“我认为中国的崛起是人类历史上最重要、最卓越的经济发展。”
“I would describe the rise of China as the most important and remarkable economic development in human history.”
“China is already more or less on a par with the United States economically. It’s actually in terms of the size and reach, is already overtaken the United States.” Martin Jacques said in the video, “We can also see that how China’s influence in the world is in all sorts of ways is growing.”
雅克教授注意到,目睹中国崛起的一些西方政客,形成了对中国的一种类似“愤恨”的敌意。他认为,这一方面是由于中国有着与西方完全不同的政治制度。另一方面,中国的历史也与西方截然不同。
他指出:“中国永远不会'西化’,而西方国家对此难以置信或理解。我们总是认为自己是模板,是模型,世界将变得也应该像我们一样。因此,西方国家,尤其是精英阶层,对中国的了解程度非常糟糕。”
其次就是无知。我们拒绝真正去对待差异性的问题。”
“It's arrogant in the sense that we think that we are best, and therefore we have the universal measure. And secondly, it's ignorant. We refuse to really address the issue of difference.”
之后,他引用美国历史学家保罗·柯文所著书中的观点进一步分析道,“西方认为他们的文化大概是世界上最国际化的文化,但事实上并非如此。在很多方面,它其实是最狭隘的。”
“The West thinks of itself as probably the most cosmopolitan of all cultures. But it's not. In many ways, it's the most parochial.”
戳视频听马丁·雅克精彩剖析西方对中国高傲的心态从何而来↓↓
在4月9日这期视频的结尾,马丁·雅克总结道,与西方的对华偏见相反,历史表明中国比其他任何文明都更善于多次重塑自己。
“中国在其历史上至少有五个时期是世界上最先进的文明或最先进的文明之一,我们现在看到的是第六个时期,这是在中国共产党的领导下发生的。因此中国是非常有能力重塑自己的,中国有着强大的实力。”
“China has at least 5 periods in the history where it has been the most advanced or one of the most advanced civilizations in the world. And we are seeing a sixth period now, which is happening under the Chinese Communist party. It’s very capable of reinventing itself. So China has great strength.
马丁·雅克的这段视频下,许多海外网友纷纷留言点赞:剖析得太到位了。
“遗憾的是,很少有人能像雅克教授一样了解中国。他们往往把一切归结为通过自己的有色眼镜看到的几个标签。”
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