Literary Master 1983

Chapter 160: The Battle between Dragon and Elephant
The dragon refers to China, and the elephant refers to India.

India in the South Asian subcontinent is known as the "Land of Elephants" and the elephant-headed god "Ganesha" is one of the five main gods in Hinduism.

In current affairs magazines, commentators often use cultural totems to represent the nation, while the pinyin of the capital is used to refer to the government.

"The Battle between the Dragon and the Elephant" was a hot topic at that time. As the two most populous countries in the world, their every move attracted the attention of people all over the world and had huge news value. The question of who was better, the 'dragon' or the 'elephant', was also a hot topic in the West. Contrary to the impression of later generations, there was a time when the 'elephant' had a status close to or even surpassing that of the 'dragon' on the international stage.

"The two giants in Asia are trying to get in touch with the modern world. The 'dragon' has launched its own reform and opening-up policy and is in touch with the West, which means that it has abandoned its original economic model and turned to a market economy. However, after getting rid of the shadow of colonialism, the 'elephant' still insists on a high degree of nationalization and a planned system... In the Olympics, countries with a planned system often achieve good results. East Germany, with a population of 1600 million and an area of ​​only square kilometers, has long been at the top of the gold medal list, which is used as one of the manifestations of the 'superiority' of the system."

"However, India has not achieved satisfactory results. There were many reasons to justify this situation, such as poverty, weakness, lack of system, and lack of historical traditional strengths... When China also entered the Olympic system and achieved incredible achievements, India had to face the bleak reality alone."

"Olympia refers to the ancestral worship activities held in Olympia in ancient Greece to worship the god Zeus. Later, it evolved into a series of Greek civic activities including sports. During the Renaissance, philosophers rediscovered the Olympic relics thousands of years ago. They were surprised to find that in this event, there were always some outstanding citizens who repeatedly received honors. Their names appeared on shells and stone tablets. In fact, they became the favorites of the god Zeus."

"Yes, we can say that despite having only participated in one Olympic Games, China's achievements have surpassed the total of all the Olympic Games since India's founding. In comparison, China is the 'superior citizen'."

"Is there an inherent national character that has caused the huge gap between the two countries? Below, I will introduce these two countries to you from the three aspects of organization, culture and IQ..."

This article is not so much a comparison between the two countries as it is a satire on India which is getting closer to the Soviets.

The article believes that the Chinese are clearly superior to the Indians in terms of both organization and culture. This situation was already evident in a border conflict in the 60s, when the laziness and lack of discipline displayed by the Indians were jaw-dropping, and they eventually suffered the consequences of their impulsiveness.

But what is more poignant in the article is its evaluation of IQ.

It fundamentally denies the greatest values ​​of modern humanity.

In 1953, the Nobel Prize in Biology was awarded to two American scientists for discovering the double helix structure of DNA. One of them, James Watson, has been tirelessly exploring the intelligence levels of various ethnic groups and races in his subsequent scientific career, because he believes that the intelligence of a nation determines whether the country composed of that nation can realize its potential.

This is undoubtedly a dangerous scientific research.

Watson later discovered that contrary to the rumor that Jews have the highest intelligence, among common countries, people in East Asia have the highest average intelligence level, reaching above 110. "Why can East Asia develop so fast? Why can Japan become a member of the developed countries? Because their intelligence is naturally high."

The research has been widely circulated, and Westerners are convinced that the economic miracles in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia are related to this innate IQ. "So, when the Chinese can get the same development opportunities and appear in the Olympic arena, they can realize such talents and burst out with amazing power. In China, they (the majority) are always well protected by a very small number of brave people. Some people perform exceptionally well and will appear in various industries and aspects next. Maybe the Los Angeles Olympics is just a prelude to a grand symphony."

Since we mentioned that the IQ of Chinese people is 110, what is the IQ of Indians?
The answer is 82, which is lower than the global average intelligence (100). Therefore, ordinary Indians find it difficult to complete complex intelligence work and have logical thinking ability. This is reflected in sports, as they are not good at shooting, gymnastics, table tennis and other small and fast sports.

In traditional events, we cannot compete with sports powerhouses.

Then, isn't India a failed nation, not as smart as others, not as strong as others. This failure has been thoroughly exposed in the Los Angeles Olympics, where they gained nothing.

The publication of this article caused an uproar. There are many Indian immigrants in the United States. They protested and believed that the article in Time magazine was "unforgivable racial discrimination." Do they have to be stabbed in the back like this just because they lost a few gold medals?
India has its own South Asian Games and has also participated in the Commonwealth Olympics, where it has dominated the world. How can it be said that it is inferior to others?
A massive campaign of opposition to the article broke out among Indian Americans, and Time magazine had to apologize for it later, but refused to retract the article because the data and number of gold medals cited in the article were not false at all. It would be hard for anyone with a neutral stance not to feel that the article was "offensive."

Wait, don't think about it anymore. It will be offensive if you continue to think about it.

When Chinese immigrants read this article, they had the exact opposite feeling: They felt that they were recognized as a minority group compared to Indians, and that this recognition came from their motherland.

This created a strange emotion, it was hard to tell whether it was pride, confusion, or melancholy.

An elderly Chinese man on East Broadway in Manhattan was interviewed about the recent Olympics: "Today I have spent more time in the United States than in Fujian Province, but I still speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. If my children are interested in the culture of my hometown, I will teach them Chinese characters."

The reporter asked: "Do you read Chinese novels?"

The Chinese man replied, "I have read almost all of Mr. Cha Liangyong's martial arts novels."

A young actor named John Lone, who also came from Broadway, told the reporter: "I am an orphan. My name also contains the character 'Long'. Because I have no parents or relatives, I always imagine that on the other side of the ocean, there are a billion people who are my relatives."

The reporter asked him, "Do you read novels?"

"I still mainly read English scripts, but I still have the ability to read Chinese scripts, or novels."

(End of this chapter)