I am not saying that China is not a military rival, just that culturally, they are less strange to Americans than modern Japan. The other reply mentioned Iran. Iran had, I believe, Sharia law even while the Shaw was in power.
For better or worse, the Cultural Revolution in China did revolutionize the culture. There isn’t much “Traditional” Chinese culture left. It has been merged with Western ideas and concepts. It is no surprise that it would include food
There isn’t much “Traditional” Chinese culture left.
The “Four Olds” were old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. Launched in 1966 by Mao Zedong to fuel the Cultural Revolution, this campaign urged the Red Guards to eradicate, feudal, and bourgeois elements to reshape Chinese society, resulting in the destruction of cultural sites, books, and violent persecution.
I might add, that’s exactly what the Maoists who run our education system are doing.