东亚和解的障碍与超越——历史之外的因素

Obstacles to Reconciliation in East Asia and the Way to Transcend—Factors Other Than Historical Ones

冷战的结束使世界形势发生了根本性的变化。但东北亚仍然是世界上一个特殊的区域。二十年前甚至更长时间困扰这一地区的一些重大问题诸如国家统一、防止核扩散、民族和解、意识形态对等几乎没有取得进展,目前也没有明确的解决办法。东亚和解已成为跨世纪的难题。历史问题给东亚国家带来了困扰,但中韩日之间的历史问题不会像各自所期待的那样解决。今天东亚和解的障碍不仅仅是因为历史,东亚和解的内涵也将与以往不同。从长远来看,地区主义应该是东亚国家和解的起点。东亚的未来,必然是许多不同利益与倾向相互让步的结果。

The end of the Cold War has undergone fundamental changes throughout the world. However, Northeast Asia is still a special area because the major issues in the region such as national unity, prevention of nuclear proliferation, national reconciliation, and ideological confrontation have plagued the region for twenty years or even longer, almost without any progress, and until now there are no constructive solutions. The issue of reconciliation has become a thorny issue in the new century. Historical issues brought difficulties to the East Asian countries, but these issues among China, Korea and Japan will not be solved as expected by the three countries respectively. Today, in East Asia, obstacles to reconciliation come not only from history, and the meaning of reconciliation in this region is also different from the past. In the long run, regionalism in this region should be the starting point for national reconciliation. The future of the region eventually lies in the result of mutual concessions concerning many different interests and tendencies.