We will stay firmly rooted in Chinese culture. We will collect and refine the defining symbols and best elements of Chinese culture and showcase them to the world. We will accelerate the development of China’s discourse and narrative systems, better tell China’s stories, make China’s voice heard, and present a China that is credible, appealing, and respectable.
学习卡片 | 民之所好好之,民之所恶恶之Choose to do the things that the people want to be done, and avoid doing things that the people disapprove of
学习卡片 | 宰相起于州部,猛将发于卒伍Prime ministers must have served as local officials, and great generals must have risen from the ranks
学习卡片 | 苟利于民不必法古,苟周于事不必循旧If it is good for the people, there is no need to follow the practices of antiquity; if it serves the matter at hand, there is no need to observe the conventions of old.
学习卡片 | 举直错诸枉,则民服;举枉错诸直,则民不服People will obey you if you promote righteous men and suppress evil men. And they will disobey you if you do the contrary
学习卡片|天下之事,不难于立法,而难于法之必行The greatest challenge for a country lies not in making laws, but in putting those laws into effect
学习卡片 | 立善法于天下,则天下治;立善法于一国,则一国治When the law of the land under heaven is good, there will be order in the land under heaven; when the laws of the state are good, there will be order in the state.
学习卡片 | 为国也,观俗立法则治,察国事本则宜In governing a country, a wise ruler establishes laws through observing popular customs, thus bringing order. He understands the fundamentals of the land he rules, thus implementing appropriate policies.
学习卡片 | 法非从天下,非从地出,发于人间,合乎人心而已The law does not fall from the sky or grow from the earth; it manifests from among the people and reflects their will
学习卡片 | 立善法于天下,则天下治;立善法于一国,则一国治If good laws are established under Heaven, then there will be order under Heaven; if good laws are established in a state, then there will be order in that state
学习卡片 | 孤举者难起,众行者易趋The going may be tough when one walks alone, but it gets easier when people walk together
学习卡片 | 见出以知入,观往以知来One can tell the inside of a thing by observing its outside and see future developments by reviewing the past
学习卡片 | 祸几始作,当杜其萌;疾证方形,当绝其根We must nip troubles in the bud and eliminate illnesses at their earliest stage
学习卡片 | 取之有制、用之有节则裕,取之无制、用之不节则乏Utilized with restraint, resources will be abundant; otherwise, they will be scarce