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Sometimes one has to think that China and the U.S. were twins separated at birth. They are rlections of each other and at the same time they each reflect an inverted image. And yet their fundamental characteristics appear to push them along the same trajectories. This is especially the case among the respective core of leadership of the vanguards of both states.
This is especially potent in the current wrestling by both sets of governing elites about the construction of their narratives of history and the essence of what can be drawn from that history. Each of these efforts is ideologically infused of course. But in the process of this wrestling on can get a glimpse of the inverted mirroring of the two states in the way in which that current approach to the embedding of historical past is deployed.
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Marxist-Leninism in its European forms, and in China as expressed in its Great Proletarian Cultural Revelation appeared to share the same markers. History is a morality tale of what must be obliterated, removed, rejected and used as a foundation on which a quite distinct ideological order was to be created. China, in the New Era of its current stage of historical development, however, has appeared to take a somewhat different approach to the past. Rather than reject it, it now finds that the past can be made ideologically compatible with the present to a large enough extent that it is neither rejected nor adopted. Instead, it has taken to blending the past into the present, re-imagined within the analytical lens of the contemporary political-economic model (here from 2014 and from an outside perspective). "中国共产党是马克思主义的坚定信仰者和实践者，也是中华优秀传统文化的忠实传承者和弘扬者。" ["The Communist Party of China is a firm believer and practitioner of Marxism, as well as a faithful inheritor and advocate of China's excellent traditional culture."]. The difference with the US is at points subtle but important in two senses. First it suggests the variation that cultures can take when they wrestle with their past, and the way that the old is incorporated, rejected, acknowledge, interpreted, and embedded. Second, it suggests the ways that the old, even those that were ideologically incompatible, could be made to fit into the current era by re-interpretaiton and strategic embedding.
Every society chooses, and many choose different paths at different points in their history. In this case both China and the US are intensely looking at their pasts, but the differences suggest the end point of possibility for deeply ideological polities operating under fundamental premises that are themselves quite distinct.
What brings all of this to mind the recent publication in China of a reminder of the shape, shaping, and embedding of historical civilization in Modern China that was recently published: “第二个结合”是又一次的思想解放（深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想）["The second combination" is another ideological emancipation (in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era) (16 August 2023)].
It comes on the heels of an equally interesting event: a 28 June meeting, 业界人士齐聚孔子故里共谋人工智能时代的数字文明之治 [People in the industry gathered in the hometown of Confucius to conspire to rule the digital civilization in the era of artificial intelligence], posted to the website of the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission), in connection with a "World Internet Conference" event. Here the imaginative reinterpretation and embedding of the past within the framework of the current ideology is nicely evidenced. But then so is the way in which that blending is then pushed outward from China for the world.
与会人士认为，数字科技的发展离不开文化文明的引导，儒家文化倡导的仁者爱人、民为邦本等理念，为促进数字技术更好惠及于民提供了丰厚的文化滋养，和合共生、美美与共的价值追求，与数字时代的互联互通特质相契合，为构建网络空间人类命运共同体提供了文化支撑。
