Cultural Differences & US-China Relations

Wong Hoi KeIsabelle Fairless

Effect of Cultural Differences on US-China Relations

Education 教育Family 家庭Media 媒體Religion 宗教Case Studies 個案分析 Hu Jintao 胡錦濤 George W. Bush 喬治布殊 Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 Condoleezza Rice 賴斯

Education 教育Education System 教育制度Chinese system is much more competitive

中國的學習制度是比較有競爭性

Classroom environment 教室環境US promotes discussion and questioning, China does not

美式教育比較鼓勵討論 , 可是中國沒有

Syllabus ContentUS focuses on American history and language, China is more outward looking

美式教育著重美國歷史及語言 , 中國著重於外向發展

Family 家庭Family relationship 家庭關係Chinese children are more controlled by their parents; feel a greater sense of obligation towards them

中國孩子比較受到長輩的控制 , 他們覺得他們有這個義務

Family composition 家庭結構The number of only children is greater in China, though they also tend to have grandparents living with them

獨生子在中國比較常見 , 他們大多會與爺爺奶奶一同居住

Marital breakdown 婚姻離異There are more divorced parent households in the US, though this is more detrimental in China since it is less common

美國有比較多的離婚父母 , 中國會比較因為他們會覺得不利

Media 媒體Films 電影US films promote American culture; Chinese ones dwell on the past

美國的電影都是推廣美國文化 , 中國的電影多關於歷史

Newspaper and TV 報紙 , 電視Both portray their own country in a favourable light

他們都推崇他們自己國家的思想The US media portrays China is a bad light; Chinese media presents a balanced view of the US

美國媒體形容中國是壞的 , 中國媒體會用一個平衡的角度來報道

Religion 宗教China does not try to promote its beliefs around the world

中國沒有嘗試把它的思想向世界宣揚America’s spread of democracy around the world mirrors its religious beliefs

美國向世界宣揚民主反映它的宗教思想

Hu Jintao First of 2 children 家中長子 Joined the Communist Party at 22 二十二歲參加了共產黨 Read water conservancy at Tsinghua

University 於清華大學攻讀水利工程 Married 已婚 Devoted member of the Communists 共產黨的活躍成員

George W. Bush

First of 5 children 家中長子 Anti-communist media while he was

growing up 成長時接觸反共產的媒體 Exclusive institutions of higher education 於重點學校接受高等教育 Devout Christian 虔誠的基督徒 Initiated War on Terror 主張反恐戰爭

Li Zhaoxing

Read foreign languages at Beijing University 於北京大學攻讀西語系 Ambassador to the United States in 2001 於 2001 出任駐美全權大使 Married 已婚 Came from a poor family, first of six children 出生於貧窮家庭 , 家中長子 Outstanding language skills 出色的語言技巧

Condoleezza Rice

Only child, grew up with segregation and racism 家中獨女 , 生活在歧視與分化當中

Unmarried 未婚 Graduated at 19 from University of Denver 19 十九歲畢業於丹佛大學 Devout Christian 虔誠基督徒 Advocate of War on Terror 支持反恐戰爭

Conclusions Family and Education affect ‘micro’

relationship 家庭與教育影響微觀關係 Media and Religion affect ‘macro’

relationship 媒體與中較影響宏觀關係 Chinese children are becoming

increasingly Westernised 中國青年越來越西化