The broadcast of the documentary on the rise of a great power, as well as the publication of a series of books on the rise of a great power, have a wide influence in China and even in the world, and have been reported by media all over the world. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In his previous life, Chen Dong had watched the documentary and book "The Rise of a Great Power", and had also carefully studied some of the views on the rise of a great power mentioned in the documentary, and he also agreed with some of them.

In this life, when Chen Dong searched for the rise of a great power on the Internet, there were no documentaries or books, and he was fanned by the wings of Chen Dong's reborn butterfly, and a butterfly wing in the Amazon rainforest vibrated occasionally, which may cause a tornado in Texas, USA, two weeks later.

Chen Dong said, "I think a real great power, a global power, formed in the 15th century, after the great geographical discovery, the Roman Empire before it, the Han and Tang dynasties in ancient China, and the glorious Assyrian Empire cannot be regarded as a global power, because the influence of these powerful empires is not global enough,......。

I think the definition of a big country is not a simple definition, it has a very rich connotation and extension, either a large country or a big country, for example, Canada has the second largest land area in the world, but no one has ever regarded it as a big country.

For example, Indonesia, with a population of nearly 200 million people, cannot be called a big country yet.

It is not a geographical prominence that can be called a big country, for example, Mongolia is located in the heart of Asia, but it is far from being a big country; ......, then, what is the connotation of a great power?

Chen Dong wrote a 'big' character on the blackboard.

The connotation of a big country is first of all 'big', the land area must not be small, from the 15th century, after the great geographical discovery, has been in the world to dominate the nine countries, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, France, Germany, RB Russia, the United States, ,......,the first three countries have also been brilliant for a while, but it is only a flash in the pan.

Among them, the smallest country is the Netherlands, with an area of just over 40,000 square kilometers, which can only be the size of a medium-sized city in China. Because of geographical limitations, it is destined to be weak in subsequent development.

The reason for the sudden rise of the first three countries is the historical background of the time, that is, the rudiments of the concept of 'maritime territory' had already germinated in the 15th century, and it was very fashionable to establish their hegemony and obtain economic benefits by controlling the seas. Although these three countries are small in size, they all have advanced navigation technology and superior access to the sea.

But starting from the United Kingdom, countries with a land area of less than 250,000 square kilometers are unlikely to dominate the world, which is like the early stage of reform and opening up.

Once other well-established and well-established countries wake up, it would be wise for the former nouveau riche to cede their hegemony.

We can objectively conclude that in the 21st century, if we want to become a world power, although land size is not the only important factor, it is a fundamental and important factor. And with the development of human society, the need for resources will also be more, as the mother of many resources, the importance of land is self-evident.

The 'bigness' of a large country also includes a large population, and a small population with a low creativity, productivity, and expansion. For example, after RB occupied most of China's territory at that time, due to the small number of soldiers, some counties only sent dozens of soldiers to guard it, so can it be achieved in the long run?

A real big country should be like an elephant in the forest, not afraid of tigers and wolves and other fierce beasts, nor to bully small animals to show its authority.

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Then, Chen Dong wrote a 'high' on the blackboard, the 'high' of a big country, high is first of all science and technology, and only by leading science and technology can he dominate ,......, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, and master the world's most advanced navigation technology at that time, which made it possible to expand overseas. Another example is Britain, which was driven by the advanced internal combustion engine at that time, and became an empire on which the sun never sets.

At present, the United States, the only superpower, has been able to stand out from the crowd and dominate the world for such a long time, precisely because of the guarantee of high technology!

The 'highness' of a big country also includes the quality of its population, and no matter how large its territory is and how large its population is, if the quality of its population is not high, it will be difficult for it to become a world power.

For example, Indonesia, with a land area of 1.9 million square kilometers and a population of nearly 200 million, is unlikely to become a world power in another 500 years, if the quality of its citizens is low, and when it encounters difficulties in economic development, it will take advantage of its own ethnic minorities and not look for its own real problems. It's not even a regional power.

Chen Dong was talking about Indonesia's brutal violence against the Chinese in 1998.

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Chen Dong said, "I think that since the 15th century, after the great geographical discovery, countries around the world began to know, understand and compete with each other, in modern times, there are nine countries in different historical periods, which have had a significant impact on the development of human society, they are, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, RB Russia, the United States,......。

These nine countries are really big powers, global powers, and because there is only one lecture time, I can only briefly talk about the United States, the most powerful country in the world, which we are most familiar with. ”

In the audience, whether it was professors, teachers, or students, they were all very fascinated.

Chen Dong said, "What are the Americans, they are immigrants from other countries,......, British colonists came to the North American continent and occupied 13 pieces of land one after another, and these 13 pieces of land formed the prototype of today's United States. The Indians were the first inhabitants of the North American continent, where they multiplied, lived and worked for generations.

Belonging to the Mongolian and ancient peoples, they began to operate in this land as early as 10,000 to 25,000 years ago, creating civilization.

According to historical research, people from outside the continent had already arrived in the Americas long before Columbus discovered the American continent.

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