冷战时期埃德加·斯诺手稿文献中的美国信念危机

The American Belief Crisis in Edgar Snow’s Manuscripts During the Cold War

二战后,伴随美国综合国力的显著提升,埃德加·斯诺对美国在国际社会充当负责任的大国充满信心。他所信奉的美国信念使他期待美国成为战后世界的解放力量,维护和捍卫世界和平。冷战时期,美国在亚洲的霸权主义行径让斯诺对曾经信奉的美国信念产生质疑。他建议美国应与中国求同存异、和平共处、探索互利共赢之道,避免升级越战,否则只会作茧自缚。然而,此时斯诺在美国被边缘化,他的建议无法得到美国政府的重视,斯诺的美国信念伴随美国越来越深地介入亚洲事务而逐渐破灭。现有研究强调斯诺对中国的贡献,忽视了冷战时期斯诺反观美国之时所产生的美国信念危机。斯诺的美国信念危机及其为化解该危机所做努力,体现了他对中美共同未来所做的思考与探索,表达出斯诺维护中美共同利益的初衷。

After World War II,with the significant improvement of the comprehensive national strength of the United States,Edgar Snow was full of confidence in the United States as a responsible power in the international community.His American belief made him expect the United States to become a liberation force of the post-war world to safeguard and defend world peace.During the Cold War,the hegemonic behavior of the United States in Asia made Snow question the America belief he once believed in.He tried to admonish the United States to seek common ground while shelving differences with China,and to explore ways of peaceful coexistence and mutual benefit;meanwhile,avoid escalating the Vietnam War in order not to be trapped.However,Snow was marginalized in the United States at that time,and his suggestions could not be valued by the United States government.Snow’s American belief was gradually shattered with the United States becoming more and more deeply involved in Asian affairs.The existing research emphasizes Snow’s dedication to China,but ignores the crisis of his American belief arising from his reflection on the United States during the Cold War.Snow’s American belief crisis and his efforts to resolve it reflect his thinking and exploration of a shared future of China and the United States,and express his original intention to safeguard the common interests of China and the United States.