East vs West The differences between China and the US
Mark A Sarmiento Professor Eldik Business 105 27 March 2004 East vs. West The Chinese civilization is an ancient one that goes back about 6000 years and evolved in the same area, whereas American culture is relatively new and more diverse. Given this, the differences between China and America abound. It seems that there are five very basic differences between the two nations: cultural, social, political, legal, and economic. ... Preceding marriage, dating in China is quite unlike dating in the U. ... China’s social climate has also remained relatively unchanged for centuries, while American culture evolves with each generation. ... The most obvious of the differences would be each nation’s politics. China is a Communist country; America is emphatically Democratic. ... On the contrary, China’s political ideology creates more restrictions than protections for its people. ... More significantly, China’s unchanging culture, demands that the governing powers, whoever they may be, must conform to the society and not the other way around. ... government’s structure remains permanent and the election process unchanged, whereas China’s leadership and government has changed with no emerging pattern to be seen.