>There is a complete and utter lack of respect for the individual or person in China. People do not have innate value as people simply because they exist. Res

>There is a complete and utter lack of respect for the individual or person in China. People do not have innate value as people simply because they exist. Respect for the individual simply because they exist as opposed to being part of a larger group is mostly a recent West cultural thing. In most places, and throughout most of human history, what has given a person value is their relationship to the larger society.