With invasion of western imperial powers and western modern civilization, the natural process of Chinese traditional civilization was broken up, which makes it a question how to treat the tradition.

自近代以来西方列强的入侵以及西方现代文明的介入，中国传统文明的自然进程被打断了，如何对待传统成为了一个问题。

youdao

"Respecting and caring for the elderly is not only a Chinese tradition, but also a symbol of national civilization and progress, " he said.

WSJ: Aging Chinese Face a Bleak Picture