The Transformation of China

From Criticizing Einstein to Embracing Science

This is a photo of Yao Tongbin and his children, and the information comes from the Internet data archive.

In recent years, I have been watching the television series "The Three-Body Problem," which was adapted from a novel that I bought many years ago from a street vendor in China. At that time, no one in China cared about or even liked this work. It touched upon criticizing intellectuals, scientists, and even Einstein's theory of relativity—a history that remains ingrained in the memories of our generation who experienced the Cultural Revolution.

I have been watching the television series “The Three-Body Problem,” which was adapted from a novel that I bought many years ago from a street vendor in China.

For over two decades, China spent a considerable amount of time criticizing Einstein. It was a product of ignorance and a sense of superiority, akin to the Boxers who believed they possessed invincibility against firearms and blades. While the world continued to progress, China delved into superstition. It wasn't until 1978, when China recognized its own backwardness on a national scale, that it cautiously began acknowledging the importance of science and technology as a vital component of productivity. It was during this period that Deng Xiaoping made a groundbreaking statement, declaring that science and technology were not merely productive forces but the primary productive forces…