TY  - JOUR
AU  - Huiyong WU
PY  - 2023
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
JF  - Cultura: International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology
IS  - 2
VL  - 17
SN  - 2065-5002
TI  - A Cultural Interpretation of the Holistic Success and Individual Obedience of China’s Fight against COVID-19 Crisis
DO  - 10.3726/CUL022020.0007
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1377638
N2  - Possibly the main reason why China can completely control the COVID-19 pandemic is that it can use state power to implement holistic and systemic deployment, integrate all resources, and form an efficient and refined grassroots management system. The sense of responsibility of the Chinese people has been a very important factor. The obedience of individuals in China does not come from the authority imposed by any external agent. It stems from its Confucian traditions and the positive pursuit of common ways of self-recognition and self-realization. These traditional values are very different from the Western individualistic construction of modernity. China’s cultural orientation may not be replicated by other countries, but its way of shaping the people's sense of social responsibility and the holistic way of handling crises should be worthy of study and reference.
KW  - COVID-19, Individualism, Collectivism, Confucianism, Values
ER  -