中国知识分子观念中的李光耀图谱

The Chinese Intellectuals' Perception of Lee Kuan Yew

在亚洲以及西方的许多人看来,新加坡与李光耀不可分割,甚至将两者等同。这种观念是否同样流行于中国的知识分子群体?本文所关注的自1963年至2013年有关于李光耀和新加坡的学术文章给出了否定答案。这些学术文本是中新关系领域活跃的中国知识分子群体对于李光耀的观念的载体。对它们的定量统计结果和具体内容解析显示:中国学者对于李光耀的解读并不必然固囿于新加坡的国家框架内,在他们的认知中,李光耀和新加坡的非重合部分呈现出远为丰富和重要的意义。中国知识分子观念中的李光耀图谱不仅勾画了李光耀和新加坡的故事,更折射出中国自身发展的变迁和其精英阶层思考的演进。

No matter in Asia or in the West, it is generally accepted that the Lee Kuan Yew version of Singapore dominates people＇s perception of Singapore. Is this point of view also popular among the Chinese intellectuals？ The articles about Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore from 1963 to 2013 give a ＂no＂ answer. Authors of these articles are scholars who are active in the realm of Sino-Singapore relations. The statistic and content analysis of their articles shows that the multi-faceted role of Lee Kuan Yew in both China＇s domestic development and in the international a- rena, which leads to his prevailing influence in China, is far beyond his overlap with Singapore. The Chinese ideo- logical landscape regarding Lee Kuan Yew not only tells the story of Lee Kuan Yew and his Singapore, but also re- fleets China＇s ideological transformation and political rearticulation.