Participants believed that the development of digital technology is inseparable from the guidance of cultural civilization. Confucian culture advocates the concepts of benevolence and love, and people are the foundation of the country, which provides rich cultural nourishment for promoting digital technology to better benefit the people. The pursuit of common values, in line with the characteristics of interconnection and interoperability in the digital age, provides cultural support for building a community of shared future for mankind in cyberspace. (业界人士齐聚孔子故里共谋人工智能时代的数字文明之治 )
It will be interesting to see how these distinctive views of the engagement by the present of the cultures and histories form which they emerged will continue to shape discourse and policy in quite interesting ways and in fields the connection to which might not have been obvious.
“第二个结合”是又一次的思想解放（深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想）
任理轩
2023年08月16日07:47 来源：人民网－人民日报
历史的进程从哪里开始，思想的进程就从哪里开始。一部人类发展史，从某种意义上说就是一部思想发展史，就是一部在思想解放中不断打开人类文明进步大门、增强人类文明发展动力的历史。中国共产党是一个高度重视思想解放的马克思主义政党，在一次又一次的思想解放中拓展通向真理的道路、推动党和人民事业发展。在文化传承发展座谈会上，习近平总书记强调：“‘第二个结合’是又一次的思想解放，让我们能够在更广阔的文化空间中，充分运用中华优秀传统文化的宝贵资源，探索面向未来的理论和制度创新。”习近平总书记的重要论述，深刻揭示了把马克思主义基本原理同中华优秀传统文化相结合这“第二个结合”的重大现实意义和深远历史意义，深刻彰显了我们党的历史自信、文化自信，为我们在新时代新征程继续推进马克思主义中国化时代化、建设中华民族现代文明指明了前进方向。
“第二个结合”是中国共产党人在艰辛探索中实现的又一次的思想解放
辽阔中华大地上孕育形成的中华文明，经过漫长历史岁月的累积、聚合、交融，形成独特价值观念、成熟政治制度、无数创造发明……源远流长、博大精深，独树一帜、屹立于世。中华优秀传统文化是中华文明的智慧结晶和精华所在，是中华民族的根和魂，其中的文化基因和精神标识彰显着中华民族在长期奋斗中开展的精神活动、进行的理性思维、创造的文化成果，形成了中国人看待世界、看待社会、看待人生的独特价值体系、文化内涵和精神品质，浸润着中华民族的血脉和灵魂。
鸦片战争后，中国逐步沦为半殖民地半封建社会，国家蒙辱、人民蒙难、文明蒙尘。落后挨打的局面引发人们对中华传统文化的反思。在反思中，有人陷入历史虚无主义、文化虚无主义，把造成国家积贫积弱的原因完全归结为中华传统文化落后，出现了文化自卑自弃心理，对中华传统文化采取全盘否定的态度，有人甚至喊出“全盘西化”等极端口号。这种把中华传统文化与现代化割裂开来、对立起来的思想谬误，阻碍了中国人民对现代化道路的探索。
历史是文明的载体，一年又一年记录书写；文明是历史的血脉，一代又一代无法割断。每一种文明都延续着一个国家和民族的精神血脉。必须承认，传统文化在其形成和发展过程中，不可避免会受到当时人们认识水平、时代条件、社会制度等的局限性的制约和影响，因而不可避免地会存在陈旧过时的东西。但是，一个抛弃了或者背叛了自己历史文化的民族，不仅不可能发展起来，而且很可能上演一幕幕历史悲剧。古今中外的历史和现实都表明，对于传统文化，只要结合新的实践和时代要求进行选择取舍，有鉴别地对待、有扬弃地继承，就能让其获得新的力量、放射新的光芒。看西方文明发展史，14至16世纪的文艺复兴运动重新发掘古希腊、古罗马文明，倡导人文主义，反对宗教神学、教权主义，深刻影响西方文明进程。看中华文明发展史，中华传统文化绝非千年如斯，而是在海纳百川、吐故纳新中日新不已，展现出恒久的生命力。这是文明发展的规律。
中国共产党是马克思主义的坚定信仰者和实践者，也是中华优秀传统文化的忠实传承者和弘扬者。在中华民族救亡图存之际，中国共产党人找到了马克思主义，拿起了真理的武器，民族复兴的伟业从此有了科学理论的指引。同时，中国共产党人坚决反对历史虚无主义、文化虚无主义。毛泽东同志指出：“我们是马克思主义的历史主义者，我们不应当割断历史。从孔夫子到孙中山，我们应当给以总结，承继这一份珍贵的遗产”“中国的长期封建社会中，创造了灿烂的古代文化。清理古代文化的发展过程，剔除其封建性的糟粕，吸收其民主性的精华，是发展民族新文化提高民族自信心的必要条件”。邓小平同志强调：“我们要用历史教育青年，教育人民”“要懂得些中国历史，这是中国发展的一个精神动力”。随着马克思主义中国化时代化的深入推进，我们党不断深化对马克思主义与中华优秀传统文化关系的认识。
中国特色社会主义进入新时代，中华民族伟大复兴进入关键时期，我们更加需要文化繁荣兴盛，为探索面向未来的理论和制度创新拓展更广阔的文化空间，为建设中华民族现代文明夯实文化根基。习近平总书记发表一系列重要论述，深刻阐明如何正确认识和对待中华优秀传统文化、如何科学把握马克思主义与中华优秀传统文化之间的关系，把我们党对这些问题的认识提高到新的历史高度。习近平总书记指出：“中华优秀传统文化是中华民族的精神命脉，是涵养社会主义核心价值观的重要源泉，也是我们在世界文化激荡中站稳脚跟的坚实根基。增强文化自觉和文化自信，是坚定道路自信、理论自信、制度自信的题中应有之义。”在庆祝中国共产党成立100周年大会上，习近平总书记首次提出“两个结合”：“把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合、同中华优秀传统文化相结合”。在文化传承发展座谈会上，习近平总书记明确提出“‘第二个结合’是又一次的思想解放”。这一重大论断，是对马克思主义中国化时代化历史经验的深刻总结，是对中华文明发展规律的深刻把握。把马克思主义基本原理同中华优秀传统文化相结合这“第二个结合”，集中而鲜明地体现了中国共产党人不是历史虚无主义者、文化虚无主义者，我们决不抛弃马克思主义这个魂脉，也决不抛弃中华优秀传统文化这个根脉，把坚守好这个魂和根作为理论创新的基础和前提，进一步拓展了马克思主义中国化时代化的根本途径。这无疑是又一次的思想解放。
“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放具有重大而深远的意义
人类社会每一次重大跃进，人类文明每一次重大发展，都以知识更新、思想解放为先导和动力。习近平总书记强调：“价值先进、思想解放，是一个社会活力的来源。”思想解放让人们从旧有观念、陈旧思想的束缚中摆脱出来，在更广的空间、更高的层次上进行创新创造，推动文明发展、社会进步。
中国共产党在一百多年的奋斗历程中，始终坚持以思想解放引领党和人民事业发展，带领人民取得革命、建设、改革的一个又一个胜利。延安时期，我们党在同主观主义、教条主义的斗争中不断解放思想，确立实事求是的思想路线。“文革”结束后，在党和国家面临何去何从的重大历史关头，我们党坚持解放思想，开启改革开放和社会主义现代化建设历史新时期。坚持解放思想，就能促进思想观念、思维方式更新，使我们的思想和行动更加符合客观规律，开辟党和国家事业发展新局面。“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放，造就了一个有机统一的新的文化生命体，让马克思主义成为中国的，中华优秀传统文化成为现代的，让经由“结合”而形成的新文化成为中国式现代化的文化形态。“结合”筑牢了道路根基，打开了创新空间，巩固了文化主体性，其意义重大而深远。
从中华民族发展史看，“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放，让中国人民坚定文化自信，让中华民族以昂扬的姿态屹立于世界民族之林。习近平总书记强调：“我们生而为中国人，最根本的是我们有中国人的独特精神世界，有百姓日用而不觉的价值观。”对于一个国家、一个民族发展来说，文化自信是更基础、更广泛、更深厚的自信，是更基本、更深沉、更持久的力量。鸦片战争后，伴随着中华民族由盛转衰，一些人文化上趋于妄自菲薄、精神上陷入困顿被动。没有文化上的自信自强，中华民族就难以在世界上站稳脚跟。“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放，充分肯定、深入挖掘中华优秀传统文化的时代价值和精神力量，让中国人民在历史进程中积累的强大能量充分爆发出来，焕发出前所未有的历史主动精神、历史创造精神。新时代，中华文明探源工程取得重要进展，中华优秀传统文化传承发展工程大力推进，长城、大运河、长征、黄河、长江国家文化公园建设有序开展，国家版本馆建成开馆，“考古热”“博物馆热”“非遗热”“古籍热”“国潮热”持续兴起……我们用马克思主义真理的力量激活了中华文明，将中华优秀传统文化内涵创造性凝结于社会主义核心价值观中，以文培元、凝神铸魂。今天，中国人民的前进动力更加强大、奋斗精神更加昂扬、必胜信念更加坚定，正在以坚定的文化自信书写新时代中国发展的伟大历史。
