by: Lonely Cantonese Sith Lord · 
Source: Quora

The People’s Republic of China has proven itself once again to be the greatest peacemaker in the modern era, and worthy of the Mandate of Heaven.

For those of you who didn’t know, the Mandate of Heaven is not some oriental equivalent of the Divine Right of Kings. Chinese culture is fundamentally secular, and “Heaven” (we might call it “the universe” or “objective reality” today) does not play favourites – you have to earn Heaven’s favour with certain types of deeds.

I’ll give you an example.

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