More asian-culture members are able to 'let go' of rigid thought or social bonds and still survive endure and thrive very well. The same isn't quite so for members of the western thought cultures. Objects and object identification are paramount in behaviors. Egos identify with well defined things or concepts, and establish their 'worth' by materiality connections,ownership, membership. The 'person' carries value, where more often than not in the east, the organization carries value, more so than an individual per se.
Western thought demands performance and involvement before it trusts.
Freedom is an ok option in Eastern thought but not necessary for survival. Freedom is something to be protected in Western thought, to be competed for in order to guarantee survival and avoid deprivation. Lifestyles, religions and cultures. Borne of the ways we count existence.