从马克思主义发展史看，“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放，让马克思主义具有鲜明的中国特色、中国风格、中国气派，放射出更加耀眼的真理光芒。习近平总书记强调：“只有植根本国、本民族历史文化沃土，马克思主义真理之树才能根深叶茂。”一部马克思主义发展史，就是不断吸收人类历史上一切优秀思想文化成果丰富自己的历史。马克思主义一来到中国，就以真理的味道深深吸引着中国的先进分子。中国共产党人深刻把握马克思主义和中华优秀传统文化高度的契合性，以中华优秀传统文化为马克思主义发展提供源头活水，让它在中国大地扎根开花结果，不断彰显蓬勃生机和旺盛活力。“第二个结合”，让马克思主义的思想精髓与中华优秀传统文化中的治国之道、道德理念、思想方法，同中国人民的宇宙观、天下观、社会观、道德观相互融合、相互成就，激荡起积淀在中华民族文化基因和精神血脉中的理念、智慧、气度、神韵，让马克思主义具有了更宽广、更深厚的文明底蕴，展现出鲜明的中国特色、中国风格、中国气派，在中华大地上放射出更加耀眼的真理光芒。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为主要代表的中国共产党人，科学回答新时代坚持和发展什么样的中国特色社会主义、怎样坚持和发展中国特色社会主义等重大时代课题，创立了习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是当代中国马克思主义、二十一世纪马克思主义，是中华文化和中国精神的时代精华，是“两个结合”的光辉典范，实现了马克思主义中国化时代化新的飞跃，为丰富发展马克思主义作出了原创性贡献。
从科学社会主义发展史看，“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放，拓展了中国特色社会主义道路的文化根基，赋予中国式现代化以深厚底蕴。习近平总书记强调：“我们的社会主义为什么不一样？为什么能够生机勃勃充满活力？关键就在于中国特色，中国特色的关键就在于‘两个结合’。”世界社会主义500年，经历了从空想到科学、从理论到实践、从一国实践到多国发展的过程，其间既有高潮也有低谷，遭遇过许多波折。我们党带领中国人民开创中国特色社会主义道路，让科学社会主义在21世纪的中国焕发出新的蓬勃生机。中国特色社会主义道路，是在马克思主义指导下走出来的，也是从5000多年中华文明史中走出来的。我们党坚持把科学社会主义基本原则同本国具体实际、历史文化传统、时代要求紧密结合起来，在实践中不断探索总结，走出并不断发展符合中国国情、反映中国人民意愿的正确道路。只有立足5000多年波澜壮阔的中华文明史，我们才能真正理解中国特色社会主义道路的历史必然、文化内涵、深厚底蕴、独特优势。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央，坚定不移走中国特色社会主义道路，成功推进和拓展了中国式现代化。正是扎根于中华优秀传统文化，中国式现代化形成了独特的世界观、价值观、历史观、文明观、民主观、生态观等及其伟大实践。“第二个结合”拓展了中国特色社会主义道路的文化根基，赋予中国式现代化以深厚底蕴。站立在960多万平方公里的广袤土地上，吸吮着中华民族漫长奋斗积累的文化养分，拥有14亿多中国人民聚合的磅礴之力，我们坚持走自己的路，具有无比广阔的舞台，具有无比深厚的历史底蕴，具有无比强大的前进定力。
从人类文明发展史看，“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放，为人类文明发展作出重大贡献。习近平总书记强调：“中国共产党将致力于推动文明交流互鉴，促进人类文明进步。”马克思主义产生于19世纪的欧洲，其哲学、政治经济学、科学社会主义三大组成部分分别来源于德国古典哲学、英国古典政治经济学、法国空想社会主义。中华优秀传统文化产生于中华大地，作为其核心的思想文化的形成和发展，大体经历了先秦诸子百家争鸣、两汉经学兴盛、魏晋南北朝玄学流行、隋唐儒释道并立、宋明理学发展等几个历史时期。马克思主义与中华优秀传统文化来源不同，但中国共产党人深刻把握二者高度的契合性，推动二者有机结合，造就了一个有机统一的新的文化生命体，让经由“结合”而形成的新文化成为中国式现代化的文化形态。“第二个结合”作为又一次的思想解放，生动彰显了中国共产党人的文明观，为人类文明在交流互鉴中不断创新发展树立了典范。中国式现代化，深深植根于中华优秀传统文化，体现科学社会主义的先进本质，借鉴吸收一切人类优秀文明成果，代表人类文明进步的发展方向，展现了不同于西方现代化模式的新图景，是一种全新的人类文明形态。中国式现代化作为人类文明新形态，与全球其他文明相互借鉴，必将极大丰富世界文明百花园。
在“第二个结合”中不断探索面向未来的理论和制度创新
对历史最好的继承，就是创造新的历史；对人类文明最大的礼敬，就是创造人类文明新形态。习近平总书记强调：“充分运用中华优秀传统文化的宝贵资源，探索面向未来的理论和制度创新。”这是坚持“第二个结合”，在继承历史中创造新的历史、在礼敬人类文明中创造人类文明新形态的根本所在。
运用科学的世界观和方法论推进理论和制度创新。万物得其本者生，百事得其道者成。探索面向未来的理论和制度创新，必须运用科学的世界观和方法论。我们坚持以马克思主义为指导，就要运用其科学的世界观和方法论来研究问题、解决问题。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想坚持运用辩证唯物主义和历史唯物主义的世界观和方法论，既部署“过河”的任务，又指导解决“桥或船”的问题。“六个必须坚持”更是从世界观和方法论的高度深刻阐述了推进理论创新的科学方法、正确路径。我们必须坚持人民至上、坚持自信自立、坚持守正创新、坚持问题导向、坚持系统观念、坚持胸怀天下，以客观、科学、礼敬的态度对待历史和传统，取其精华、去其糟粕，扬弃继承、转化创新，不复古泥古，不简单否定，更好把马克思主义基本原理同中华优秀传统文化相结合，不断提高探索面向未来的理论和制度创新的能力与水平。
推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展。中华优秀传统文化源远流长、博大精深。更好推进“第二个结合”，充分运用中华优秀传统文化的宝贵资源，以古人之规矩开自己之生面，要求我们思接千载、视通万里，入乎其中、出乎其外，不断推进研究阐发、教育普及、保护传承、创新发展、传播交流等工作，推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展。这是在“第二个结合”中不断探索面向未来的理论和制度创新的题中应有之义。新时代，故宫博物院、陕西历史博物馆等游人如织，非遗产品广受欢迎，《最美中国戏》《中国诗词大会》等传统文化节目热度攀升……经过创造性转化、创新性发展，中华优秀传统文化中蕴含的哲学思想、人文精神、价值理念、道德规范等得到传承弘扬。我们要深刻认识到中华优秀传统文化具有超越时空、历久弥新的强大魅力，可以为认识和改造世界提供有益启迪，为治国理政提供有益启示，为解决人类问题提供思想智慧，是中华民族的突出优势和迈向现代化的宝贵精神财富。必须坚定文化自信，更有效地推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，从中萃取精华、汲取能量，以今日中国之实践，续写中华文化之辉煌，创造出新时代的理论和制度成果。
充分运用中华优秀传统文化的宝贵资源不断探索面向未来的理论创新。习近平总书记强调：“回顾党的百年奋斗史，我们党之所以能够在革命、建设、改革各个历史时期取得重大成就，能够领导人民完成中国其他政治力量不可能完成的艰巨任务，根本在于掌握了马克思主义科学理论，并不断结合新的实际推进理论创新”。立足中华民族伟大历史实践和当代实践，用中国道理总结好中国经验，把中国经验提升为中国理论，以中国理论解决中国问题，必须坚持解放思想，以更加开阔的视野，深入研究、充分运用中华优秀传统文化中与马克思主义相契合、对解决未来发展重大理论和实践问题具有时代价值的宝贵资源，以守正创新的正气和锐气推进理论创新。我们既要坚持马克思主义指导地位，以马克思主义立场观点方法激活中华优秀传统文化，使中华优秀传统文化获得新的时代意蕴和表现形式；又要着眼现实需要，用中华优秀传统文化的精神内核和独特标识丰富和发展马克思主义，使二者在形式、内容、价值追求等各方面不断从相互契合走向深度融合，继续推进马克思主义中国化时代化，形成更具吸引力、影响力、解释力、说服力的新理念新思想新战略，更好指导中国式现代化崭新实践。
充分运用中华优秀传统文化的宝贵资源不断探索面向未来的制度创新。习近平总书记指出：“一个国家选择什么样的国家制度和国家治理体系，是由这个国家的历史文化、社会性质、经济发展水平决定的。”在几千年的历史演进中，中华民族形成了关于国家制度和国家治理的丰富思想。比如，我们党开创的人民代表大会制度、政治协商制度，与中华文明的民本思想、天下共治理念，“共和”“商量”的施政传统，“兼容并包、求同存异”的政治智慧都有深刻关联。又如，我们没有搞联邦制、邦联制，确立了单一制国家形式，实行民族区域自治制度，就是顺应向内凝聚、多元一体的中华民族发展大趋势，承继九州共贯、六合同风、四海一家的中国文化大一统传统。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央推进全面深化改革，绘就中国特色社会主义的制度图谱，筑牢了国家长治久安、人民安居乐业的制度基础。面向未来，我们要进一步解放思想，深刻总结、充分运用我国古代关于国家制度的思想精华和实践成果中与马克思主义相契合、与实际需要相适应的宝贵资源，在传承中华文明中不断增强制度创新的文化动力，创造既适应中国式现代化要求又符合中华文明发展规律、体现中华文明独特创造和价值理念的制度成果，不断夯实中国制度优势的文化根基，推动中国制度在实践中更好发挥整体效能、治理效能。
