Chinese are proud of their history and culture.
And one out of every four human beings on earth is Chinese.
Yes, they are inward-looking and change doesn’t come naturally to them but they do see themselves as superior to the barbarians.
And they don’t care to be lectured by us about their deficencies.
For sure. Though they will spend many hours arguing with each other over every conceivable nuance and possible meaning of every word in the latest speech from the elite in Beijing.