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Is China a Power? (4)
在牛津學聯的演講;牛津,2009年4月29日
我於是問:哪個國家在世界上排名第二位?第三?第四?大家似乎都沒有考慮過這些問題——是俄羅斯?德國?英國?法國?……
當然,大家也認為這樣簡單排列是不準確的,各國的地位和處境是非常複雜的問題。這個討論在一定程度上能反映出中國人的心態。顯然,中國和外界對這一問題出現了兩種截然不同的認識,孰是孰非?兩方面的觀點都能找到事實依據。
多年前,鄧小平在向外國客人介紹中國的時候,曾經用「既大又小、既強又弱」的表述來說明中國的特點。今天的中國仍然如此。外界往往看到中國大和強的一面,而在國內,我們對國家存在的弱點和面臨的挑戰看得更清楚一些。
Then I asked : Which country do you think is the No.2 power in the world? And No.3? No.4? It seemed that they have never thought about it before. Could it be Russia? Germany? The UK? France?...
Although we all agreed such oversimplification cannot accurately reflect the complex positions and circumstances of different countries, this discussion can more or less reflect the general mentality of the Chinese people. Now, we have two diametrically different answers, in and outside China, to the same question. Then who is right, when there are clearly facts to support both arguments?
Many years ago, when Mr. Deng Xiaoping was summarizing China to his foreign guest, he said China was both "big and small, strong and weak." This still remains true for today's China. People on the outside tend to see the big and strong aspects of China, while we, on the inside, are more aware of its weaknesses and challenges.
1 mentality noun 心態
2 diametrically adverb 完全地/絕對地
書本簡介:傅瑩,現任中國外交部副部長,2003年至2009年先後任中國駐澳洲和英國大使。本書是她擔任駐兩國大使期間所作的重要演講,內容圍繞如何了解當代中國、中國是一個甚麼樣的國家、金融危機下的中國與西方關係等。 ■資料提供:中華書局
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