That's too much! We call Mongolia "Outer Mongolia", but they call us "Outer Mongolia"

As we all know, the Qing Dynasty, as the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history, had a land area of 13.16 million square kilometers in a glorious period. At that time, China was a vast country, whose territory was like a leaf of begonia, very beautiful. However, since the first Opium War launched by Britain in the Daoguang period in 1840, the strength of the Qing Dynasty began to decline rapidly. Of course, the closed door policy of Qianlong may also be a trigger.

In short, the late Qing Dynasty signed a series of unequal treaties that humiliated the country, resulting in a large number of land being ceded. Later, with the rolling wheel of history, some of these lands returned to China, some were still occupied by other countries, and some became independent countries, such as Outer Mongolia.

In October 1945, with the careful planning of the Soviet Union, Outer Mongolia launched a referendum, which resulted in 97.8% of its citizens agreeing to the independence of Outer Mongolia from China. In this way, China lost 1.56 million square kilometers of territory at once, which was really heartbreaking.

Today, Outer Mongolia has become Mongolia. In fact, the reason why Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia are called is to distinguish them on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are influenced by many factors such as history, culture, geography and so on. In short, neither of these two terms has any derogatory meaning, but also has a touch of cordiality.

But do you know how Outer Mongolia calls us? Even after learning their names, many netizens felt indignant. In fact, after its independence from China, Outer Mongolia has not developed satisfactorily in the past few decades, and even faces many challenges. Although the area of Outer Mongolia is very large, due to poor natural conditions, relatively small population and slow economic development, the industrial and agricultural facilities are relatively backward.

Although Outer Mongolia has rich mineral resources that are eye-catching, due to its limited technical and management capabilities, these resources have not been able to give full play to their value. Even the development of Ulaanbaatar, the capital, still lags far behind some other Asian countries.

In contrast, in recent decades, China has not only achieved rapid development, but also made remarkable achievements in the military and economic fields. Therefore, Outer Mongolia has some hostility towards us, and even calls us "Huza".

In fact, the word "Huza" has appeared as early as the Qing Dynasty, when it meant "partner". To put it simply, people in Mongolia, when doing business with people in the Central Plains, called our partner "Huza", which means partner. It was a commendatory term at that time.

Later, as time went by, some merchants in the Central Plains did speculation or even deception for their interests, which led to Mongolian people's opinions on the Central Plains, so over time, "Huza" gradually evolved into a derogatory term.

Today, Mongolia has been independent for decades. In addition, they are pro American, so naturally they are hostile to us, and their people will privately call us "Khuza". Of course, this name is only limited to the dialogue between ordinary people. Just like we call Indians "Ah San", they dare not call it that way in the international arena.