Confucian governance links past with present
No nation can pursue modernization by giving its traditional culture a complete burial, as China once attempted half a century ago. But how can China's governance benefit, for example, from the more than 2,000-year-old Confucianism? China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang recently interviewed Yao Zhongqiu (pen name Qiu Feng), a senior professor of humanity studies at Beihang University and one of the leading scholars in Confucianism, for his opinion on the subject.
Question: Some critics say Confucianism serves dynastic rule, which repressed society. If that is the case, would Confucianism be of any value today?
Answer: That criticism is too simplistic. How can a cultural/moral system that has lasted more than 2,000 years docilely serve the powers that be?