思想解放开天地，无边光景一时新。“第二个结合”，表明我们党对中国道路、理论、制度的认识达到了新高度，表明我们党的历史自信、文化自信达到了新高度，表明我们党在传承中华优秀传统文化中推进文化创新的自觉性达到了新高度。新征程上，我们要坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，深刻领会“第二个结合”的重大意义，坚持以思想解放推进全面建设社会主义现代化国家、实现中华民族伟大复兴的历史进程。扬起思想解放的风帆，开启文化创新的航程，我们必将在“第二个结合”中创造光耀时代、光耀世界的中华民族现代文明。
《 人民日报 》（ 2023年08月16日 09 版）
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"The second combination" is another ideological emancipation (in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era)
Ren Lixuan
August 16, 2023 07:47 Source: People's Daily Online - People's Daily
Where the process of history begins, the process of thought begins. A history of human development, in a sense, is a history of ideological development, a history that constantly opens the door to the progress of human civilization and enhances the motivation for the development of human civilization in the process of ideological emancipation. The Communist Party of China is a Marxist political party that attaches great importance to ideological emancipation. It expands the road to truth and promotes the development of the cause of the party and the people through ideological emancipation time after time. At the Symposium on Cultural Inheritance and Development, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The 'Second Combination' is another ideological emancipation, allowing us to make full use of the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture in a broader cultural space, and explore the Theoretical and institutional innovation in the future.” The important exposition of General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly revealed the great practical and far-reaching historical significance of the “second combination” of combining the basic principles of Marxism with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and profoundly demonstrated our The party's historical self-confidence and cultural self-confidence have pointed out the direction for us to continue to promote the modernization of Marxism in China and the construction of a modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the new era and new journey.
The "Second Combination" is another ideological emancipation achieved by the Chinese Communists in their arduous exploration
The Chinese civilization formed on the vast land of China has accumulated, aggregated, and blended over a long period of history, forming unique values, a mature political system, and countless creations and inventions... It has a long history, broad and profound, and stands alone in the world. The excellent traditional Chinese culture is the crystallization and essence of Chinese civilization, and the root and soul of the Chinese nation. The cultural genes and spiritual symbols in it show the spiritual activities, rational thinking and creative culture of the Chinese nation in the long-term struggle. As a result, it has formed a unique value system, cultural connotation and spiritual quality for Chinese people to look at the world, society and life, infiltrating the blood and soul of the Chinese nation.
After the Opium War, China gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The country was humiliated, the people suffered, and civilization was dusted. The situation of falling behind and being beaten caused people to reflect on traditional Chinese culture. In reflection, some people fell into historical nihilism and cultural nihilism, and attributed the country’s poverty and weakness to the backwardness of traditional Chinese culture. They developed cultural inferiority and self-abandonment, and adopted a completely negative attitude towards traditional Chinese culture. Some even Shouting extreme slogans such as "total westernization". This kind of ideological fallacy that separates and opposes traditional Chinese culture and modernization hinders the Chinese people from exploring the road to modernization.
