關係

Singapore takes pride in meritocracy. China is always seen as place where 關係 (guan xi) is important. It is not what you know, but who you know that matters. Thus Singapore always takes pride in its justice, where what you know and what you can do is more important than who you are and who you know. China is considered as a corrupt model.

Yet the Chinese model of 關係 is true in Christianity. It is not what you know, who you are that counts. It is who you know and you must know God. What you are and what you can do is already known. You are a sinner and you sin. If you know God and accept Him as your saviour, you will be saved. That is all about 關係 (relationship).