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Policy Synthesis Essay

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2.1 Preliminary Remarks The claim for a harmonious society exist not only as a political propaganda but also a policy guidelines. There firstly generates a question how the harmonious propaganda codified into a substantial policy and the substantive influence in the human rights politics in East Asia because its traditional inherit of Confucian ideal realm. Accordingly, an investigation into the political accountability of human rights while advocating a harmonious society become the central issue in this chapter. The concept of harmony is the central spirit of symphonic orchestra as well as the gist of ritual creation in the ancient China. In the practice of music, people communicate with each other not only with resonance towards the …show more content…

Given speeches by Hu Jintao about the normative claim of harmony had significantly advocated values in three approaches. The first approach presented in the 2005's and 2007's Central Committee had shown an intention to content the people's needs and domestic tension. The second approach advocated the Asian region in the APEC CEO meeting showed a clear attempt to participate within regional economic and peace. The three approaches delivered at the 60th anniversary of the United Nations are the most impressive to be a good and responsible partner for world …show more content…

An investigation into the prospect of the contemporary human rights norms cross over the Confucian ultimate vision of social harmony may expound the concept of state responsibility in a common well-ordered life world. Accordingly, human rights promotion will have a stable cultural foundation by ensuring common goal in East Asia. Owing to the desire of a peaceful world, among Confucianism and human rights, human rights may attribute to a modern version of a harmonious society accompanied with the diverse political culture. To make this argument, this chapter draws on Asian politics, human rights politics, and Confucian moral philosophy and closer exams the proclaim of a harmonious society in Confucian. This chapter divides into three parts. The first section formulates invocations of harmony in contemporary. The second section analyses affinities, equivalent and ideological distortions of harmony; the relationship between human rights, peace, social security, and justice will be formulated. The third section clarifies the illusion between human needs and human rights. In conclusion, the notion of human-centered harmony pertains a common goal of human rights and traditional values in East

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