History is the carrier of civilization, which is recorded and written year after year; civilization is the blood of history, which cannot be cut off from generation to generation. Every civilization continues the spiritual blood of a country and nation. It must be admitted that in the process of its formation and development, traditional culture will inevitably be restricted and affected by the limitations of people's level of understanding, conditions of the times, and social systems at that time, so there will inevitably be outdated things. However, a nation that has abandoned or betrayed its own history and culture is not only impossible to develop, but is likely to stage scenes of historical tragedies. The history and reality of ancient and modern China and foreign countries have shown that as long as traditional culture is combined with new practices and the requirements of the times to make choices, treat it with discrimination, and inherit it without discarding it, it can gain new strength and radiate new light. Looking at the history of the development of Western civilization, the Renaissance movement from the 14th to the 16th century rediscovered ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, advocated humanism, opposed religious theology and clericalism, and profoundly affected the process of Western civilization. Looking at the history of the development of Chinese civilization, the traditional Chinese culture is by no means a millennium. Instead, it embraces all rivers, learns the old and absorbs the new, showing endless vitality. This is the law of civilization development.
The Communist Party of China is a firm believer and practitioner of Marxism, as well as a faithful inheritor and advocate of China's excellent traditional culture. When the Chinese nation was trying to survive, the Chinese Communists found Marxism and took up the weapon of truth. Since then, the great cause of national rejuvenation has been guided by scientific theories. At the same time, Chinese Communists resolutely oppose historical nihilism and cultural nihilism. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out: "We are Marxist historicists, and we should not cut off history. From Confucius to Sun Yat-sen, we should give a summary and inherit this precious heritage." "In China's long-term feudal society, created Splendid ancient culture. Cleaning up the development process of ancient culture, rejecting its feudal dross, and absorbing its democratic essence is a necessary condition for developing a new national culture and improving national self-confidence.” Comrade Deng Xiaoping emphasized: "We must use history to educate the youth and educate the people" and "We must understand some Chinese history, which is a spiritual driving force for China's development." With the in-depth advancement of the modernization of Marxism in China, our party has continuously deepened its understanding of the relationship between Marxism and China's excellent traditional culture.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period. We need cultural prosperity even more, to expand a broader cultural space for exploring future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations, and to lay a solid cultural foundation for the construction of modern civilization of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping published a series of important expositions, which profoundly clarified how to correctly understand and treat China's excellent traditional culture, how to scientifically grasp the relationship between Marxism and China's excellent traditional culture, and raised our party's understanding of these issues to a new historical height . General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The excellent traditional Chinese culture is the spiritual lifeblood of the Chinese nation, an important source of cultivating the core values of socialism, and a solid foundation for us to gain a firm foothold in the turbulence of world culture. Strengthening cultural awareness and cultural self-confidence is a firm Confidence in the road, self-confidence in the theory, and self-confidence in the system should be given.” At the meeting celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping first proposed the “two combinations”: “Combining the basic principles of Marxism with China’s specific reality , combined with the excellent traditional Chinese culture”. At the Symposium on Cultural Inheritance and Development, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly stated that "the 'second combination' is another liberation of the mind." This major conclusion is a profound summary of the historical experience of the Sinicization of Marxism and the modernization of Marxism, and a profound grasp of the law of the development of Chinese civilization. The "second combination" of combining the basic principles of Marxism with the excellent traditional Chinese culture embodies that the Chinese Communists are not historical nihilists or cultural nihilists. We will never abandon the soul of Marxism. We will never abandon the root of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and take this soul and root as the basis and premise of theoretical innovation, and further expand the fundamental way to modernize Marxism in China. This is undoubtedly another ideological emancipation.
The "Second Combination" has great and far-reaching significance as another ideological emancipation
Every major leap forward in human society and every major development of human civilization is guided and motivated by knowledge renewal and ideological emancipation. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Advanced values and ideological emancipation are the source of social vitality." Emancipation of the mind allows people to get rid of the shackles of old concepts and outdated ideas, and innovate in a wider space and at a higher level Create and promote the development of civilization and social progress.
In the course of more than 100 years of struggle, the Communist Party of China has always insisted on emancipating the mind to lead the development of the cause of the party and the people, leading the people to win one victory after another in revolution, construction and reform. During the Yan'an period, our party constantly emancipated the mind in the struggle against subjectivism and dogmatism, and established an ideological line of seeking truth from facts. After the "Cultural Revolution", when the party and the country were facing a major historical juncture, our party insisted on emancipating the mind and ushering in a new historical period of reform, opening up and socialist modernization. Persisting in emancipating the mind can promote the renewal of ideas and ways of thinking, make our thoughts and actions more in line with objective laws, and open up a new situation in the development of the cause of the party and the country. "Second combination" as another ideological emancipation, created a new organically unified cultural life body, made Marxism Chinese, Chinese excellent traditional culture modern, and made the new culture formed through "combination" It has become a cultural form of Chinese-style modernization. "Combination" has laid a solid foundation for the road, opened up the space for innovation, and consolidated the subjectivity of culture, which is of great and far-reaching significance.
From the perspective of the development history of the Chinese nation, the "Second Combination" is another ideological emancipation, allowing the Chinese people to strengthen their cultural self-confidence and allowing the Chinese nation to stand tall among the nations of the world with a high-spirited attitude. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We are born Chinese, the most fundamental thing is that we have a unique spiritual world of Chinese people, and we have values that people use every day without realizing it." For the development of a country and a nation, cultural self-confidence is important. A more basic, broader, and deeper self-confidence is a more basic, deeper, and longer-lasting power. After the Opium War, as the Chinese nation turned from prosperity to decline, some people tended to belittle themselves culturally and fell into a passive mental state. Without cultural self-confidence and self-improvement, it will be difficult for the Chinese nation to gain a firm foothold in the world. The "Second Combination" is another ideological emancipation, fully affirming and deeply digging the era value and spiritual power of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, so that the powerful energy accumulated by the Chinese people in the historical process can be fully exploded, and an unprecedented historical initiative will be radiated. spirit, the spirit of historical creation. In the new era, the project of exploring the origin of Chinese civilization has made important progress, the project of inheriting and developing Chinese excellent traditional culture has been vigorously promoted, the construction of the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the Long March, the Yellow River, and the Yangtze River National Cultural Park has been carried out in an orderly manner, and the national edition museum has been completed and opened. ""Museum craze", "non-heritage craze", "ancient book craze" and "national tide craze" continue to rise... We have activated Chinese civilization with the power of Marxist truth, and creatively condensed the connotation of Chinese excellent traditional culture into socialist core values. Build the soul with Wen Peiyuan and concentration. Today, the Chinese people are more motivated to advance, more spirited to fight, and more determined to win. They are writing the great history of China's development in the new era with firm cultural confidence.
