In fairness, the argument on creativity is not entirely without merit. If I recall my history correctly, Confucius or a notable of the 儒家 authored a change in the expression of music in China, I believe by restricting musical expression to a set ritualistic form.
Where did you learn your Chinese history? From school in USA? Especially how Confusius or his follower bothered to mess with music? When the Tang emperors enjoyed musics from central asia, do you think those are retualistic form set by Confucius? Does any folk music in the past thousands of years sound ritualistic to you?
You just got my nerves. This is the biggest bull I have heard so far in this forum. Seriously, do you speak and read Chinese, especially classic Chinese that Confucius' books were written in?
Of course, when we see the works of 李白 or 杜甫, we see that this "China has no creativity because of authoritarianist culture of respect for order" is complete bull.
You are basically rebuting the music bull yourself.
Personally however, I will say that labelling CCP as 后清 is not entirely without merit, and there is a degree of surpression of creative expression in China at the moment. There has been improvement in recent years.
This is another "I love China but hate CCP" bull that has been circuling around, the other similars are "Japan is more Chinese than China", "Oversea Chinese are more Chinese", "ROC is more Chinese than PRC" etc.
The fact is that all Chinese governments share fundamentals since the existence of China, be it the republics or imperial ones, that is "there is always a limit for everything and anything", "没有规矩，不成方圆". So what is the purpose of calling CCP "post Qing"? Except western demonization labeling like they do in their own countries by throwing labels on opponents.
The preaching of USA is a poison, not only to themselves but to the whole world.
