[Planktonne]

> It's very western of us to always be tracking the conseqentiality of our actions even when we're just the cog in a wheel

An awful lot of Eastern philosophy would disagree with you.

[nikkwong]

Not speaking philosophically. I'm just talking about my experience on the ground working with chinese (as a fellow chinese). Some of them are interested in global affairs, certainly, but I find it to be more common from people raised in the west.