Culture has far-reaching impact on a society. The French Revolution changed subjects into citizens. The rule of China by communists change subjects into comrades. But the French has long held the notion that people are created equal, while the Chinese has the long history of considering the emperor as the son of heaven and hence owns everything under the sky. Before the French Revolution, the French did not consider the king of France as having supreme power. Even after communists took charge of China, the Chinese still consider Mao as an emperor and even worshiped him as a God.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
On Corruption in China
China has the long traditional notion that the whole nation is owned by the emperor. The government officials were considered as servants to the emperor. The government officials were not treated with dignity and respect, and laws were made as a control of officials' behavior. This mistreatment tended to crowd-out the intrinsic motivation of officials to act honestly to the emperor. This may be one reason that corruption has been prevalent in China.
Culture has far-reaching impact on a society. The French Revolution changed subjects into citizens. The rule of China by communists change subjects into comrades. But the French has long held the notion that people are created equal, while the Chinese has the long history of considering the emperor as the son of heaven and hence owns everything under the sky. Before the French Revolution, the French did not consider the king of France as having supreme power. Even after communists took charge of China, the Chinese still consider Mao as an emperor and even worshiped him as a God.
Culture has far-reaching impact on a society. The French Revolution changed subjects into citizens. The rule of China by communists change subjects into comrades. But the French has long held the notion that people are created equal, while the Chinese has the long history of considering the emperor as the son of heaven and hence owns everything under the sky. Before the French Revolution, the French did not consider the king of France as having supreme power. Even after communists took charge of China, the Chinese still consider Mao as an emperor and even worshiped him as a God.
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