Word: mercantilistic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...justifying religious persecution or trying to make Western nations feel guilty for mercantilist policies; I am pointing out that there are deep historical reasons for China to be distrustful of Christianity. It is questionable whether the American view of individual human rights is fully compatible with highly collective Chinese culture. The philosophy behind Chinese law and society is "Rights for the group before rights for the individual." American law is based on the opposite idea but is not inherently any more justifiable. Intellectuals in China, who have some exposure to Western culture, often fight for individual human rights, but this...