在中国和东亚的现代史上，儒学与西方文化一直进行着交流、互补和融合创新。利玛窦和其他一些传教士曾认为，儒学与耶稣教的教义相通。儒学传到欧洲后，对一些杰出思想家如启蒙学者伏尔泰都产生了重要影响。“己所不欲，勿施于人”这句儒家格言，就被写进了法国大革命的人权宣言中。当今的联合国公布的世界人权宣言中也有儒学的影响。一些诺贝尔奖获得者认为，21世纪将是中国儒学更加受重视的时代。 In the modern history of China and East Asia, Confucianism and Western culture have been exchanges, mutual complementarity and integration innovation. Ricci and some other missionaries once believed that Confucianism is connected with the teachings of Jesus. After Confucianism reached Europe, it had an important influence on some well-known thinkers such as Voltaire, the enlightening scholar. The Confucian motto, “Do not want to be loved, do not impose on others,” was written into the human rights declaration of the French Revolution. Confucianism is also affected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights promulgated by the United Nations today. Some Nobel Prize winners believe that the 21st century will be an era that Chinese Confucianism places on more emphasis.