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October 28-29，The "First Sino-US Academic High-level Forum" jointly organized by China Social Sciences Magazine and Wesleyan University in the United States was held in Beijing。from China、United States、Germany、Australia、Experts and scholars from Singapore and other countries conducted academic discussions and exchanges of ideas around the theme of "tradition"。Xu Jialu, former vice chairman bet365 best casino games Standing Committee bet365 best casino games National People’s Congress，Executive Vice President bet365 best casino games Chinese Academy of Social Sciences、Wang Weiguang, Chairman bet365 best casino games Faculty Presidium, attended the meeting and delivered a speech。Wang Weiguang、Michael Rose, President of Wesleyan University in the United States, serves as the Chinese and American Chairman bet365 best casino games forum respectively。

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The United States is the largest developed country in the world，It is also an important center of Western academics。China is the largest developing country in the world，Has a long academic history and profound academic tradition。Since the founding of New China，China’s development has changed the concept of global development to a certain extent，Provides the richest content for world academics、The most challenging research topic，The rise and development of Chinese Marxist scholarship，Provides unique and rich content for world civilization。Therefore，“China-US Academic Dialogue” also represents to some extent the academic dialogue between developed countries and developing countries，For promoting different levels of development、Different histories and cultures、Understanding and cooperation between different institutional systems are of great significance。Xu Jialu pointed out，Human beings need dialogue between different civilizations，Tradition must be inseparable from dialogue，Because reality is the continuation and development bet365 best casino games past。Different civilizations need to understand each other，Every civilization has its own unique and outstanding contributions。For what the other party has but oneself lacks，Just appreciate it，Only when you reach a height of appreciation，Only then can we learn from each other，Finally achieve the goal of common development for both parties。

Wang Weiguang delivered a speech on "Tradition still lives in the historical process bet365 best casino games world" at the meeting。He pointed out，The academic dialogue between China and the United States not only helps the two peoples understand each other，And it has important world significance。Under the situation that globalization has become a fixed trend，No tradition of any country or nation can solve all the problems encountered in its development。Therefore，This requires the wisdom of all mankind，Need dialogue and exchange between different traditions、Complementary length。

Executive Vice President bet365 best casino games Chinese Academy of Social Sciences、Wang Weiguang, Chairman bet365 best casino games Faculty Presidium, spoke at the meeting

Gao Xiang thinks，"China-US Academic High-Level Forum" launches dialogue around "tradition"，Can be seen as an important dialogue between Chinese culture and Western culture。We talk，On the horizontal axis bet365 best casino games world，Discussing different ethnic groups、How different countries establish their own coordinates in the era of globalization，How to seek common ground while reserving differences，Achieve inclusive development；On the vertical axis of history，Thinking about different cultures、How different civilizations achieve self-transcendence in the process of modernization，Work together to promote the improvement of human civilization。

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bet365 best casino games is the cultural accumulation and historical heritage of a civilized country。bet365 best casino games seems invisible，But it is a huge force，Influence people’s actions to a considerable extent。bet365 best casino games is usually accumulated over many generations，Formed by the recognition and habit of many people，Including value orientation、Thinking style、Code of Conduct, etc.。

Wang Weiguang pointed out，Tradition cannot fundamentally determine the direction of social transformation and change in a country，But the changing country and society will not be separated from the influence and constraints of tradition。Discourses such as the rupture or continuation of tradition，Cannot be expressed in purely subjective consciousness，It must be placed in the process of history and reality。The resurrection of tradition depends on the extent to which the construction bet365 best casino games modern state is historically creative。Today we discuss tradition，It’s not about going back to the past，But to open up the future。

Jin Chongji thinks，History is an endless process of continuous development。This process is full of drastic or gradual changes。When old traditions can no longer solve new problems raised in real life，Even when it hinders the progress of history，Change is bound to happen。But every change can only take one step forward from where it started，Sometimes it’s a small step，Sometimes a big step。No matter how big or small the step is，Those outdated and unreasonable factors in the old bet365 best casino games will be abandoned sooner or later，This is called discarding the dross；And those factors in traditional things that are reasonable or not completely outdated，Should still be carefully preserved，Or it may be modified and given new content，This is called taking the essence。This process will continue to move forward，Never ending。

