Western nations (US, EU, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, etc) have a lot of differences especially as of late, but it's important to step back and remember that there's too much in common to give up, particularly with respect to rule of law, human rights, value of individual human life, and democracy.<p>China is at the extreme opposite end of the spectrum, where cheating is the way of life for regular people as well as the government. If you don't trick somebody you are stupid. Winners are those who outmaneuver the "rules". Bringing the old glory to Han race (not nation) is core operating principle for the Party. I'm saying this as somebody who lived in China as well as EU and the US.<p>IMO it is important to step back and think critically about the fundamental liberal values currently under assault, with plenty of authoritarian propaganda at work. Trump will be gone relatively soon, and it's important to looks past the superficial differences he's highlighting, and to try and maintain alliance around rule of law and other liberal principles that brought unprecedented peace and prosperity to billions of people. We already had plenty of authoritarian master race driven powerful states in the past and it always ends the same way.