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Seeking Understanding and Cooperation 

in a World of Disputes: New Year Greet-

ings from BECE 
 

Jijun Yao 

School of Educational Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210024, Jiangsu, 

China 

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past; if you are 

anxious, you are living in the future; if you are at peace, you 

are living in the present.” 

–Lao Tzu 

OR most of us, the year of 2022 was not a desirable year. The 

COVID-19 epidemic was still affecting the lives of billions of people. 

The high transmissibility of the new strains and the concern over long 

COVID-19 made them less confident in their expectation of completely get-

ting rid of the adverse impact of the epidemic. In the meantime, war, famine, 

natural disasters, and economic downturn were also challenging the coping 

capacities of human society. All evidence indicates that there remains a mul-

titude of issues for mankind to address. 

To deal with these issues, people from all countries, of all ethnic ori-

gins, and with all faiths need to work together. Such extensive cooperation 

necessitates wider and deeper mutual understanding. Since its establishment, 

BECE has sought to spread the outcomes of evidence-based research on Chi-

nese education and promote communication between Chinese educational re-

searchers and their overseas peers. To be frank, it has not been an easy task 

to carry out this commitment, in the contexts of the regional variances in re-

search preferences, paradigms, and orientations as well as the increasing di-

vision of the world.  
 

 

 

 

 

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However, education of all nations shares the same goal of optimizing 

the growth and development of their children. In light of this, we hold that 

introducing Chin’s educational achievements to global peers and igniting de-

bate and in-depth research in areas of common concern are effective means 

to enrich global educational research experience and foster deeper under-

standing and better cooperation. As a journal specializing in evidence-based 

research on Chinese education, BECE does not have many counterparts in 

the world, which means it could encounter extra challenges in its operation 

due to a lack of reference. Despite the difficulties, we still view the journal as 

valuable existence, especially when people around the world are seeking to 

understand China today more comprehensively as a result of its increasing 

influence.  

At the end of 2022, China lifted COVID-19 lockdowns and reopened 

its borders. In the near future, the exchange between China and foreign coun-

tries will return to normality. In the New Year, while adhering to the original 

intention of the journal, that is, to promote evidence-based research on Chi-

nese education, the journal will also pay more attention to prompting under-

standing and cooperation between global researchers. We sincerely hope that 

Chinese scholars will publish high-quality research results in this journal as 

always and welcome all foreign experts with interest in China’s educational 

issues to present their insights on this platform. China’s educational reform 

and development can serve as a large “sample”, which has the potential of 

providing valuable experience, theory, and scientific evidence for the global 

education development. 

The publication of this issue coincides with the Chinese Lunar New 

Year. This year is the Year of the Rabbit in China. Rabbits are peaceful, gen-

tle, and smart animals. It is hoped that they will bring peace and happiness to 

us all. 

 

 

Correspondence to:  

Jijun Yao 

Ph.D. 

School of Educational Science 

Nanjing Normal University 
Nanjing 210024 

Jiangsu 

China 
E-mail: E-mail: yaojijun_njnu@163.com 

Conflict of Interests: None. 

Doi: 10.15354/bece.23.ed032 

 

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