Joao Lutsen, a senior researcher at the German Institute for Advanced Humanities Studies, believes，In the world of anthropology，Tradition takes many different forms。Its diversity is through such things as liturgy、Festivals and the education of collective memory、Memorial、Public behavior is demonstrated and confirmed。In fact，Many aspects of human life are determined by traditional factors。These all happen in private and everyday life，Also occurs in most public spheres and processes related to collective memory。In politics，As a legitimate resource，It plays a very important role；In academic life，It is active in discussions、In the criteria bet365 best casino games research strategy and the representation of its results。

About the connection between tradition and progress，Zhou Hong, Director bet365 best casino games Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the two are inseparable，Opposites complement each other。Tradition as an inert force，The negative side is the burden of progress，Social progress therefore manifests itself as the blasphemy of traditions considered sacred，Performed by breakthroughs and innovations in the conservative aspects of tradition。But on the other hand，The excellent component of tradition is a positive factor，It embodies the work and wisdom of generations of creators of a nation，Become the force for the survival and continuation of a nation，Provides a foundation for further development。Therefore，The progress and prosperity of a nation often include the inheritance of excellent traditions。

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The Chinese nation has formed a rich and profound cultural bet365 best casino games in its long history，The excellent cultural bet365 best casino games is the foundation and starting point for contemporary China’s progress。Wei Jianlin pointed out，The essence of Chinese cultural bet365 best casino games，Its eternal vitality can actively contribute to the development of mankind today。Still to be deeply excavated and vigorously promoted，Not some rigid political dogma and ethical dogma that maintains the outdated social order，But look at things as a whole、See it as a process，In this whole and process，In the interrelationship and transformation into opposites and the constant movement and change，Dialectical thinking to understand and grasp things。

Zheng Hangsheng, Professor of Sociology Department of Renmin University of China thinks，The Chinese nation has an uninterrupted civilization history of more than five thousand years，It is the carrier with the most “traditions”—actual traditions and potential traditions—bet365 best casino games world。These "traditions" are resources that can be developed in contemporary China，It is a very precious wealth，Cannot be one-sided and general、Considering them as “historical baggage” without analysis。At the same time，We must also pay attention，These traditions have experienced and are experiencing unprecedented changes in modernity。This kind of change has a trajectory to follow，There are certain regularities in this sense。

Zheng Hangsheng, professor bet365 best casino games Department of Sociology of Renmin University of China, spoke at the meeting

An Jingru, professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University in the United States, discussed the possibility of implementing Confucianism in the United States。He thinks，American Confucianism may be different from the existing American bet365 best casino games，And East Asian Confucianism in the past and future。The entire pre-modern text of Confucianism is increasingly available in the United States，And it is applied in universities and people’s daily life。Confucian teachings resonate with many existing American traditions，Provides us with important different focuses。

An Jingru, professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University bet365 best casino games United States, spoke at the meeting

The scholars participating in this forum are from philosophy、History、Literature、Sociology and many other disciplines，This makes the discussion bet365 best casino games forum not only have the nature of cross-cultural dialogue，And it has the characteristics of multi-disciplinary dialogue。Meeting，Scholars spoke enthusiastically，Warm atmosphere。The Second China-US Academic High-Level Forum will be held bet365 best casino games United States in 2013。

Researcher Li Hongyan, Director bet365 best casino games History Department of China Social Sciences Magazine, chaired the meeting group discussion

Professor Chen Sufen, Director bet365 best casino games Department of Philosophy, National University of Singapore, spoke at the conference panel discussion

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Researcher Xu Kangkang, director bet365 best casino games English Office of China Social Sciences Magazine, asked questions at the meeting