The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it were not in a position to show and convince the Chinese intelligentsia of the superiority of the European culture.
Hu ShihAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: chinese
- Born: December 17, 1891
- Died: February 24, 1962
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