Winds of the West Blowing East: A History of China's Reform and Opening-Up

Author: Zheng Pengnian
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The culture of the entire world's humanity can be broadly divided into two major systems: the Eastern cultural system and the Western cultural system. The former includes Chinese culture (which encompasses Japanese culture), Indian culture, as well as ancient Hebrew, Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Islamic cultures; the latter refers to the Eurocentric culture of ancient Greece, Rome, and modern Europe and America. Both of these cultural systems have been beneficial to humanity, improving living standards and advancing the development of human society. However, in terms of their nature, they are fundamentally different. The thinking mode of the Eastern cultural system is holistic, while that of the Western cultural system is analytical. The reform and opening-up of China were neither accidental nor the result of someone's spontaneous idea. Their emergence and proposal were rooted in historical prerequisites and origins. That is the eastward spread of Western civilization (including natural science and social science). This book comprehensively and multi-perspectively discusses the entire process of Western civilization entering China, providing a complete answer to why we carried out the reform and opening-up cause.