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This study offers the first investigation on the normative processes through which Chinese form impressions of others in social interaction. Using affect control theory and its archived sentiment data from China, I estimate the Chinese impression formation models with a new Bayesian method. I then compare the Chinese models to the impression formation dynamics in U.S. English. Results show cross-cultural commonality in the affective processing of cultural concepts, with determinants of impression formation processes being largely universal. Findings also reveal two cultural variations that align with patterns uncovered by comparative cross-cultural research: (1) the Chinese models show less rigidity in the definition of situation and (2) across two cultural models, the balance term has opposite effects on actor and behavior evaluation. To explore the implications of the impression models, I present a series of simulations, illustrating the predictive power of affect control theory as well as the impact of different cultural rules on social interaction.

The first part of the article examines the Chinese involvement in the preparation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, revisiting the opinions expressed by China's representatives. The second section reviews China's subsequent engagement with the human rights project in international and domestic contexts, with particular attention to official and academic perspectives on the universality debate. Thirdly, it puts forward some suggestions for moving beyond that debate. It concludes that current discussions of the dilemma of universal rights in a diverse world would benefit from revisiting the concept of legitimate pluralism held by the leading participants in the previous discussions.

The first part of this article examines the Chinese involvement in the preparation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, revisiting the opinions expressed by China's representatives. The second section reviews China's subsequent engagement with the human rights project in international and domestic contexts, with particular attention to official and academic perspectives on the universality debate. Thirdly, it puts forward some suggestions for moving beyond that debate. It concludes that current discussions of the dilemma of universal rights in a diverse world would benefit from revisiting the concept of legitimate pluralism held by the leading participants in the previous discussions. Adapted from the source document.