Does China Equal Shina? Only Two Groups of People Still Use the Term 'Shina' Globally
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Does China Equal Shina? Only Two Groups of People Still Use the Term 'Shina' Globally

This article aims to trace the historical evolution of the term 'Shina' (Cina), from its original meaning of 'land of wisdom' in Sanskrit to its transformation into a derogatory term for China during the era of Japanese imperialist aggression. It strongly criticizes the two groups of people who still use this vocabulary today: 'Pseudo-Imperial Subjects' and the 'Japanese Far-Right.'

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In fact, the term “Shina” (Cina) did not originally have a derogatory meaning; on the contrary, it carried a sense of admiration.

The earliest etymology of “Shina” comes from the Indian Sanskrit word “चीन” (Cina), also known as Zhina, Zhina, Mahachina, etc. It is synonymous with “Chedan” and was the ancient Indian name for China, with the original meaning of “Land of Wisdom.”

Later, the term “Shina” entered China along with Buddhist scriptures. After Buddhism flourished in China and established its foundation, the term was introduced to neighboring countries as their envoys came to China for pilgrimage and tribute, including Baekje (now North and South Korea) and Wa (now Japan).

Pseudo-Imperial Subjects and Japanese Far-Right or right-wing netizens on Facebook and PTT who love to deliberately say “Shina” to belittle China, I think the Ah Q-style spiritual victory method of these “Awakened Youths” is truly a joke…

And besides…

Hmm…

Those…

Those people who regard themselves as Japanese imperial subjects (actually Taiwanese slave-imperial subjects)—although they love to imitate the Japanese right-wing by saying “Shina, Shina”—their already infinitely weakened brains might not yet know…

During the Japanese colonial era, the high-ranking Japanese on the Japanese mainland called Taiwan “South Shina” (Minami-Shina)…

Sorry, because those Taiwanese slave-imperial subjects with no national dignity are so ridiculous, my stomach hurts from laughing…

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