China's Quest: A New Cultural Identity | University of Denver (2010) 

Eleven years later in 2021, this is still the greatest speech about the Chinese culture of all.

Prof Wang is an encyclopaedia of Chinese culture and history. What a great speech!

I am watching this great historian today 13 years later and still find this talk incredibly relevant and illuminating. China's culture is still very much evolving. He clarifies many issues well. 1. Chinese has no difficulty accepting the current leadership. Legitimacy of the ruling is never in doubt, contrary to what the West claims. Harvard studies show consistently high appproval of the government. 2. The West deems Chinese government as totalitarian. The government (and the constitution) proclaims it as democratic. China's understanding of democracy is that it's for the people, and with leaders selected ground level up with proven records of serving the people competently, not by the ballot boxes electing candidates representing different interest groups. 3. In the 2010 when this talk occurred, relations between China and US good at most levels. Sadly, these relations turned toxic with US branding China as an enemy, even though China has repeatedly called for coexistence and cooperation. The world needs these two great nations to work together to overcome common global challenges.

Mad respect for the Chinese people today! From America!

All knowledge is in his head. Speaking off the cuff. Like LKY that I know off. Great speech and lesson for me. Thank you.

it's very interesting to watch this in year 2024. Apparently the more US pushes or fights with China, the more China moves toward her tradition and heritage.

1:41:10 watching in the year 2021, this has become true

Moral and traditions are different. The CR destroyed many relics of the past; the impact on the Chinese culture is not unknown. The promotion of standardized spoken Chinese in the mainland has done much to promote the evolving Chinese culture by promoting exchanges.

I should say not knowable, not unknown.