China’s Real ‘Century of Humiliation’

In the 100 years since its founding in Shanghai, the CCP has wrought untold damage upon the world’s oldest civilization

Face mask-clad Chinese honour guards stand in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 30, 2020. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

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Scholars and enthusiasts of Chinese history are familiar with the term “century of humiliation,” referring to the long chain of crises the country suffered during its entry into the modern era starting in the mid-19th century.