Supported by Chinese Fund for the Humanities and Social SciencesThe Chinese economy has been growing rapidly for more than two decades and is forcefully changing the global economic pattern.It seems that the world was ill-prepared for such dramatic changes in China.This has made it even more necessary for China to understand itself and to deepen its knowledge of the rest of the world.In turn,the Supported by Chinese Fund for the Humanities and Social SciencesThe Chinese economy has been growing rapidly for more than two decades and is forcefully changing the global economic pattern. It seems that the world was ill-prepared for such dramatic changes in China. This has made it even more necessary for China to understand itself and to deepen its knowledge of the rest of the world.In turn, the