[diveandfight]

> China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan grown exponentially not due to authoritarian rule but due to the hard work of their people and in the belief that with hard work they can change life (very much embedded in Confucius teachings).

The assertion here is that "Confucian values" led to these countries economically developing from un-developed to developed economies. Yet earlier you state the "counter example" of North Korea being an authoritarian regime that brought about economic downfall.

So, "Confucian values" + authoritarian regime = economic growth (SK)

"Confucian values" + authoritarian regime = economic stagnation (NK)

?

These are two nation-states that had literally the same culture prior to mid-20th wars; if we're focusing on the "Confucian values" part of a culture.

What is the actual argument here? Or is this some ancient Chinese wisdom/Confucius say bulls*t?