power of China over fashion, for example, is surely intimately influenced by the Qing legacy, though China had more than one revolution in the 20th century to depose the Qing legacy and adopted communism. This is why Brand of Qing is my first post following my introductory series to The Buzz-Concept Project. The insight this “Project” can afford is powerful, and the Brand of Qing is an interesting cautionary tale as to the reality of the power of Buzz-Concepts.
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