China Today: “People are born with different talents, but knowledge is only acquired through learning”
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BEIJING, June 5, 2026
BEIJING, June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In “Wisdom Without Borders”, we explain the reason, timing and occasion of the classic quotes used by President Xi Jinping. In this issue, we talk about the phrase: “People are born with different talents, but knowledge is only acquired through learning.” This quote comes from Lunheng, a work written by the thinker Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).
On April 26, 2016, during a meeting with a group of intellectual model workers and young talents, Xi cited this phrase to encourage young people to actively learn and continually improve themselves.
Since launching its reform and opening-up policy in 1978, China has intensified its efforts to foster interest in reading and build a learning-oriented society. Since the beginning of the new era in 2012, this national drive for reading has evolved from a general social call to a national strategy. Since 2014, the proposal to promote “reading activities among all people” has been included for 13 consecutive years in the Government Work Report. Likewise, the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) also proposes to continue promoting reading initiatives throughout the country to cultivate a reading culture in all sectors of society. From April 20 to 26, 2026, China celebrated its first National Reading Week, which coincided with the 31st International Book Day on April 23. Throughout the country, various highly dynamic activities linked to reading were developed.
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