政治下的文化软实力——对文化独立形态的反思

Thoughts on Cultural Independence and Soft Power of Culture

中国是一个重视文化的国度,但对如何发展文化有着艰难曲折的认识过程。从"师夷长技"到"师法苏联",从单纯竞争—对抗性的超赶,到今天致力于提高国家文化软实力,中国的文化策略在反思中进行不断地调整。文化看似有一种独立的形态演进,但背后一直有着对政治、经济的关照。应该在政治、经济、文化的三元关系态中,通过对"元素"在"关系"的侧重型发展的理解,承诺对文化策略进行深刻的历史性反思,这有利于扫清认识上的混乱,走上健康、开放、自主的发展道路。

China is a country that values culture. But it is a difficult process for China to understand how to shape its culture. The process covers ＂learning technologies of foreign countries in late 19th century and learning from the Soviet Union＂ in the 50s and 60s of the last century, as well as ＂sheer competition＂ and ＂overtaking the competitor＂. Today, China is focused on building its cultural soft power, while its cultural strategy is being adjusted constantly. Cultural evolution appears an independent process but in fact is closely related to politics and economic development. So the three elements -politics, economy and culture -are all to be taken care of. Studying the interrelations of these elements and making historical review of cultural development strategy will be conducive to sharpening our knowledge about culture and helping our cultural development.