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Saving face is certainly A Thing, but China has also had a strict legalistic tradition extending back about 2500 years. There's rather more to Chinese public li
by anigbrowl 4mo ago
Saving face is certainly A Thing, but China has also had a strict legalistic tradition extending back about 2500 years. There's rather more to Chinese public life and philosophy than 'Confucius say' and the CCP.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalism_(Chinese_philosophy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalism_(Chinese_philosophy)
- throw10920 4mo agoYou got it. I'm not saying that saving face is the only cultural priority - just that it's a much greater one than in most Western cultures - and most Westerners don't understand that, and that leads to misunderstanding of the mindset and rationale for actions and decisions.