Chinese Humanism: Loving Others, Treating Them with Kindness, and Making It a Norm

Chinese humanism, rooted in a millennia-old tradition, focuses on five essential dimensions: putting humans at the center, joy of living, unity with nature, initiative, and fidelity to moral justice. A Chinese speaker explained that this humanistic thought, already present in classical texts, values ordinary human beings and emphasizes the importance of education for governance. In comparison, European humanism emerged later but shares a common core with the Chinese tradition.