“When you are rich, then you should help others to get rich.”At the 2025 Understanding China Conference on December 1, renowned scholar Zheng Yongnian revived this 2,300-year-old maxim by Mencius, giving it a global passport.

In an English interview, Zheng argued that Chinese modernization offers a distinct path, one that extends the principle of common prosperity to the international community—unlike traditional Western models.

Watch to see how this ancient wisdom shapes China's foreign policy and turns its development into a global benefit. 

Source: Guangzhou Daily Global
Reporters: Wen Junhua, Lyu Yun, Xue Yan, Chen Xiang, Lei Yuhong
Video: Wen Junhua
Video Editors: Chen Mingxi, Lyu Yun
English Author & Editor: Lyu Yun