China es the cradle of a great civilization with a spectacular rise as a global economic power in the recent decades. Hundreds of millions of people have benefitted from its remarkable development success, and its preparedness for world leadership in the AI is impressive. However, China remains an incharted territory for many people and often seems incomprehensible to the Western world. Is it becuase Chinese think differently than "us"? If so, then how do Chinese think?
Understanding this is vital if we want to better know each other and engage in an open dialogue. The multitude of challenges the global community faces today-such as climate change, security and peace, and income inequality-require collective action. We posed this cuestion to distinguished Chinese academics and prominent foreign sinologists. Their insightful responses help us navigate the unknown and intriguing world og chinese thought and gey closer to understanding the Chinese way of thinking.
This is why Universidad Andrés Bello is publishing this book, with the hope that its contents will be usseful to everyone wishing to better understand those who, in differents ways, are part of our network of contacts, share common objectives, and aspire to offer a vision of the future fot humanity.
