You know, China experienced the bullying of the great powers in the late Qing Dynasty, the scuffle between domestic warlords, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and the civil war in the last few years, and it was the victory of one party represented by the new idea of democracy and equality. In this case, we also experienced ten years of Cultural Revolution, the destruction of capitalism, and so on. Almost all those in power who practiced the old school thought died, and today's national system and values came into being.
No matter whether the Cultural Revolution is right or wrong, at least it minimized the sequelae of Manchu's 200-year enslavement education after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Whether those things are right or wrong and whether our life is satisfactory today is another topic, but at least today, we can't openly and legally take concubines/don't have to see rich and powerful people kneel/local clans can no longer control people's life and death at will/local powerful families can no longer compete with the national government/no longer have those legendary bad habits.
It is too difficult for a country's civilization to get rid of its long-standing cultural values, which cannot be achieved by a certain person/some people/a certain political force in a short time.
Give a joke: If today, all China people want to change their names from Zhang Si to Jack/Kerry/Golden Rooster/Du Qiu/Jane 9527. What kind of ways and means does that need? How many external factors are needed to achieve this goal?