Given the fact that China is becoming increasingly pluralistic as far as its culture is concerned, individualism will never become a political label. Yet it does not necessarily mean that many know the real meaning of this term.This term is by no means a synonym for selfishness or egoism although it emphasizes the interests and rights of an individual. But at the same time, individualism attaches enough importance to the development of individuality, and individualism containing both the rights and obligations of an individual when it comes to his or her relationship with a community or society at large.