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religion , sex , nation , class limitation and cooperate with a common purpose of fighting against the pandemic . The wisdom of the Chinese ancestors has expanded the community of human life into one between man and all creation . As mankind enters the 21st century , all kinds of opportunities and challenges coexist . How to address the health , development and survival challenges facing human society ? Fifty years ago , the historian John Toynbee publicly and boldly predicted that in the future , China would be the most qualified and likely nation to create a new civilization for human society , and that Chinese civilization would unify the world . The future of the world lies in China , and the way out for mankind lies in Chinese civilization . Coincidentally , at the First International Conference of Nobel Laureates " Facing the 21st Century " held in Paris in 1988 , 75 Nobel Laureates discussed the topic of " Challenges and Hopes of the 21st Century ", and one of the important conclusions was that mankind must draw on the wisdom of Confucian sages 25 centuries ago if it is to survive . It seems that the ancient and modern world has a basic consensus on the prediction of mankind 30 . The philosophical wisdom of the unity of Man and Heaven in China is not only a transcendental ideal world and the source for all human order and value , but also it is the ultimate and only absolute Truth . It is one foundational element of Chinese culture . It is also the trunk that can receive grafts of cultural branches from abroad , thereby serving as a meeting point for different cultures 31 . One day , I hope , the ideas put forward here will be proven true by the development of modern science and philosophy and will assist the progress of world civilization . Chinese scholars have the obligation to pass on this wisdom to the world and give a voice that resonates with the world in the field of international relations . 30
People ' s Daily : Chinese traditional culture is bound to benefit mankind !, Zhongshan Chinese Academy https :// mp . weixin . qq . com / s / iYxJ2MT2q7A4JtetoLWNUg
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Hu Fuchen and Zhonghu Yan , The General Theory of Taoism , p . 79 .
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