Chinese Wangdao Culture and Humanistic AI Innovation
International Academic Conference
Wangdao（王道） culture originates from Confucian philosophy,
emphasizing Benevolence（仁）, Righteousness（義）, Harmony（和諧）, and the Doctrine of the Mean（中庸）.
These concepts are not only the core values of Chinese culture
but also an essential cornerstone for maintaining cross-strait and international peace.
Conference Poster
Conference Themes
The academic sessions bridge traditional heritage with futuristic technology across seven key sub-topics:：
Local Interpretation and Application of Wangdao Culture
Exploring its contemporary relevance and its role in promoting peaceful development.
The Modern Significance of Sun Yat-sen’s Thoughts
Investigating how Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s philosophy integrated Western political theory with the spirit of Chinese Wangdao.
Sun Yat-sen and His Interactions with Malayan/Singaporean Gentry and Overseas Chinese
Commemorating the 160th anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s birth by exploring his revolutionary practices in Malaysia.
Cultural Wisdom and the Spirit of Integration among Malaysian Chinese
Examining how the Malaysian Chinese community utilizes the spirit of harmony and the middle way to co-exist and prosper alongside various ethnic groups.
Economic and Cultural Cooperation and Innovation
Analyzing successful economic models to discover new opportunities for driving peace and growth across Asia.
East-West Culture and Global Peace
Drawing on the peaceful philosophies of Eastern and Western sages to propose practical theories for mutual international respect.
Chinese Culture and the Future of Humanistic AI
Constructing psychological and ethical education to stabilize society, and developing “Humanistic AI Robots” designed to bring happiness to mankind.
Keynote Speeches 1
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ewe Hong Tat
(President of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Topic: To be announced (Focusing on AI-related developments)
Time: August 20, 2026 | 09:20 – 10:20
Keynote Speeches 2
Mr. Stan Shih
(Honorary Chairman of Acer Group)
Topic: To be announced (Focusing on Wangdao Culture and AI)
Time: August 21, 2026 | 09:00 – 10:00
Paper Presentation
Session 1
Date & Time: August 20, 2026 | 10:40 AM – 12:10 PM
Moderator:
Cheng-Yu Hsieh (Retired Professor, Department of Political Science, Soochow University)
Presenters & Topics:
Chung-Hsiu Huang (Distinguished Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy / Director, Research Center for Humanistic AI, National Central University)
Topic：The Way of Peace: Chinese Wangdao (King’s Way) Culture and Humanistic AI Innovation
Chin-An Wu (Professor, Graduate Institute of Sinology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology / Former President of the Chinese Philosophical Association)
Topic：nother Value-Oriented Thinking in the Development of Wangdao Thought: Centered on Mohist Political Philosophy
Chung-Yi Cheng (Chair and Professor, Department of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Topic：Power and Morality in Politics: Rethinking the Modern Significance of Confucian “Wangdao”
Ming-Huei Lee (Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica)
Topic：From Kant’s Perpetual Peace to Confucian Wangdao Thought
Session 2
Date & Time: August 20, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Moderator:
Yueh-Hui Lin (Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica)
Presenters & Topics:
Yueh-Hui Lin (Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica)
Topic：Chinese and Korean Confucian Scholars on God: A Case Study of Huang Zongxi and Jeong Yak-yong
Onn Huann Jan (Professor, Department of Chinese Studies, New Era University College)
Topic：Rethinking Wangdao and Centrality: A Polycentric Interpretation of Chinese Maritime History
Jizhou Zheng (Professor of Political Science, Fujian Administration Institute / Fujian Normal University)
Topic： From “Differential Mode of Association” to “Tianxia (All-Under-Heaven) Pattern”: The Indigenous Solution to and Global Significance of Resolving the Inherent Tensions of Chinese Civilization
ShengGao Cao (Professor, School of Chinese Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies)
Topic：The Academic Core and Practical Significance of the Chinese Wangdao Doctrine
Cheng-i Lu (Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica)
Topic： Zhu Xi and Jeong Yak-yong on the “Similarities and Differences Between Human Nature and the Nature of Things”
Session 3
Date & Time: August 20, 2026 | 2:50 PM – 4:10 PM
Moderator:
Chong Siou Wei (Dean and Professor, Institute of Chinese Studies, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)）
Presenters & Topics:
Fu Chen (Professor, Center for General Education, National Ilan University / Jointly Appointed Chair Professor, Department of History, Fo Guang University)
Topic：The Wangdao Ideal in Sun Yat-sen’s Nationalism: On the Political Path Required to Realize the “Great Harmony” (Datong) World
Chong Foh Chin (Deputy Dean, Institute of Chinese Studies, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)
Topic：Revolution and Friendship Across Oceans: The Correspondence Between Sun Yat-sen and His Friends in British Malaya
Chang, Kun-Chiang (Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, National Taiwan Normal University)
Topic：On the Integration of Sun Yat-sen’s Principle of Minsheng (People’s Livelihood) and Wangdao Philosophy, and Its Contemporary Significance
H’ng Gaik Hong (Assistant Professor, Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology)
