Of course, says Ting Wei-tzu, in practical terms Islam has always been a relatively weak culture in China. It's natural that Muslims would have sought out elements in common with the value system of the mainstream culture.
當然，丁慰慈說，從實際層面考量，回教在中國終究是一個較弱勢的文化，尋找與主流文明共同的價值觀為之依附也是很自然的。