In the UK as attitudes change a reserved bunch of elected and peers complete acceptance to change in the law from the commons.
In the states you have Congress and the house of representatives all elected a democracy.
In China you have a one party state where the local candidates are chosen with many now being educated and wanting that kind of role as wealth in China becomes more abundant.
The UK may protect big wigs more but big wigs can also play harder ball to get more good common law into play.
In America ego seems to play a big role with a certain level of respect for its nerds. However nerds aren't necessarily good at having strong empathy for the wider human society and egos along with other egos lining their pockets don't always consider well being enough.
In China they have worn many different caps but tried to remain true to Tao. However they claim it's complicated and is sensitive those Chinese are going to use their noggins to ware a cap styled in a way which best represents China and her roots.