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Ancient Chinese Philosophy Still Relevant in Today’s World

Daodejing advocates that people abide by the concept of Dao, what we call objective law nowadays. Lao Tzu emphasized the harmony of the three elements—heaven, earth and human beings. In other words, people should act in accordance with the laws of the universe, nature and society to achieve harmony between human beings and nature, between individuals and society, and between people.

Relations between countries should be according to the laws of social development and comply with the development of the times as well as with the trend in the world. For example, peace and development are the trend today. To safeguard world

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