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When China Rules the WorldThese Confucian teachings underpinned the conduct of the state and the nature of Chinese statecraft during the dynastic period and are presently experiencing something of a revival. The continuing influence of Confucian culture is reflected in the highly moralistic tone that the Chinese government frequently adopts in its attitudes and pronouncements. [1296] The profound differences in the values of China (and other Confucian-based societies like Japan and Korea) in contrast to those of Western societies — including a community-based collectivism rather than individualism, a far more family-orientated and family-rooted culture, and much less attachment to the rule of law and the use of law to resolve conflict — will remain pervasive and, with China’s growing influence, acquire a global significance. CAN YOU SPEAK MANDARIN? One of the consequences of the Chinese being so numerous is that there are twice as many people in the world who speak Mandarin as their first or second language as English, with the great majority of them living in China ...» |
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