Bao Pu | China and the West: Heading towards different modernities?

之間書評 In-Between Review Podcast · Jul 8, 2026 · 11m

The original article is in English. The Chinese translation is provided below.China and the West: Heading towards different modernities?By Bao PuReviewed:1. Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and The Way, by Victor H. Mair 梅維恆; Bantam Books2. Laozi Ancient and Modern《老子古今 五種對勘與析評引論》, by Liu Xiaogan 劉笑敢; China Social Sciences Press中國社會科學出版社NOTE: “Dao De Jing”, “Tao Te Ching” and “Laozi” all refer to the same thing: 道德經the Chinese ancient text by Laozi老子. “Tao” and “Dao” are different transliterations of the same concept.Two respected scholars of the ancient Chinese classic Dao De Jing…