Topic：Sun Yat-sen and Tan Cheng Lock: From Ethnic Imagination to Nation-State Construction
Session 4
Date & Time: August 20, 2026 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Moderator:
Chien-Min Chao (Dean, College of Social Sciences, Chinese Culture University)
Presenters & Topics:
Chien-Min Chao (Dean, College of Social Sciences, Chinese Culture University)
Topic：To be announced
Kui Liu (Associate Dean, Taiwan Research Center, Xiamen University)
Topic：Ethnicity in Daily Life: A Study on Ethnic Issues in Malaysian Chinese Novels
Pei-Yi Liu (Associate Professor and Director, Department of International and Mainland China Affairs / Peace Research Center, National Quemoy University)
Topic：The Value and Theoretical Framework of Peace Studies
Jung-Hee Chang (Director, Taiwan Research Center, Korea University)
Topic：The Politics of Crisis Imagination and Policy Choice: A Comparative Analysis of ‘Taiwan Contingency’ Discourse in Japan, South Korea, and Australia
Session 5
Date & Time: August 21, 2026 | 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
Moderator:
Jiji Zhang (Associate Dean and Professor, Department of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Presenters & Topics:
Ellie Hua Wang (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, National Chengchi University)
Topic：Risk and Order under Non-Ideal Conditions: Iterative Co-Orchestration with AI Ritual Devices in Elderly Care
Kuo-Li Pi (Distinguished Professor, Graduate Institute of History, National Central University)
Topic：The Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine and AI Long-Term Care Robots
Ching-Yuen Cheung (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Topic：AI Long-Term Care Robots
Minghua Ji (Associate Professor, Graduate School Teaching and Research Section, Fujian Medical University)
Topic：Smart Healthcare in the Context of AI Development: Operational Status, Ethical Challenges, and New Paths of Practice
Session 6
Date & Time: August 21, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Moderator:
Hsing-Chou Sung (Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Tunghai University)
Presenters & Topics:
ZhiHua Yao (Professor, Department of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Topic：Self, Mind, and Consciousness: Comparative Reflections
KaiHong Kwan (Assistant Professor, Institute of Chinese Studies, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)
Topic：Mind-Matter Theory, Creativity, and Deontology: Perspectives and Preliminary Reflections on Contemporary New Confucianism and Post-New Confucianism in the AI Era
Yu-Tzu Wang (Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, National Central University)
Topic：Attachment and the Middle Way: The Ethical Translation of Buddhist Views on Life and Death in Long-Term Care Robot Technology
Wai-Ming Lee (Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy, Fu Jen Catholic University)
Topic：From Heidegger’s “Ethos” to Xunzi’s “Li” (Ritual): On the Wangdao Ethics of Humans and AI in “Dwelling in Harmony” (群居和一)
Session 7
Date & Time: August 21, 2026 | 2:30 PM – 3:50 PM
Moderator:
Chiu-Ching Liu (Associate Professor Emeritus, Center for General Education, Ming Chuan University)
Presenters & Topics:
Yu-Cheng Liao (Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, National Pingtung University)
Topic：Rethinking Descriptive Frameworks for Human-AI Collaborative Creative Content Generation
Tan Kang Lin (Contract Associate Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, National Cheng Kung University)
Topic：From Rawls and Haidt to Zhuangzi: A Path Toward the Political Practice of Contemporary Zhuangzi Studies
Huizi Li (Assistant Research Fellow, School of Philosophy, Sichuan Normal University)
Topic：The Paradigm Shift of the Confucian Theory of Self-Cultivation
Cheng-Yen Hsu (Ph.D. in Philosophy, National Central University)
Topic：The Practice of “Ding-Jing” (Calmness and Tranquility) and Mind-Body Management
Session 8
Date & Time: August 21, 2026 | 4:10 PM – 5:30 PM
Moderator:
Li-Chung Peng (Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Development Studies, National Chengchi University)
Presenters & Topics:
Yan-Tuan Chiam (Senior Researcher, Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies)
Topic：The London Missionary Society’s Understanding of and Response to Qing Politics, Chinese Thought, and Religion in the Early 19th Century: Based Primarily on Missionary Publications Related to Malacca
Po-Tung Chi (Professor, Department of International and Mainland China Affairs, National Quemoy University)
Topic：An Analysis of Taiwan’s Strategic Choices in the US-China Competition and Cooperation Game
Hsing-Chou Sung (Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Tunghai University)
Topic：From the perspective of Long Cycle Theory on world politics: A Comparison between Mainland China and the US
Chen-Yu Hsieh (Retired Professor, Department of Political Science, Soochow University)
Topic：The Role of “Cultural Ethics” in Modern Economic Development: An Examination Centered on Yu Ying-shih’s “Spirit of the Scholar and Talent of the Merchant” and Max Weber’s “Protestant Ethic”
Organizers
This conference is jointly organized by the following institutions:
Conference Contact Information
Conference Coordinator (Taiwan)
Wai-Ming Lee（Adjunct Assistant Research Fellow, Research Center for Humanistic AI）
wangdaoculture2026@gmail.com
Conference Coordinator (Malaysia)
KaiHong Kwan (Assistant Professor, Institute of Chinese Studies, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)
kwankh@utar.edu.my