A few weeks ago, a young girl was run over by two trucks in China. Over a dozen people passed by the dying toddler, few barely giving a glance. Eventually, a person walked by and looked for the girl’s parents. Eventually, the girl’s mother came to pick her up.
-One of the arrested drivers
Historically, China has been a country proud of its high moral standards – individuals selfishly helped others with little hesitation. However, recently, China has begun to lose such values, possibly due to factors such as the spreading of capitalism and its resulting selfishness. Wealth and power are seeping into China’s collective consciousness at an alarming rate, replacing traditional beliefs.
It is quite possible that China’s economic growth materialism to emerge in society. In a sense, it is lucky that China has begun to slow down as the government has paid attention to the pressures of inflation that have been building up in the economy. This brief respite may give China the time to do some much-needed soul-searching.
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