Someone once wondered if there was life on MarsIn search of answers, we are looking for the elements on Mars that can support human survival. For example: Is there water on Mars or the elements that make up it?But in terms of self-centeredness, that is, in terms of our conception of life on Earth, perhaps what exists on Mars can also be called life. But this substance is not the same as the elemental composition of life on Earth. The above examples are given to illustrate that our definition and understanding of talent in the past are consistent with the set of standards for understanding what constitutes talent in developed countries that we are familiar with in modern times. But in fact, the definition of talent is not limited to this. We cannot look at China's education, knowledge and talent concept with the Western concept of talent.
Many countries and individuals have many questions about why China is engaged in the construction of the "Belt and Road". They believe that the Belt and Road Initiative plays the role of a "leader", and only the "boss" can take the lead. After World War II, the United States implemented the Marshall Plan, which was actually a hegemonic plan under the banner of aiding Europe. As a defender and contributor to the development of world civilization, China has always followed the development concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and is committed to driving the development of the world with its own development, and contributing China's strength and wisdom to the development of the world.
Mr. Lee Kuan Yew once said: China cannot be compared with the United States, because the United States uses talent from the world's population of more than 7 billion, while China can only use talent from the more than 1.3 billion people. Although numerically we are not as good as the United States. But it is important to consider whether this person is simply "for my use" or completely "for me". The "Belt and Road" initiative is to solve the so-called 20% and 80% phenomena in the world. China is committed to cultivating talents and promoting its own development through talents.
China's concept of talent emphasizes people-oriented and realistic care, rather than the empty theory of ability and academic qualifications advocated by Western countries. The proposal of the "Belt and Road" and the development of Chinese-style modernization have changed the passive pattern of China's interaction between China and the West in modern times, and established self-confidence in talent training. The self-confidence of the talent concept is based on the establishment of an independent knowledge system. If we do not have our own knowledge system and judge talents purely according to the modern logic of the so-called advanced and backward, civilized and barbaric in the West, we will lose the people-centered development characteristics of socialist countries. China is people-centered, and we hope that the world's development will also be people-centered, abandoning capital-centrism. In the past, the concept of talent development was characterized by efficiency as the core and self-realization at the expense of others, which had obvious negative externalities. **In response to the wrong Western concept of talent development, the general secretary put forward the view that the development of Chinese talents in the new era should achieve win-win cooperation and reject the zero-sum game. The goal of the Belt and Road Initiative is to break the criteria for judging talents based on the logic of Western-style modernization and establish a benign and scientific competition pattern.
In terms of time span, the Belt and Road Initiative has activated the spiritual memory of the Silk Road for more than 2,000 years. It rejects the barbaric plunder in the period of geographical discovery, and emphasizes that globalization is a development pattern of building a community with a shared future for mankind on the basis of interconnection. Every country has its own home for globalization and modernization. The right path to modernization is to achieve modernization through exchanges and development that respect the characteristics of all countries and provide equal opportunities for development. The "Belt and Road" talents should achieve positive interaction with the talents of developed countries and build a dual circulation system of talents.
In terms of spatial span, the countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road" have common historical and cultural memories, similar customs and Xi, and close communication and exchanges of talents with each other. Good practical factors provide realistic possibilities for the development of talents in the "Belt and Road".
Today, the digital economy is developing rapidly, and the industrial revolution is in the ascendant. The "old way" of the Belt and Road countries to achieve extensive modern industrial development in the form of large-scale labor resources and raw materials has lost its practical foundation. And if you want to give full play to your comparative advantage, talent is the key. Talent can solve the problem of its own development, the problem of where the world is going, and the problem of how people can become people. Build an independent knowledge system, actively realize complementary cooperation, benefit others on the basis of benefiting oneself, and ultimately achieve overall development.
Wang Yiwei, vice president of the Institute of Socialist Thought with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, Chinese University.