In Western civilization, the primary unit of society is the individual with rights; in Chinese civilization, the primary unit is the group, and people have obligations to different groups rather than individual rights.
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“in the west we talk about rights...in Chinese civilization...people have obligations...it's obligations what you owe different groups whereas the individual is the primary unit of society in the west and China it's groups”
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Sarah C.M. Paine: What Is China's Grand Strategy?— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:21:25 AM
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