“Saving face” is very important culturally for several cultures and their politics. “
I know.
And it is never good. Not good to have the mindset that face must be saved.
Not good to acquiesce and indulge the mindset.
It needs to be eradicated.
It cannot be eradicated without eradicating the culture. Saving face does not dictate politics but it does dictate diplomatic procedures. There is nothing malevolent about it. It is just something that must be understood by the players.