Jin Yaoji: China in the most benefit from globalization

In Third World countries, China is probably the most benefit from globalization in one of the countries, from many countries in the WTO have hurt the feeling and the Chinese have such strong self-confidence.

Jin Yaoji, 1935 Health, the sociologist, Dr. University of Pittsburgh, who heads the Chinese University of Hong Kong, president of New Asia College in Hong Kong. The "from the traditional to modern", "China's modernization and intellectuals," "Idea of the University", "Chinese society and culture." (Guo Winter Solstice Photo)

Mr. Jin Yaoji the first to know, he was reading on the "executive absorb politics," explained the theory, its Rumusanfen insight in the interpretation of the uniqueness of Hong Kong's political, who has been second to none.
Unique life experiences shaped his breadth of vision care, claiming to be a "mainland-born, grew up in Taiwan, the United States to study, teach," he was known as "China's modernization process for rational thinking can not be two of the scholars."

Accidental and the University of Hong Kong Mr. Qian Gang, I chat to the next day to go to an interview with Jin Yaoji, he must pull me to buy clothes, he said, "Mr. Jin is the real gentleman, you can not Chuande went to see him casually."

The day in his bright and spacious office, we are very relaxed and on a morning, the vicissitudes of an ancient country's modernization process, he also has a Mandarin accent in Zhejiang Weiweidaolai.
Left, he had several Congshujiashang gave me this book, inadvertently sigh, "I pity the most important book, are not published in mainland China."

In the context of globalization and opening up
South magazine are: you over the years focused on modernization and modernity of the study, how you look at the last century in China's modernization process » Now there are two types of domestic intellectual voice, a view that China's modernization achievements from the 1949 "stand up" the date, with a view to the reform and opening up in 1978 as a watershed.

Jinyao Ji: 1949 after a very radical way to promote the agricultural economy to an industrial economy in transition, of course, is part of modernization, but this is not a balanced development, modernization is not all, then copied the Soviet Union and China's one-sided Russian model, in order to the needs of the military, one-sided to the development of heavy industry, and later proved that this is a lesson.

South have Weekly: "Cultural Revolution" at the end of you where, when what is the mood »

Jin Yaoji: in a completely closed society, particularly the need to open the courage, when I heard that in Hong Kong Down with the "Gang of Four", thinking that the "cultural revolution" to end, at least not as disruption of the ordinary people , Greatly relieved, but China's reform and opening up later on and made great achievements, then we also did not expect to.

South have Weekly: It is now China's total economic output growth are encouraging, although now stresses "China model" still too early success, but this decades most of us ordinary family life can truly appreciate the improvement, should do some experience Summing up.

Jinyao Ji: I think the success of this thinking, put a big background, to highlight its significance. I have a feeling that this 30 years of reform and opening up large-scale development, not only is China's internal reform and opening up can do, almost in the same period of globalization is gradually shown in its power, is in this context of globalization , China's internal reform and external world has agitation of the reaction.

South magazine are: many countries, and even now the European anti-globalization forces are very strong, and you look at how the external forces of globalization for the impact of China's internal »

Jinyao Ji: Of course, globalization is the promotion of neo-liberalism, has a strong economic discourse in the promotion, but interesting is that in Third World countries, China is probably the most benefit from globalization in one of the countries, Many countries in the WTO from the injury to feelings, and the Chinese have such strong self-confidence. It is in the business of economic activity, but a long-term closure of the country, opening up and pursue a market economy and the whole world is in the convergence, but more firmly accession to the WTO embodies a national commitment to integration into the world.

South magazine are: a closed-door policy is still to see some of the country, then really it is difficult to imagine if China did not choose the road of reform and opening up, this is how this country.

Jin Yaoji: China's entry into the world, and the world into China this trend is unstoppable everyone, Looking back, if we can summarize this for several decades, China is the most valuable come out of this path, the storm out , No matter what ups and downs, difficulties, I would like to now include the leaders of China have no doubt that this country can reform and opening up, which should not be reform and opening up.
Of course this is very painful reform and opening up, 1992 is a juncture, because then there is a strength, since the reform and opening up to produce so many problems, then we will not engage in, the doors locked up again, just to return, the results of Deng Xiaoping's South Tour speech, that time on the determination of this country do not have any reason to turn back the.

Chinese civilization - a strong open systems
South have Weekly: This will certainly open by a resistance force, China, a country with an ancient civilization, such as the globalization of Western discourse of strong, I am afraid that it will cause for China's own cultural self-confidence of the injury, remember the past against "Westernization "And" wholesale Westernization ", resulting in Si Xiangjie strong shocks.

Jinyao Ji: Of course, no matter comfortable uncomfortable, we must admit that the past 1,000 years is the increase in the rise of Western culture 1,000 years, become a strong economic and cultural patterns, to the post of the countries and regions, bringing strong pressure Flu, to some small country and nation, the more pressure, but it is a reality and can not be emotional opposition, such as many people to Christianity in some areas as the spread of cultural imperialism, but to those who know modern missionaries Most came to China not to oppress you, bully you, they really took their enthusiasm to the good things and you have to share.
South have Weekly: You look at how civilized plate of conflict, such was the sense of emotional harm to rebound, accumulated to a certain level will develop serious contradictions, such as extreme nationalism »

Jin Yaoji: Huntington stressing civilization and the conflict has its plate referred to reality, but I think that in fact does not necessarily have to conflict, I like to use "civilized experience," in fact we have today in China's casual observation of a wedding, you will find many The convergence of civilizations mixed, for the modernization of Chinese civilization, we take on very well. For example, traditional Chinese speakers Sangang the past five permanent members, now we talk about equality between men and women, this is typical of modern thinking in the beginning there are also some traditional forces of resistance, but we now feel that the majority of the people this is the case, slightly culture of people will feel that men and women On equality, normal, and will not feel it is imposed on us external things.
And I do not think there has been no place in (locallism) of globalization, such as McDonald's is a typical representative of globalization, it stores all over the world will combine local features, for example, in Hong Kong, I saw them Sell soy milk, it is typical of the eastern and western China. The introduction of any culture was another kind of cultural system of screening and absorb a certain stage, between a translation process, I think Japan is a foreign culture to assimilate the best example, in Asian countries about Japan's operator Modern restructuring is the most successful, on the one hand in all aspects of society have a high degree of modern civilization; On the other hand the essence of traditional culture heritage was very good.

