中国人的新身份

Introduction

Chapter 1 Understanding China - Its Past

Chapter 2 Confucianism and Chinese History

Chapter 3 Confucianism Revisited

Chapter 4 Fall of Rome and Revival of China

Chapter 5 Language， Religions， Agrarian Society

Conclusion

Thirty years ago， our world saw one of the greatestevents during the climax of Cold War， the normalizationof diplomatic relationship between U.S.A and China.Both American and Chinese diplomats contributedtheir greatest efforts to remove the obstacle betweenthe two giants. In the subsequent years， most Westernbloc countries renewed their relationships with China，initiating a new era of international political progression.The Western world and China share much in commonbut also differ greatly in many other issues. Suchdifferences， sadly， are often easier to be remembered byus than the similar beliefs we hold in common. Mutualunderstanding of our similarities and dissimilarities，therefore， is vital to the healthy development ofinternational relationship.