Winds of the West Flow Eastward — 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 can be 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 benefited humanity, improved living standards, and advanced 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 not accidental, nor were they the result of an individual's spontaneous ideas. 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.