{"id":7559,"date":"2026-03-15T23:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=7559"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:03:16","slug":"gongye%e2%80%90dang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/03\/15\/gongye%e2%80%90dang\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u014dngy\u00e8\u2010D\u01ceng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tG\u014dngy\u00e8<\/span>\n\t\t\t(G\u014dng\u00b7y\u00e8\n\t\t\t{Work \u2192 [Industry]} \u00b7 {Engaged In (Thing) \u2192 [Industry]} \u2192<\/span> [Industrial]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5171\u4ea7\n\t\t\t\u5171\u7522<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010D\u01ceng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Party<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u515a\n\t\t\t\u9ee8\/\u515a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n

In contrast to \u201cG\u00f2ngch\u01cen<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(G\u00f2ng\u00b7ch\u01cen\n\t\t\t{Commonly Possessing} \u00b7 {Produced (Things) \u2192 [Property]} \u2192<\/span> [Communist]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5171\u4ea7\n\t\t\t\u5171\u7522<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010D\u01ceng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Party<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u515a\n\t\t\t\u9ee8\/\u515a<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> which refers to the Chinese Communist Party<\/a>, the only political organization currently tolerated in the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC), this week\u2019s MEotW, \u201cG\u014dngy\u00e8<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(G\u014dng\u00b7y\u00e8\n\t\t\t{Work \u2192 [Industry]} \u00b7 {Engaged In (Thing) \u2192 [Industry]} \u2192<\/span> [Industrial]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5171\u4ea7\n\t\t\t\u5171\u7522<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010D\u01ceng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Party<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u515a\n\t\t\t\u9ee8\/\u515a<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> refers, not to a political organization, but rather, to an intellectual movement. It is introduced this way in the Wikipedia article<\/a> about it:<\/p>\n

\nIn China, Industrial Party<\/strong> (simplified Chinese: \u5de5\u4e1a\u515a; traditional Chinese: \u5de5\u696d\u9ee8; pinyin: g\u014dngy\u00e8 d\u01ceng,<\/i> also translated as Industrialist<\/strong> or Technologist<\/strong>[source]<\/a><\/sup>) refers to a group of Chinese thinkers and Chinese people who support scientific thinking, advanced technology, techno-nationalism, and economic growth,[source]<\/a><\/sup> and reject liberalism, universal values, and free market.[source]<\/a><\/sup> In a narrow sense, it could also refer to the fan culture of Illumine Lingao,<\/i> a Chinese time-travel novel.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Technology, Industry, and China<\/h4>\n

In recent years, the PRC has indeed placed much emphasis on developing its technology and industry, to much worldly success. However, while the technological pragmatism that G\u014dngy\u00e8<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(G\u014dng\u00b7y\u00e8\n\t\t\t{Work \u2192 [Industry]} \u00b7 {Engaged In (Thing) \u2192 [Industry]} \u2192<\/span> [Industrial]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5171\u4ea7\n\t\t\t\u5171\u7522<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010D\u01ceng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Party<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u515a\n\t\t\t\u9ee8\/\u515a<\/span>)<\/span> thinkers claim to support is evident to a degree in how modern China operates, it is insufficient to enable us to fully understand modern Chinese thinking and culture. For example, if the people of China were purely<\/em> rational and pragmatic technologists, then Chinese characters would long ago have been replaced by P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>,<\/i> which is obviously the objectively superior writing technology from a technical standpoint. In reality, as discussed by a past post<\/a> about the Needham Question<\/a>, some unfortunate spiritual characteristics have plagued worldly Chinese culture, that have hampered its technological and industrial progress in the past and that perhaps continue to do so to some extent.<\/p>\n

Also, there are signs that people in China are getting disillusioned with G\u014dngy\u00e8<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(G\u014dng\u00b7y\u00e8\n\t\t\t{Work \u2192 [Industry]} \u00b7 {Engaged In (Thing) \u2192 [Industry]} \u2192<\/span> [Industrial]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5171\u4ea7\n\t\t\t\u5171\u7522<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010D\u01ceng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Party<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u515a\n\t\t\t\u9ee8\/\u515a<\/span>)<\/span> thinking that prioritizes working hard for industrial and technological progress. For example, as discussed in a previous post<\/a> on this blog, a significant number of young Chinese people are opting to t\u01cengp\u00edng<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(t\u01ceng\u00b7p\u00edng\n\t\t\tlie \u00b7 {to be flat}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8eba\u5e73)<\/span>,<\/i> or \u201clie flat\u201d, instead of persisting in the technological and industrial rat race.<\/p>\n

Yes, technical capability is necessary, but it is insufficient on its own to bring about a perfect society, a paradise earth. A basic flaw of focusing mainly on technology and industry is that doing so focuses on physical things, and neglects necessary spiritual<\/em> things. As 1 Corinthians 2:14, 15<\/a> says:<\/p>\n

\nBut a physical man does not accept the things of the spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot get to know them, because they are examined spiritually. However, the spiritual man examines all things, but he himself is not examined by any man.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Technology, Industry, and Jehovah\u2019s People<\/h4>\n

Even just measuring according to technology and physical infrastructure, Jehovah God has produced the best technology and physical infrastructure in the universe, far surpassing what humans have accomplished, whether in China or in the West. A few examples of this that come to mind are:<\/p>\n