In fact, Taiwan’s moral superiority over mainland China lies not only in its democratic institutions, but also in its unbroken adherence to the ancient culture that the Chinese communists nearly succeeded in annihilating after coming to power in 1949. Ironically, it is China’s rulers who are now scrambling to resurrect Confucius as a moral anchor in a culture dominated by the pursuit of money.
事实上，台湾相对中国大陆道义上的优势不仅在于它的民主制度，还在于它对古代文化一贯的坚持。大陆在共产党于1949年执政后几乎完全抹杀了古代文化。具有讽刺意味的是，中国的执政者现在正努力重新把儒教树立为盛行拜金主义文化中的道德依靠。