Gan, Shaoping2019-09-252019-09-252013-07-042012http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/190921China is undergoing a great change from a traditional society based onobligations to a modern society based on rights. In modern society human rights are basicbehavior codes and values needed, and everyone’s rights should be respected, which is afundamental principle to the whole society, individuals and corporations. Therefore,corporation respecting human rights have become a national legal requirement withmandatory. The company that respects human rights could ride the trend of socialexpectations and earn inestimable business profits. In other words, corporation should notonly focus on short-term profits but also commit itself to assure all the others’ interestsrespected, in this way, maximum profits could be reached in the long term.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderhuman rightscorporationsoft-powersocial responsibilityeconomic ethicsPolitical ethicsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsEconomic ethicsBusiness ethicsArticle