Royal road theory

Japanese: 王道理論 - おうどうりろん
Royal road theory

... The Chinese consciousness is nothing but the crystallization of a strong sense of pride and confidence in one's own country's superiority, a pride in being the most culturally prominent and geographically central place in the world. Similar ideas can be found in ancient Babylonia, Egypt, India, and other places, but one of the differences between these and the Chinese consciousness is the intervention of the theory of the kingly way (virtuous governance). The benevolent rule of the king (Son of Heaven) spreads in all directions, and even remote barbarians are ``so far away that there is nothing that cannot be reached,'' meaning that they are all expected to submit to China.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "royal road theory" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 自国の優越性に対する強烈な自負と自信が中華意識となって結晶したものにほかならないが,それは天下において,文化的にもっとも傑出した,地理的に中央の地であるとの矜持(きようじ)である。類似の発想は古代のバビロニア,エジプト,インドなどにも見いだされるけれども,それらと中華意識との違いの一つは,王道理論(徳治主義)の介在であろう。王者(天子)の仁政が四方に波及して,僻遠の夷狄も〈遠しとして届(いた)らざる無し〉,つまりことごとく中国に帰服するはずのものとされるのである。…

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