Xuemo delivered a keynote address titled “Using Literature to Connect the World: Wisdom and Transcendence in the AI Era.” His accompanying paper was featured on the front page of the conference journal, drawing immediate attention from scholars.
HONG KONG, August 17, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — As the world grapples with the rise of artificial intelligence, a renowned Chinese writer offered a timeless counterpoint at the 10th World Association for Chinese Studies Conference (WACS 10), held August 14 at the University of Hong Kong: literature, rooted in love and wisdom, remains the truest bridge between human hearts.
Author and cultural scholar Xuemo delivered a keynote address titled “Using Literature to Connect the World: Wisdom and Transcendence in the AI Era.” His accompanying paper was featured on the front page of the conference journal, drawing immediate attention from international scholars. Speaking to a packed hall, Xuemo described his creative process as entering a state of “holistic consciousness”—shedding ego and sensory limits to let the work emerge as a natural response to human suffering and aspiration. “Love and wisdom,” he said, “are the soul of great literature.”
His ideas struck a chord across disciplines. Professor Richard Van Ness Simmons, Director of Chinese Studies at the University of Hong Kong, highlighted Xuemo’s masterful use of Liangzhou dialect—a linguistic treasure that carries five thousand years of agrarian heritage. He noted that Xuemo’s painstaking collaboration with translator Howard Goldblatt, involving millions of characters of dialogue over every dialectal nuance, sets a new standard for cross-cultural fidelity.
European Academy of Sciences member Professor Martin Woesler drew compelling parallels between Xuemo’s narrative voice and Western phenomenological thought, praising his bold strategy of giving translators creative freedom—an approach Woesler called a “game-changer” for bringing Chinese literature to global readers. Scholars from Uzbekistan, Europe, and China’s top universities joined the discussion, reflecting the widening international interest in Xue Mo’s work.
“The real barrier to cross-cultural understanding is never technique,” Xuemo concluded. “It is the depth of our care for life itself.”
With more than 80 books and translations in 31 languages, Xuemo has become one of China’s most translated and internationally recognized living authors. His landmark works—including the Desert Trilogy, Into the Desert, and the monumental eight-volume epic Suosalang—have earned a string of recent international honors, among them the New York City Big Book Award, the International Book Awards, and the International Impact Book Awards (2024–2025).
At a time when algorithms increasingly shape human experience, Xuemo’s growing global readership and rising academic recognition suggest a deep, counter-intuitive truth: the more technology advances, the more the world hungers for stories that speak directly to the shared human condition—across all borders, all languages, and all ages.
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https://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Love-Spiritual-Journey-Redemption-ebook/dp/B0FRS82P4R
Ida Liu
Ruxue International Media Inc.
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