Chinese people emphasize the difference between statesmanship and hegemony, believing in the philosophy that a government which employs benevolence "will please those near and appeal to those from afar," and "when those from afar will not submit, then one must practice kindness and virtue to attract them."
中國人強調王霸之分，相信行仁政必能使「近者悅、遠者來」、「遠人不服，則修文德以來之」的道理。