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[Silver Bridge] Volume 1 · Chapter 5: The Modern Interpretation of Filial Culture: What We Learned from the Differences Between China and Korea

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  1. Drawing on interviews with older adults in Korea and China, the author writes that filial culture is changing: in Korea it has become a personal choice, while in China it is a legal duty.
  2. In a survey by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, the share of respondents who said 'supporting parents is the children's responsibility' fell from 52.6% in 2007 to 20.63% in 2025.
  3. The article is part of Chapter 5 of his book "Silver Bridge: Growing Old in Two Countries" and asks readers whether the essence of filial piety lies in parents' autonomy and dignity.

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[Silver Bridge] Volume 1 · Chapter 5: The Modern Interpretation of Filial Culture: What We Learned from the Differences Between China and Korea

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [실버 브릿지] 제1권 · 제5장 · 효 문화의 현대적 해석: 중한 차이에서 배운 것들

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