South have Weekly: I know the academics, economics seem particularly inclined to compare the financial scholar of globalization, instead of Sociology and Anthropology of academics, often a very fierce criticism attitude, like you engage in social and cultural studies scholars from the inside Of globalization with a more positive attitude is not like the mainstream.

Jinyao Ji: You said that the phenomenon is right ah, the anti-globalization around the world have a strong voice, you will see a world of globalization forum, some economists is that they support the globalization However, there will be many demonstrations outside, they are anti-globalization, mainly cultural, sociological point of view.
But like Octavio Pas said: "We order to set free", globalization is not something we want do not want, but only how to deal with the problem. But you look at those cross-regional coalition of anti-globalization joint degree unimaginable in the past by such anti-globalization forces are accompanied by the globalization, I think that in itself is a phenomenon of globalization.

South have Weekly: Do you think that 30 years in China's reform and opening up, in addition to the gradual economic and political integration and cultural experience how performance »

Jinyao Ji: I think the comparison is excellent, in the context of globalization in China so far demonstrated by the success, to a large extent on the performance of the cultural tolerance, the Chinese civilization, reflects a strong open systems, this point I We feel that the performance of other non-Western civilization than the more remarkable.
In the treatment of Chinese culture, I very much appreciate Fei Xiaotong, stresses the "cultural consciousness", but this concept has often been misinterpreted and some people use, do a very emotional, very anti-Western, which entered a narrow. On the one hand, is the cultural consciousness, but on the other hand we must expand the extension of culture, some time ago I went to Dunhuang on the very deep feelings about Buddhism, the Flying Dan Pipa, which originally were outside, then the things the West , These can become the gem of Chinese culture.

The strength of consumer revolution
South magazine are: how you look at this for decades the development of a market economy for China's social and cultural structure of the »

Jinyao Ji: I have on the whole is more optimistic. Some time ago I chaired a meeting in Beijing to discuss contemporary Confucianism, a lot of people mentioned in Dange, a lot of criticism, regardless of criticism it can be shallow or wrong, in my view are irrelevant, I see it is seen as very good . This is a cultural wave of consumer products, it seems to me it was a consumer revolution.

South have Weekly: What meaning can rise to the "revolution" a high degree of «

Jin Yaoji: Although many people now can not play the strength of the election, but the currency can make a choice. This is amazing, although if you have as a study of Confucius, you can say that Dan stresses Confucius put in a low level, but she said has brought joy to everyone. Many people have bought her book and CD-ROM, you can ask them why not buy Andy Lau, buy Madonna and choose the stresses of Confucius Cultural consumer goods, reflecting our cultural identity of China's middle class, they Use their hands to vote the money.

South have Weekly: This is when the people across the country was studying several provisions of the "Model Operas", is indeed remarkable progress.

Jin Yaoji: this is not revolutionary Mody » A culture of the past and another culture trial of strength between the sometimes depends on the political forces to achieve now on the market as long as the cultural exchange will be able to complete the selection process, which is the principal of the mobilization can not be ah. There are now spending power of the middle class about two billion people, if this figure has continued to widen, it is a remarkable.

"Chinese characteristics" is not a problem
South have Weekly: I think the first time of reform and opening up to out of the crisis, did not know very clearly where we going to have accumulated a certain amount of development results, we have to start thinking, feeling our way across the river for some, we Should make it clear we have to Xianghechuqu future. For example, some people had to discuss China's future will be that model into Singapore.

Jin Yaoji: China such a big country that can be as into Singapore on a remarkable, in fact I think it is impossible. Before we discuss the modernization of the force is irresistible, but modern in several dimensions may not be the advantage.

South have Weekly: In discussing the modern mode, there is a saying often heard is that "Chinese characteristics."

Jinyao Ji: "Chinese characteristics" has no problems, so much of a country toward modernization, how can it not be their own characteristics. But we must to human civilization and a basic respect for justice, such as democracy, the right to know, freedom of expression, the equal dignity…… If we put these essential things clear after the general understanding, of course, can be said that democracy is not necessarily only In the form of a surface.

South have Weekly: from the economic opening up to open the political transition in the Taiwan region is now probably can go ahead, but some people see Taiwan Chaochao terrific, and some politicians to incite ethnic problems manipulation of public opinion, feel that if democracy is like this, We have to be careful, or simply do not engage in or out of democracy.

Jin Yaoji: Taiwan's some phenomenon, which is in the process of developing a problem. Of course, we see that the countries engage in democratic elections do have a particularly bad examples, but the problem we face is always complicated, and not think about the same market is to manipulate the power of Mody, playing so many ads, to tell you To buy something, you can easily be affected, but consumers will develop more mature, more and more discernment, even if the misguided 1:00 Association also learn a lesson. I mainland China's further reform is confidence.

(On the recent upcoming special issue to commemorate 30 years of reform and opening up, "What 30-year plans" to record the historic picture of the country or personal history of 30 years. Welcome to provide readers with your collection of photos. For further information, please log: http:/ / news.qq.com/photon/act/wangyou30.htm)