从周边看中国——韩国《东亚史》教科书中的当代中国形象

Images of Contemporary China in Korean Textbooks on East Asian History

在中国周边国家中,韩国的重要性不言而喻。透过韩国历史教科书反观中国是我们认识自身的一条有意义的途径。因为历史教科书是一个社会的支配性话语系统,更是一国对他国主流认知的反映。韩国历史教科书,特别是《高中东亚史》将当代中国描述成一个内战导致分裂的国家、世界第二大经济强国、缺乏政治自由的社会主义国家、歪曲历史的国家、外交上咄咄逼人的国家,也是韩国日益依赖但难以信任的邻居。韩国历史教科书涉华叙述存在选材有失客观、侧重刻画负面形象等诸多问题,这不利于韩国青少年正确理解中国。中国需要深入系统地研究韩国历史教科书,探索通过中韩人文交流机制、公共外交等方式,推动改善韩国人心目中的中国形象,巩固中韩人文纽带。

South Korea is aapproach to view Chinathroughvery important neighbor of China. The author thinks it is a meaningfulKorean textbooks on history, because history textbooks are a dominantdiscourse of a society and a reflection of one country＇s mainstream cognition of another. Korean historytextbooks, particularly high school textbooks on East Asian history, depict China as a country divided bycivil war, the world＇s second-largest economy, a socialist country lacking political freedom, a country thatdistorts history, a diplomatically aggressive country, and a neighbor that South Korea increasinglydepends on but cannot trust. The author believes Korean history textbooks focus too much on negativeimages of China based on biased materials and are not conducive to helping Korean youth understandChina correctly. China needs to study Korean history textbooks thoroughly and systematically, to exploreways, such as Sino-Korean cultural exchanges and public diplomacy, to improve China＇s image in SouthKorea and consolidate Sino-Korean people-to-people and cultural ties.