Today’s China is an artifact of an extended and contentious history while the relatively young American Republic is a daring project informed by the enlightenment philosophy espoused by the Founding Fathers.

Patrick Mendis
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  1. China has no choice but to emulate the power of America’s founding ideas and its journey through the universal values of democratic freedom and individual rights.

  2. Within this historic and optimistic future in mind, I have made no value judgment of the destiny bestowed on each nation. For all this, however, leadership matters; so do the institutional structures and the system of political governance.

  3. Individual identities and national destines were shaped by the tripod of history, geography, and philosophy.

  4. In Confucian thought, individuals practice moral virtue both by restraining themselves and pursuing their own interests. This is a dual push-and-pull process. In today’s China, the latter is taken care of by capitalism and commerce. The former, however, needs to be taken care of by...

  5. America acknowledged the greatness of Confucius through a trio of ancient lawgivers– Moses flanked by Confucius to his right and Solon on his left–on the monument to “Justice, the Guardian of Liberty” displayed on the eastern pediment of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington,...

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