From the perspective of the development history of Marxism, the "second combination" is another ideological emancipation, which makes Marxism have distinctive Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese style, and radiates a more dazzling light of truth. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Only by rooting in the country and in the fertile soil of the nation's history and culture, can the tree of truth of Marxism take root and flourish." A history of the development of Marxism is to continuously absorb all outstanding ideological and cultural achievements in human history to enrich its own history. . As soon as Marxism came to China, it deeply attracted the advanced elements of China with the taste of truth. The Chinese Communists deeply grasp the high degree of compatibility between Marxism and Chinese excellent traditional culture, and use Chinese excellent traditional culture to provide the source of living water for the development of Marxism, so that it can take root in the land of China, blossom and bear fruit, and constantly demonstrate vigor and vitality. The "second combination" allows the essence of Marxism to integrate with the way of governing the country, moral concepts, and ways of thinking in excellent traditional Chinese culture, and the Chinese people's outlook on the world, the world, society, and morality, and achieve mutual success. Stirring up the ideas, wisdom, tolerance, and charm accumulated in the cultural genes and spiritual blood of the Chinese nation, Marxism has a broader and deeper civilization, showing distinctive Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese style. A more dazzling light of truth radiates from the earth. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the main representative, have scientifically answered major issues of the times such as what kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics to uphold and develop in the new era, and how to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. Socialist Thought with Chinese Characteristics for the Times. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is Marxism in contemporary China and Marxism in the 21st century. made an original contribution to the enrichment and development of Marxism.
From the perspective of the development history of scientific socialism, the "second combination" as another ideological emancipation has expanded the cultural foundation of the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics and endowed Chinese-style modernization with a profound foundation. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Why is our socialism different? Why can it be full of vigor and vitality? The key lies in Chinese characteristics, and the key to Chinese characteristics lies in the 'combination of the two'." World socialism has experienced 500 years of experience from space to time. Thinking of the process of science, from theory to practice, from the practice of one country to the development of many countries, there were both ups and downs, and many twists and turns. Our party leads the Chinese people to create a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, so that scientific socialism will glow with new vitality in China in the 21st century. The road of socialism with Chinese characteristics was blazed under the guidance of Marxism, and it also emerged from the history of Chinese civilization of more than 5,000 years. Our party insists on closely integrating the basic principles of scientific socialism with the country's specific reality, historical and cultural traditions, and the requirements of the times, constantly explores and summarizes in practice, and blazes out and continuously develops the correct path that suits China's national conditions and reflects the wishes of the Chinese people. Only by basing ourselves on the 5,000-year-old magnificent history of Chinese civilization can we truly understand the historical inevitability, cultural connotation, profound heritage, and unique advantages of the road to socialism with Chinese characteristics. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has unswervingly followed the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and successfully promoted and expanded Chinese-style modernization. It is rooted in the excellent traditional Chinese culture that Chinese-style modernization has formed a unique world outlook, values, history, civilization, democracy, ecology, etc. and its great practice. The "second combination" has expanded the cultural foundation of the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics and endowed Chinese-style modernization with a profound foundation. Standing on a vast land of more than 9.6 million square kilometers, absorbing the cultural nutrients accumulated by the long struggle of the Chinese nation, and possessing the majestic power of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people, we insist on walking our own way, have an extremely broad stage, and have Incomparably profound historical background, with incomparably strong determination to move forward.
From the perspective of the history of the development of human civilization, the "Second Combination", as another ideological emancipation, has made a major contribution to the development of human civilization. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The Communist Party of China will be committed to promoting the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations and promoting the progress of human civilization." Marxism was born in Europe in the 19th century, and its three major components of philosophy, political economy, and scientific socialism came from Germany. Classical philosophy, British classical political economy, French utopian socialism. The excellent traditional Chinese culture was born in the land of China. The formation and development of its core ideology and culture has generally experienced the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, the prosperity of Confucian classics in the Han Dynasty, the popularity of metaphysics in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the parallelism of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the development of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties. a historical period. The sources of Marxism and Chinese excellent traditional culture are different, but the Chinese Communists deeply grasp the high degree of compatibility between the two, promote the organic combination of the two, and create a new cultural life body that is organically unified, so that the new cultural life formed through "combination" Culture has become the cultural form of Chinese-style modernization. The "Second Combination", as another ideological emancipation, vividly demonstrates the civilizational outlook of the Chinese Communists, and sets a model for the continuous innovation and development of human civilization through exchanges and mutual learning.
Chinese-style modernization is deeply rooted in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, embodies the advanced nature of scientific socialism, learns from and absorbs all the outstanding achievements of human civilization, represents the development direction of human civilization progress, and presents a new picture different from the Western modernization model. A new form of human civilization. As a new form of human civilization, Chinese-style modernization will learn from other civilizations around the world and will greatly enrich the garden of world civilizations.
Continuously explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations in the "Second Combination"
The best inheritance of history is to create a new history; the greatest respect for human civilization is to create a new form of human civilization. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Make full use of the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture to explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations." This is to adhere to the "second combination", create new history while inheriting history, and respect human civilization The root of creating a new form of human civilization in China.
Use a scientific worldview and methodology to promote theoretical and institutional innovation. All things live in their own way, and everything in its way will succeed. To explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations, a scientific worldview and methodology must be used. If we adhere to the guidance of Marxism, we must use its scientific world outlook and methodology to study and solve problems. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era insists on using the world outlook and methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, which not only deploys the task of "crossing the river", but also guides the solution of the problem of "bridge or boat". "Six Must Persist" is a profound explanation of the scientific methods and correct paths to promote theoretical innovation from the perspective of world outlook and methodology. We must uphold the supremacy of the people, uphold self-confidence and self-reliance, uphold integrity and innovation, uphold problem-oriented, uphold system concepts, uphold the world, treat history and tradition with an objective, scientific, and respectful attitude, take its essence, discard its dross, and discard inheritance , transforming and innovating, not going back to the past, not simply negating, better combining the basic principles of Marxism with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and continuously improving the ability and level of exploring future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations.
Promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. The excellent traditional Chinese culture has a long history and is extensive and profound. Better promote the "second combination", make full use of the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and open up our own life with the rules of the ancients. Continue to promote research and elucidation, popularization of education, protection and inheritance, innovation and development, communication and communication, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture. This is the meaning of the topic of continuous exploration of future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations in the "Second Combination". In the new era, the Palace Museum, Shaanxi History Museum, etc. are full of tourists, and intangible cultural heritage products are very popular. Traditional cultural programs such as "The Most Beautiful Chinese Opera" and "Chinese Poetry Conference" are on the rise...Through creative transformation and innovative development, the excellent Chinese tradition The philosophical thoughts, humanistic spirit, values, and moral norms contained in the culture have been inherited and carried forward. We must deeply realize that the excellent traditional Chinese culture has a powerful charm that transcends time and space and lasts forever. It can provide beneficial enlightenment for understanding and transforming the world, provide beneficial enlightenment for governing the country, and provide ideological wisdom for solving human problems. Highlight the advantages and the precious spiritual wealth towards modernization. It is necessary to strengthen cultural self-confidence, more effectively promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, extract the essence and absorb energy from it, continue to write the glory of Chinese culture with the practice of China today, and create theoretical and institutional achievements in the new era.
Make full use of the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture to continuously explore future-oriented theoretical innovations. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Looking back on the party's century-old history of struggle, the reason why our party has been able to make major achievements in the various historical periods of revolution, construction, and reform, and to lead the people to complete arduous tasks that are impossible for other political forces in China, lies in mastering the Marxist scientific theory, and constantly promote theoretical innovation in combination with new realities.” Based on the great historical practice and contemporary practice of the Chinese nation, use Chinese principles to sum up Chinese experience, elevate Chinese experience to Chinese theory, and use Chinese theory to solve Chinese problems. The excellent traditional culture is a precious resource that is compatible with Marxism and has the value of the times for solving major theoretical and practical problems in future development. It promotes theoretical innovation with the righteousness and vigor of innovation. We must not only adhere to the guiding position of Marxism, activate China's excellent traditional culture with Marxist standpoints, viewpoints and methods, so that China's excellent traditional culture can acquire new connotations and expressions of the times; The unique logo enriches and develops Marxism, so that the two continue to move from mutual fit to deep integration in terms of form, content, and value pursuit, continue to promote the modernization of Marxism in China, and form a more attractive, influential, explanatory, and Convincing new ideas, new thoughts, and new strategies can better guide the brand-new practice of Chinese-style modernization.
Make full use of the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture to continuously explore future-oriented institutional innovations. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "What kind of national system and national governance system a country chooses is determined by the country's historical culture, social nature, and economic development level." In the course of thousands of years of historical evolution, the Chinese nation has formed Rich thought on state institutions and state governance. For example, the people's congress system and political consultation system created by our party are deeply related to the people-oriented thought of Chinese civilization, the concept of co-governance, the governance tradition of "republic" and "consultation", and the political wisdom of "inclusiveness, seeking common ground while reserving differences" . Another example is that instead of a federal system or a confederal system, we have established a unitary state system and implemented a system of regional ethnic autonomy, which is to conform to the general trend of the development of the Chinese nation that is cohesive inward and pluralistic and integrated, and inherit the common practice of nine states, the style of six contracts, and the four seas. A unified tradition of Chinese culture. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has promoted comprehensive and deepened reforms, drawn up an institutional map of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and built a solid institutional foundation for the country's long-term stability and people's living and working in peace and contentment. Facing the future, we must further emancipate our minds, profoundly summarize and make full use of the valuable resources in ancient China's ancient thoughts on the state system and practical achievements that are in line with Marxism and adapt to actual needs, and continuously strengthen system innovation in the inheritance of Chinese civilization Create institutional achievements that not only meet the requirements of Chinese-style modernization but also conform to the laws of development of Chinese civilization, embody the unique creation and value concepts of Chinese civilization, continuously consolidate the cultural foundation of Chinese institutional advantages, and promote the overall effectiveness of Chinese institutions in practice , Governance efficiency.
The mind is liberated and the world is opened up, and the boundless scene is renewed for a while. The "second combination" shows that our party's understanding of China's road, theory, and system has reached a new height, that our party's historical confidence and cultural confidence have reached a new height, and that our party is promoting cultural development while inheriting China's excellent traditional culture. The consciousness of innovation has reached a new height. On the new journey, we must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply understand the great significance of the "second combination", and adhere to the history of comprehensively building a modern socialist country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through ideological emancipation process. Raising the sails of ideological emancipation and starting the voyage of cultural innovation, we will surely create a modern civilization of the Chinese nation that will shine in the era and the world in the "second combination".
