I read about Dr Wu maybe 10-15 years ago and had since had his name forgotten. This is rather embarrassing until you rekindled my faded memory.
1910 was a time Chinese wherever they were had no idea of citizenship. If they are born Chinese, they are Chinese nationals.
The call for service to the motherland who was so often besieged by war and conflict, poverty and disease then, was as patriotic as idealistic. Many forsaken their comfort, wealth to help their fellow countrymen even if they are so distant in the far north of China to a man who was born in the South Sea.
It is men and women like Dr Wu, who helped made China what it is today. In the words of Premier Wen who uttered the following words whilst paying respect to Mao Anqing, the eldest son of Mao Zedong who was killed in the Korea war: 中国现在强大了人民幸福了 (China is now strong and the peoples are happy).
These words sound too premature and not truly reflecting the reality. I am hoping one day that, like what Dr Wu’s great granddaughter has hoped, a stronger China can be a gentler China, a richer China can also be a kinder China. Only this China that blend hard- and soft power (钢柔并重) will be truly respected.
CCP administration should start looking at De (德) and Li (礼). This topic will warrant a long write up.
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