Who in the West said that China's traditional culture would dominate the world in the next twenty years?

ARNOLDTOYNBEE is a famous British historian. His 20-volume magnum opus A Study of History, Bingler's The Decline of the West and Gibbon's The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire are called "Giant History Museums", which are praised by Li Wei, the most famous philosophy professor in contemporary America as "the most penetrating and lasting meditation on human civilization".

Next, extract a dialogue with Japanese social activist Ikeda in his later years: Outlook 2 1 century, and see how he predicted the unification of the world:

"The virtues of the Chinese nation, even in that humiliating century, still continue to play a role. This virtue is also reflected in the personal activities of overseas Chinese who moved around the world in modern times.

East Asia has many historical heritages, which can make it a unified geographical and cultural axis in the world. In my opinion, these heritages have the following aspects:

First, the experience of the Chinese nation. In the past twenty-first century, China has always maintained an empire that marches into the world and has become a veritable model for regional countries.

Second, in the long history of China, the world spirit gradually cultivated by the Chinese nation.

Third, there is humanitarianism in the Confucian world outlook.

Fourth, the rationalism of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

Fifth, East Asians are sensitive to the mystery of the universe and think that people will be defeated if they want to dominate the universe. I think this is the most precious intuition brought by Taoism.

Sixth, this intuition is shared by all schools of Buddhism, Taoism and China's philosophy (except the extinct legalist school today). Man's purpose is not to arrogantly dominate nature outside himself, but to have a belief that he must live in harmony with nature.

Seventh, in the past, whether military or non-military, science was applied to modern competition of technology. Although westerners are dominant, East Asian countries can beat them. The Japanese have proved this.

Eighth, the courage of Japanese and Vietnamese to challenge the West. This courage will be maintained in the future, but I hope that in the next stage of human history, I can contribute it to the constructive cause of solving human problems.

In modern society, I have personally experienced that China people can be competent for any occupation and maintain a high level of family life. China people can persist in carrying forward this virtue no matter when the country is in decline or when there is actual chaos.

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It will probably not be western European countries or westernized countries that will unify the world in the future, but China. It is precisely because China has such a sign of a future political task that China has amazing prestige in today's world. China's unified government has politically unified hundreds of millions of people into a whole for the past 2,200 years, except for a short blank period. Moreover, the political suzerain of a unified China is fully recognized by the protectorate. The influence of culture has even penetrated into distant places, and it is really the so-called "Kingdom of China". In fact, since 22 1 year BC, China has been the center of half the world at almost all times. In the last 500 years, the whole world has been unified in all fields except politics according to the intention of the West. I'm afraid it can be said that it is China who shoulders the fate of bringing political unity and peace not only to half the world, but also to the whole world. "

According to my idea, when all mankind develops into a single society, it may be the day when the world is unified. In today's atomic age, it is difficult to conquer this unity by force-the traditional method of unifying vast areas of the earth in the past. At the same time, the peaceful reunification I foresee must be centered on the main axis of geography and culture, and it will continue to be concrete and expanded. I have a hunch that this main axis is not in the United States, Europe and the Soviet Union, but in East Asia.

East Asia is made up of China, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, with a large population. These ethnic groups are as energetic, hardworking, brave and intelligent as any other ethnic group in the world. Geographically, they are all linked by the same bond, whether it is the same inheritance of China culture and Buddhism or the same subject that modern Western European civilization has to compromise. As far as China people are concerned, for thousands of years, hundreds of millions of people have been United more successfully politically and culturally than any other ethnic group in the world. They have demonstrated this ability to unify politics and culture, and have unparalleled successful experience. This unity is an absolute requirement in today's world. This is why the cooperation between China people and East Asian nations may play a leading role in the process of human reunification, which is considered indispensable and inevitable.

If my guess is correct, it is estimated that the unification of the world will be realized in peace. This is the only feasible method in the atomic age. However, although it is a Chinese nation, it is not always peaceful. Like ancient Greece and modern Europe, there were divisions and struggles during the Warring States period. However, after the Han Dynasty, the bellicose spirit of the Warring States period was abandoned. As far back as 202 BC, Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, reunified China. Prior to this, Qin Shihuang's political reunification was accomplished by force. Therefore, after his death, there was such a reaction as the restoration of local nationalism. Liu Bang in the Han Dynasty has long dominated the balance of China people's national feelings from decentralization to world harmony. Contrary to Qin Shihuang's words and deeds, he skillfully used the world to accomplish this cause.

People who will unify the world in the future will have cosmopolitan thoughts like China, the second ruler who will achieve greater success. At the same time, there must be talents needed to achieve the ultimate goal. World unity is the way to avoid human collective suicide. At this point, the best preparation now is to cultivate the Chinese nation with a unique way of thinking in the past two thousand years. Not in half the world, but in the whole earth, where people can live or interact. The prototype of a politician who is bound to achieve reunification in the future is Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty. "