The model for China will have to reflect the traditions of Confucianism, and respect for education and order, in combination with the love of (and talent) for entrepreneurism.
This is both because of the lower status accorded to embryos as a result of Confucianism, and because the desire to alleviate suffering outweighs the sanctity of embryonic life.
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Perhaps the most influential of these is Confucianism not actually a religion, but rather a philosophy of life.
Aware of the need for intellectuals, politicians and civil society from everywhere to rally this cause, UNESCO and the Confucius Institute of the People's Republic of China Headquarters have joined forces to host the Paris-Nishan Forum on "Confucianism and New Humanism in a Globalized World" at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 16 April 2012.
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Even in East Asia, talking of a single set of values involves blending many of the world's intellectual traditions Confucianism, Buddhism and Islam, to name but three.
However, the people in this part of the world share many common heritages, including Confucianism, Buddhism, and thousand years of cultural and economic exchange and learning from each other.
Religious and ethical beliefs are approached in much the same way as dim sum, with samplings from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
While the religions were often at odds with one another--Confucianism, for instance, is built on a base of worldly order and ancestor worship that's far different from Taoism's mystical beliefs--they have, over a long history, fused together.
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There is also Confucianism: Vietnam has kept some useful bits, such as the belief in education and self-betterment, without the feudalistic overtones.
The Qin's extremism was also its undoing and it was soon replaced by the more enduring Han dynasty, which sought compromise with aristocratic elites and legitimation through a revived Confucianism.
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