A quote from Napoleon. Napoleon said: "When a lion is asleep, a fly dares to land on its face and scream a few times; once China wakes up, the world will be shaken."

Amerst, the British envoy to China, was After being left out in the cold, he set out to return to China and passed by the Atlantic island where Napoleon was imprisoned. He visited Napoleon and asked him about his views on China.

At that time, Napoleon was full of contempt for the British approach. He commented on the British proposal of using war to solve problems: "To fight this vast and rich empire is the greatest folly in the world. "You may succeed at first," he continued, "by seizing their ships and destroying their military and commercial installations, but you will also make them understand their own power. They will think; they will build ships and use artillery." Equip yourself. They will bring in gunners from France, the United States and even London to build a fleet and defeat you." Amesh retorted: "Behind the appearance of strength, China is a giant with clay feet, but it is weak." Napoleon believed that China was not weak, it was just a sleeping lion. "From today's perspective, when a lion is asleep, even a fly dares to land on its face and scream a few times." Napoleon continued: "Once China wakes up, the world will be shaken." This sentence came from Napoleon's mouth. , produced a strong sensational effect, and "A Sleeping Lion—China" quickly spread throughout Europe and the world.