It is why the government does not dare to let the renminbi appreciate too fast, lest economic growth slow, causing the Party loses face and legitimacy. And it is why bullying Japan is always a good option: China’s rulers do not necessarily hate Japan, but they are afraid to look weak in the eyes of their citizens, who are taught from kindergarten that foreign powers want to humiliate China.
这就是为什么任何挑战共产党统治的合法性，提倡多党制的人，即便如刘晓波这样鲜为人知的学者，都必须被打倒。这也是为什么中国政府不敢让人民币升值太快的原因，避免经济衰退，导致共产党没面子和丧失统治地位。这也是为什么欺负日本总是外交手段的一个好选择：中国的统治者不一定恨日本，但他们不能接受被国人视为软弱无能，因为国人从小就被教导国外势力都企图欺负中国。