An assumption that their ideology was destroyed by the cultural revolution. Mao himself was known to hate confucianism and traditional chinese culture, but cultural ineptness could have been intrinsic after all.
Reminder that Confucianism is evil
China has only been technologically advanced and powerful during periods like the Tang when Caucasian conquerors founded a dynasty. They stagnant when native Chinese rule.
Is like Russia. Rulers since Peter the Great have tried and failed to civilize them.
European traders who visited China in the 18th century reported that Chinese society gave very little if any prestige to scientists and engineers; the highest calling in the land was to be a Confucian bureaucrat.
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I might being wrong, but I think from most to least Confucian is
Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam
All still holding the core values of family and education
BAZED confucious confusing whiteoids centuries later
I think Japan is more confucian than China and Korea. They have to bow to eachother and shit.
Maybe China but I don't think any country is more Confucian than Korea. Physical customs aren't nearly as significant as Koreans taking elders words as law and offing themselves if their 20 hours a day of studding doesn't get them a 100%