Thought Nation

Author: Xiong Peiyun
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book selects some writings by the author during his time studying in Paris and reporting in Europe. It records the observations and thoughts of a traveler abroad and the nostalgia for China during its transformative period. "Plato wanted a utopia, Xiong Peiyun wants an idea nation," "From Utopia to Idea Nation," "From a republic of swords to an idea republic." "Idea Nation" is the guiding value of this book. Since the author proposed building an "Idea Nation" in 2005, the term has quickly become popular online. How to build a new China that is humane, humanistic, tolerant, progressive, and where everyone can think freely is the focus of this book.