Meaning: an old nation with a new mission, purpose, or mandate
Original: 习近平总书记瞻望未来:“中国式现代化是中华民族的旧邦新命,必将推动中华文明重焕荣光。
Historical Significance: In this suyu, mandate (命) can be understood as the “Mandate of Heaven” (天命), the philosophical concept that grants legitimacy to a new ruler and justifies the overthrow of the previous incumbent leader. The Zhou dynasty used the Mandate of Heaven to legitimize their overthrow of the earlier Shang dynasty, and are considered to have created the concept.
Source: 学习进行时丨文化强国,习近平总书记强调坚定文化自信
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