How Chinese People View America

In my search for world views on America, I found a speech on the Chinese Embassy website entitled, "How Chinese People View America" delivered by Zhao Qizheng (who at the time of the speech was the Minister of the State Council Information Office) dated 08/30/2000. Now although the speech is twelve years old, it provides a fascinating insight into the history of the relationship between America and China, and shows the evolution of the relationship, and the tensions and "falsities" (according to China, the American media overestimating the strength of China facilitating and justifying a "China-threat" theory) that have impacted current relations. The speech goes on further to talk about the future of Chinese - American relations such as having larger amounts of American students visit China as part of exchange programs  to better understand the Chinese people and culture. All in all, this speech shows that the view of Americans through Chinese eyes, is ever developing, with Zhao Qizheng stating that he, "wants to let you know what ordinary Chinese people are thinking about America and Americans, because their perceptions are rich but complex. They're contradictory and they're constantly changing."  

The link to the speech: http://bg.chineseembassy.org/eng/dtxw/t131518.htm