English Machine Translation via http://www.online-translator.com/srvurl.asp?lang=en of http://www.orthodox.cn/news/041126macau_ru.htm REPRESENTATIVES OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM WHICH WAS TAKING PLACE IN MACAU On NOVEMBER 24-26, 2004 The international symposium "Culture, Law and Order - Chinese and Western Traditions", taking place on November 24-26 in Macau, has continued tradition of the annual November symposiums organized by Catholic Institute Matteo Richchi (Macau Ricci Institute). A key theme of a symposium became komparativnyj the analysis of legal systems of China and the West, submitted in historical prospect and considered in a context of global changes. To an essential component of discussions became discussion of the philosophical and theological bases of legal systems of the West and China. Among mentioned in discussions by that the central place problems of the Right and Culture in histories of the West and China, questions of a place and a role traditional kontsepta borrowed Rights and Cultures, the Law and Ritual, Identity and Daily occurrence in the modern Chinese world. Komparativnyj the analysis of legal systems of China and the West in a context of their interference during an epoch of New and Newest time with evidence has designated lines of opposition between Tradition and the Present, testifying about aggravation of anthropological crisis both in the Chinese world, and in the West. The mentioned theme of Identity and Society has caused discussion about vectors of changes in China in view of a Christian discourse. Macau have taken part in work of a symposium, Taiwan, Singapore, Portugal, Italy, France, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, the Great Britain, the USA, Canada and Russia more than 60 scientists and researchers from China, Hong Kong. The Russian party has been submitted by employee OVTSS priest Dionisiem Pozdnjaevym and the graduate of the St.-Petersburg Theological seminary Alexey Azhinovym. http://www.riccimac.org/cultural/symposium2004/