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And because the Jesuits followed most of how he conducted his own mission , they were more successful than the Franciscans and Dominicans , who , as was described in page 59 , more focused on nitpicking and pointing out what the Jesuits did or did not do . As the Jesuits were clearly more focused on what they had to do , and had sought to conform to and respect the Chinese culture , they were able to win more converts . Matteo Ricci was also cited by the author , in page 66 , that he exercised patience and prioritized laying down

important foundations : he focused more on understanding the Chinese culture , on respecting it , and building relationships . In fact , he was touted to be the model of friendship , as stated in page 45 . Because of this , he was truly successful with his mission

The Chinese culture , as stated in page 39 , is centered upon itself . The prevalent view was that no other culture was superior to theirs . Because Ricci sought to respect it , rather than impose upon it , dominate and undermine it , like the Portuguese had , he had not only survived the cultural disparity he gained respect from the elite , and it came to the point that scholars and the Chinese gentry , or the Chinese elite earnestly sought to see him . And when they have conversed with him , they came away satisfied and d to have met him , remarking that they have met no one else like him , as related by Xu Guangqi in page 51

Indeed , no other missionary had invested so much energy in to understand a culture , to convert them for Christ . Matteo Ricci 's methods of restraint and respect clearly gained for himself and for Christianity significant ground in China in his time . As his motives were left undetected , even Li Zhowu , in...

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