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04 Towards ESTABLISHMENT

Lifelong Open and distance education (ODE) has
become the foundation on which the
Learning international community can realize lifelong
education, lifelong learning, and a learning
for All: society. A review and summary of its history
and status in China, a major country in
Development ODE, is conducive to enhancing the world’s
understanding about China’s ODE and will
of Open and contribute for inspirations to other countries.

Distance Open and distance education in China goes

Education in back to ancient times. As early as 2,500 years
ago, the great Chinese thinker Confucius
China put forward the concept of “education for

all without discrimination,” advocating that
all members of society who are ready to
learn should have access to educational
opportunities. This concept has had a
profound influence on the development
Institute of Lifelong Education of education in China for more than 2,000
and International Department years. As a result, educational target groups

The Open University of China expanded and became larger in number,
making mass education one of the main
distinctions of Chinese education in ancient
history (Zhang, 2021).