摘要
近代帝国主义实施侵华行为的中国当地条件制约或限定了侵略的方式和特性。外来侵略者通过条约体系内化为中国权势结构的一部分 ,又依“例外法则”在中国形成一套与西方基本价值时相冲突的思维和行为方式 ,故这些西方代表在中国表述着“西方”却又不完全等同于“西方”。列强既要中国实行改革以维持西方标准的“正常”秩序 ,又是与西方标准相异的中国秩序之构建者和维护者 ,扮演着改革推动者和既存秩序维护者的双重角色。
Imperialist invasions of China in modern times were in terms of method and character limited by China's local conditions. The invaders internalized China's power structure through the treaty system. Using the 'exceptionalism' of the non-West as a pretext, they often acted in ways contrary to Western values. Thus representatives of the West presented to China a 'West' that was less than accurate. The imperialist powers pushed China to a reform to keep an order that was 'good' by Western standards; yet they constructed and maintained a Chinese order inconsistent with those standards. In this regard, they were at once advocates of reform and defenders of the status quo.
出处
《中国社会科学》
CSSCI
北大核心
2004年第5期192-204,共13页
Social Sciences in China
