The Tao was written in the 6th century BC. How did the “white people” get there and manufacture it? - LaustenThe white man started manufacturing Chinese philosophy after Matteo Ricci arrived at Macau in 1582. This Jesuit mastered classical Chinese or so he thought. Anyway, he cooked up his version of the Chinese classics and transmitted them to the west. Fast forward, and we Americans now have the Tao of Pooh which is like cowboy boots compared to shoes for the "lotus feet" of Chinese women.
White people did not create ancient Chinese thought. The American version of the Tao was not written by the Chinese in the 6th century BC. Let me put it this way. There is no shared reality as suggested by Xain.