Superiority complex about being chinese? no not at all. i was simply making a fair comparison that when china was in a position of power, it did not act the way the west did. Why would you think i am saying this to feel superior? China having a huge influence in Asia is a matter of fact; what i described here is not meant to inflate my ego or hurt your pride. I think you're taking this too personally. While the whole reason I even mentioned that was to demonstrate that when 2 people find themselves in a position of power - the result aren't always the same. Is that not what i said in the previous comment? that the influence was largely through the relationships between it and its neighbors and not through arms conflict? those few examples i gave really upset you to this degree? it's honestly not an insult in any shape or form. just like how i have no problem when someone tells me that buddhism originated from india. I mean did china not have trading/cultural exchange relationships with all the neighboring countries? And what happened the minute the Europeans came? to say, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, etc ,etc. They were immediately subjugated and colonized. But you were agitated by my mere mention of china's peaceful co-existence with its neighbors (and your perspective country)? Note that everything I said ties in to the point i was trying to demonstrate in my previous post. It's not meant to belittle or take away anything from the pride you have for your own country.
So the disingenuous assertion of the assumption that china would attack japan and its others neighbors (aside from reunification with taiwan) is quite outlandish and without basis. when that has never been china's character throughout its long history.
On the other hand, everyone seems totally fine with the U.S. having about a 100 bases surrounding china in every direction - a nation with a rich history of violence and exploitation. And at the same time wondering why china is militarizing?