violence is a prerequisite for positive peace . Thus , Galtung is concerned with a lasting and comprehensive peace , not just the absence of means of war or direct violence , but with the goal of improving the conditions and quality of life of the population . Negative peace can provide favorable opportunities for the growth of positive peace , and positive peace can consolidate the achievements of the negative peace and make the negative peace advance smoothly to the state of positive peace .
Mozi opposed unjust wars and held a positive attitude towards just wars to eliminate unjust wars . Mozi classified the nature of war according to the standard of " justice ", and the justice of war depended on whether it was for the welfare of the people . Mozi believed that a great power attacking a small country or attacking an innocent country without reason belongs to the category of unjust wars , while wars to suppress a tyrant or to support a weak and small country to resist aggression as just wars . In the eyes of Mozi , there is an essential difference between " accuser " and " attack ". Mozi opposed aggressive wars and offensive wars and advocated self-defense wars and just wars . It can be seen from the above that the scope of Galtung ' s opposition to war was larger than that of Mozi . Galtung opposed all forms of violence , and war was undoubtedly included . In addition to eliminating war , Galtung also pursued positive peace and opposed exploitation and discrimination .
Different ways of defense
Mozi advocated " non-attack ", but for wars of aggression , he advocated the idea of " saving and defending " in the strategy of active defense for weak states . In order to ensure the security of a weak state , Mozi put forward that active defense should be carried out to counter the strong and support the weak . In his works Preparing the Gate , Preparing the Water and Preparing the Ladder , Mozi teaches weak countries how to use strong walls and advanced equipment to defeat the enemy . In order to achieve this end , Mozi and his disciples actively ran and mediated , frequently traveled between the belligerent states , publicized his " nonattack " theory , invented and improved the instruments for defending cities , studied defense tactics seriously , and helped the weak states that were invaded organize wars of defense .
Mozi mentioned in the chapter “ Preparing the Gate ”, " I build the city , reserve the equipment , prepare the rice , build close relations among all classes , and get the help of the neighboring princes : those are my support ( Mozi 2016 , 489 )". From this we can see that Mozi ' s defensive thoughts about weak states preparing themselves and countries supporting each other . Mozi believed that in order to defeat a strong
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