China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.
I don't personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society's level of civilization.
Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.