文化想象视域下西方中国观的历史演变与当代启示

The Historical Evolution and Implications of the Western Views of China from the Perspective of Cultural Imagination

要考察西方中国观的现实图景,离不开一定的历史场域,这就需要在回溯历史演变的脉络中追寻其演变逻辑。在文化想象视域下,从自我与他者的关系视角来看,西方中国观从把中国“作为自我偶像的他者”开始,经由“作为自我对立的他者”“与自我相隔阂的他者”的过渡,发展至今形成了视中国为“与自我相比肩的他者”的认识。对此,我们必须在坚定价值判断和自主选择中认识西方中国观的本质和传播逻辑,注重增强中国话语在世界上的影响力和感召力。分析西方中国观的历史演变逻辑,对于提升当代中国话语权有着深刻的启示:进一步增强硬实力是支撑中国话语权的一个基本前提,将发展优势转化为话语优势是提升中国话语权的重要内容,坚持有理有利有节的斗争是扩大国际话语权的重要手段。

The observation of the real picture of the Western views of China is inseparable from a certain historical domain in need of seeking logic from the historical evolution.In light of the relationship between the self and the other based on cultural imagination,the Western views of China have undergone the processes of"the other as idol of self",through"the other as opposed to self"and"the other separated from self"to"the other comparable to self".It follows that we must recognize the essence and communication logic of the Western views of China while holding firm in value judgment and decision-making with a view to boosting the influence and power of Chinese discourse.The analysis of the historical evolution logic of the Western views of China has profound implications including a prerequisite in support of China s discourse power by further strengthening the hard power,a shift from development advantages to discourse power and a means of expanding the international discourse power by striving on just grounds,to our advantage and with restraint.