The Millennium Nucleus ICLAC held the symposium "Yinyang: The Way of Heaven and Earth", a critical dialogue session centered on the work of philosopher Robin Wang. The meeting analyzed the concept of yinyang as a fundamental epistemological matrix that structures human conduct, ethics, and power strategies.
During the session, moderated by Manuel Rivera Espinoza (UC Aesthetics postdoctoral researcher), it was emphasized how these classical categories allow for understanding China's current dynamics, going beyond economic analyses to explore the intellectual foundations that guide its insertion in the world. ICLAC researchers Francisco Urdinez, María Elvira Ríos, and José Miguel Vidal participated in the activity.
The participation of specialists from Chile, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, and Italy enabled reflection on international relations models such as Tianxia (All Under Heaven), which proposes transforming hostility into hospitality in the global system.
This activity was part of a broader academic agenda on Chinese philosophy, co-organized by the UC Institute of Aesthetics, the UC Center for Religious Studies, and the UC Center for Asian Studies, under the direction of Manuel Rivera Espinoza. In this collaborative framework, keynote lectures were held, including “Why Yinyang?” by Robin Wang and “New Daoist Religions” by Livia Kohn, in addition to conferences on contemporary Daoism. In these sessions, the distinction between Confucianism (historically linked to institutional loyalty) and the flexibility of Daoism to address modern problems such as artificial intelligence and bioethics was debated.