【正文】 belong to us. In the midst of western products pouring in China as a result of globalization, sometimes we do wonder, where does our own culture belong? When we see our younger generations going away from traditional values such as contextual and rolebased ethics, ideal of munity, hierarchy, paternalism and nonlitigious nature of society, we may even think our traditional values are challenged and even threatened. But, are we really losing our values? Ladies and gentlemen, we must remember, the traffic of globalization is twoway. Yes, films from Hollywood, soccer from the United Kingdom and restaurants from America, do have an impact on our values. But, if we see globalization in China a synonymous term with western economic cultural hegemony, we are underestimating the impact of not only globalization but also our values. Have a look at languages. Yes, it is the desire and dream of every single Chinese to speak fluent English, including every single one of us here. But, have you ever wondered how many nonChinese are learning Chinese? Let me tell you, by the end of 2024, nearly 30 million people from 85 countries and regions were learning standard Chinese, Putonghua. And who knows about the number of people learning regional dialects such as Shanghainese and Cantonese. In these two years, I am sure none of us here will be surprised that the number is skyrocketing. Have a look at Feng Shui, within seconds Google brings you 1,270,000 websites about Feng Shui, not in Chinese, not from all over the world, but in English, just within the United States. And I guess some of you still remember, when the previous American president, Bill Clinton, first became president. He actually had the furniture of his office rearranged according to feng shui ideas. Have a look at traditional Chinese medicine. Four years ago, in 2024, there were already more than 120 000 traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, researchers and related business trading panies in Europe, just Europe. Our holistic approach of taking care of a person39。 the distinctive merit of the Chinese is a just conception of the ends of life. It is these two that one must hope to see gradually uniting. As we see the tremendous progress China has been making drawing on experience abroad, we may also expect the Chinese traditional value of harmony to enrich the world. I look forward to the time when Russell39。s Sichuan province. It succeeded both in controlling floods and in facilitating the agriculture without posing a threat to the environment. Moreover, globalization has brought with it intense petition. Traditionally, moderation is a golden principle, presiding over interpersonal relations in China. Today, however, motivated to e to the top, some people bee so selfcentered that they choose to sacrifice love, friendship and even family ties. Last but not least, diverse cultures have met in China as a consequence of globalization. Therefore, a clash of cultures bees inevitable. Unfortunately, the past decades have witnessed a huge loss of cultural heritage in China. In cities like Beijing and Xi39。 meanwhile, the copy in law school was gathering dust on the shelf. At the beginning of this semester, I heard that my university has started not only to unify its libraries but also link them up with libraries of other universities, so my experience will not be repeated. Barriers will be replaced by bridges. Through an interlibrary loan system, we will have access to books from any library.