- China-EU Friendship and Cooperation: Making Life Better and Better

——Cited in the signed article of the Belgian "Evening News" and other articles

■Interpretation

"Seeking common ground while reserving differences" has always been China's attitude in dealing with different views and opinions with other countries, and Premier Zhou Enlai put forward this universally accepted diplomatic principle at the Bandung Conference in 1955. Although Comrade Xi Jinping's quote is about promoting China-EU friendship and cooperation and strengthening dialogue and exchanges on an equal footing, it is also applicable to many other countries and regions. "There are no two identical leaves in the world", the national conditions and development stages of each country are different, it is impossible to force consensus on all issues, only differences in the eyes, differences in the heart, and antagonism in behavior, which is not only not conducive to building consensus and seeking the greatest common divisor, but even causes unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts. As Comrade Xi Jinping said, we are living in an era of solidarity, an era of individuality, an era of unprecedented opportunities and unprecedented challenges. There are differences, but they are the same; There are differences, but you can also seek common ground while reserving differences. Only by strengthening dialogue and communication in an attitude of mutual respect, treating each other as equals, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and win-win cooperation, and seeking the "greatest common divisor" of interests, can we share opportunities and meet challenges together.

■Original text

Therefore, it is said: If you know, you are strong, and if you don't know, you are old, so you have the same name and different ears. The wise see the same, and the fool sees the difference. There are not enough fools, but there are more than enough wise. If there is more, the ears and eyes are smart, the body is light and strong, the old are rejuvenated, and the strong are healed. It is a saint who does nothing, the ability to be happy, and the desire to be happy and determined to keep nothingness, so the life span is infinite, and the end of heaven and earth. This saint's body is also governed.

——(Spring and Autumn Period to the Two Han Dynasty) "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing, Su Wen, Yin and Yang should be like the Great Treatise"

■Definition

"The wise seek the same, the fool seeks the difference", which is the application of "the wise man observes the same, and the fool observes the difference" in the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing".

"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" is the earliest existing medical classic in China, which is divided into two parts: "Lingshu" and "Su Wen", which expounds the pathogenesis and pathology through the dialogues and questions and answers between the Yellow Emperor and Qi Bo and others. The "Great Treatise on the Corresponding Images of Yin and Yang" focuses on the basic concepts and laws of yin and yang, and extensively links the many signs of physiological and pathological changes in nature and the human body to demonstrate.

Although the phrase "the wise see the same, the fool sees the difference" talks about the way of health preservation, it concisely and concisely expresses the way of thinking of the ancients to explore the laws of things, so it has universal significance. "Observing the same" and "observing the difference" reflect two diametrically opposed ways of looking at the world, and their results are also very different. When wise people see the same, they will tolerate each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, and achieve a win-win situation; If a fool perceives differences, he will create contradictions, lose his righteousness and lack help, and lead to failure.