Most negotiations with foreigners since the Ching Dynasty (1644-1911) have been a matter of repaying a sum of money, or ceding territory, causing the Chinese people to suffer the greatest insult. Therefore, now, when the Chinese people hear the word "negotiation" mentioned their faces take on a whole new expression. This often causes us to avoid, loath, or even reject negotiations.
或許是從滿清以來和外國的談判，不是賠款、就是割地，使中國人受盡了凌辱，以致迄今，國人還是聞談判而色變，產生了逃避、厭惡乃至排斥的心理。