"People's Daily" (version 09, August 16, 2023)
(Editors in charge: Wang Zifeng, Wang Keyuan)
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新华社济南6月28日电（记者陈国峰 张昕怡）“孔子的智慧在一首永恒的歌中歌唱，他的教导仍然回响，是指路明灯，留下了时间无法抹去的遗产……”在6月26日举行的世界互联网大会数字文明尼山对话上，阿拉伯信息通信组织秘书长穆罕默德·本·阿莫让ChatGPT写下了一首关于孔子的诗。
孔子故里，山东曲阜，尼山脚下，来自全球政企学研各领域约400名代表围绕“人工智能时代：构建交流、互鉴、包容的数字世界”这一主题，共谋人工智能时代的数字文明之治，以儒家思想中蕴藏的深邃智慧照鉴数字文明的未来。
6月26日拍摄的世界互联网大会数字文明尼山对话开幕式现场。新华社记者 郭绪雷 摄
中国国家互联网信息办公室主任、世界互联网大会理事长庄荣文表示，作为世界互联网大会国际组织首次举办的专题性活动，世界互联网大会数字文明尼山对话在全球文明倡议指引下，从五千多年的中华文明中汲取智慧和养分，推动传统文明的思想智慧与数字文明的时代新知交流、交融，把握人工智能发展机遇，探索人工智能治理良策，共促人工智能时代的人类文明交流互鉴、和谐共生，携手构建网络空间命运共同体。
当下，以ChatGPT为代表的大模型是全球科技创新的焦点，也是全球人工智能竞赛的主战场。百度创始人、董事长兼首席执行官李彦宏表示，过去一年，人工智能在技术、产品、应用等各个层面，都以“周”为迭代速度向前突进。可以预见，大模型将渗透到越来越多的领域，以大模型为关键驱动的数字经济，与实体经济深度融合，带来经济社会发展和产业的深刻变革。
6月26日，与会嘉宾在听取世界互联网大会数字文明尼山对话发言。新华社记者 郭绪雷 摄
人工智能的飞速发展，在给人类社会带来极大发展红利的同时，也带来了数据隐私、安全隐患及社会伦理等风险挑战。人工智能促进协会原主席、康奈尔大学教授巴特·塞尔曼认为，ChatGPT的出现标志着通用人工智能时代的到来。人工智能将带来怎样的影响以及如何驾驭影响，需要进行深入思考和探讨，本次对话将为这些议题作出贡献。
复旦大学中国研究院院长张维为表示，人工智能的发展是一把双刃剑，既可以极大方便人类的工作和生活，也可能颠覆许多产业，甚至被武器化，最终伤害整个人类。“如何回应人工智能带来的挑战？我们可以从中华文明和中国式现代化的成功经验中汲取智慧。”
与会人士认为，数字科技的发展离不开文化文明的引导，儒家文化倡导的仁者爱人、民为邦本等理念，为促进数字技术更好惠及于民提供了丰厚的文化滋养，和合共生、美美与共的价值追求，与数字时代的互联互通特质相契合，为构建网络空间人类命运共同体提供了文化支撑。
阿里巴巴集团董事会主席、首席执行官张勇表示，人工智能的全球竞赛已经白热化，但相关领域的技术伦理问题尚待厘清，在踩下油门的同时有效踩好刹车同样至关重要，能否营造创新生态更是直接影响到人工智能发展的未来。“我们在追求技术先进性的同时，必须坚守社会责任感，这需要企业、政府部门、行业同仁群策群力，需要全社会的广泛参与。”
“人工智能将对人类文明的发展产生深远影响。”世界互联网大会秘书长任贤良说，我们愿与各方一道加强对话合作，积极探索人工智能全球治理的可行范式，携手面对人工智能技术给人类文明带来的机遇与挑战，让人工智能更好造福世界。
People in the industry gathered in the hometown of Confucius to conspire to rule the digital civilization in the era of artificial intelligence
June 28, 2023 15:33 Source: Xinhua News Agency
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Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, June 28 (Reporter Chen Guofeng and Zhang Xinyi) "Confucius' wisdom is sung in an eternal song, and his teachings still echo, he is a guiding light, leaving a legacy that time cannot erase..." At the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization at the World Internet Conference on June 26, Mohammad bin Amor, Secretary-General of the Arab Information and Communication Organization, asked ChatGPT to write a poem about Confucius.
The hometown of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong, at the foot of Nishan Mountain, about 400 representatives from various fields of government, enterprise, academia and research around the world focused on the theme of "The Era of Artificial Intelligence: Building a Digital World of Communication, Mutual Learning, and Inclusiveness" to conspire for digital civilization in the era of artificial intelligence The rule of governance, using the profound wisdom contained in Confucianism to reflect the future of digital civilization.
The opening ceremony of the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization at the World Internet Conference was filmed on June 26. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei
Zhuang Rongwen, director of the State Internet Information Office of China and chairman of the World Internet Conference, said that as the first thematic event held by an international organization of the World Internet Conference, the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization at the World Internet Conference is guided by the Global Civilization Initiative. Learn wisdom and nutrients from civilization, promote the exchange and integration of traditional civilization's ideological wisdom and digital civilization era's new knowledge, grasp the development opportunities of artificial intelligence, explore good strategies for artificial intelligence governance, and jointly promote the exchange, mutual learning and harmonious coexistence of human civilization in the era of artificial intelligence. Join hands to build a community of shared future in cyberspace.
At present, the large model represented by ChatGPT is the focus of global technological innovation and the main battlefield of global artificial intelligence competition. Robin Li, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, said that in the past year, artificial intelligence has advanced at an iterative speed of "weeks" at all levels of technology, products, and applications. It is foreseeable that large-scale models will penetrate into more and more fields, and the digital economy driven by large-scale models will be deeply integrated with the real economy, bringing about profound changes in economic and social development and industries.
On June 26, the guests at the conference listened to the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization at the World Internet Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei
The rapid development of artificial intelligence has brought great development dividends to human society, but it has also brought risks and challenges such as data privacy, security risks, and social ethics. Bart Selman, former chairman of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence and a professor at Cornell University, believes that the emergence of ChatGPT marks the arrival of the era of general artificial intelligence. What kind of impact artificial intelligence will bring and how to manage the impact requires in-depth thinking and discussion, and this dialogue will contribute to these issues.
Zhang Weiwei, dean of the China Research Institute of Fudan University, said that the development of artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword. It can greatly facilitate human work and life, but it may also subvert many industries, and even be weaponized, ultimately harming the entire human race. "How to respond to the challenges brought by artificial intelligence? We can draw wisdom from the successful experience of Chinese civilization and Chinese-style modernization."
Participants believed that the development of digital technology is inseparable from the guidance of cultural civilization. Confucian culture advocates the concepts of benevolence and love, and people are the foundation of the country, which provides rich cultural nourishment for promoting digital technology to better benefit the people. The pursuit of common values, in line with the characteristics of interconnection and interoperability in the digital age, provides cultural support for building a community of shared future for mankind in cyberspace.
Zhang Yong, chairman of the board of directors and CEO of Alibaba Group, said that the global competition for artificial intelligence has intensified, but technical ethics issues in related fields have yet to be clarified. It is also crucial to effectively step on the brakes while stepping on the accelerator. The innovation ecology directly affects the future of artificial intelligence development. "While we are pursuing technological advancement, we must adhere to a sense of social responsibility. This requires the collective efforts of enterprises, government departments, and industry colleagues, and the extensive participation of the whole society."
"Artificial intelligence will have a profound impact on the development of human civilization." Ren Xianliang, Secretary-General of the World Internet Conference, said that we are willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with all parties, actively explore a feasible paradigm for global governance of artificial intelligence, and work together to face the challenges brought by artificial intelligence technology. The opportunities and challenges brought about by human civilization allow artificial intelligence to better benefit the world.
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