超级军网[转帖]Why China tinkers with history
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<P>written by: Kim Young-hie</P>
<P>To stand in front of your house and to explain to passersby that this is your house would be a silly, not to mention tiresome, thing to do. Yet we are forced to repeat this silly thing every time Japan claims our island of Tokto as its own and calls it Takeshima. </P>
<P>This time, China is imposing this burden on us with Goguryeo. We are impelled to shout out to the rest of the world that Goguryeo is part of Korea's history. Foreigners who do not know the history behind these disputes could mistakenly suppose that there is indeed reason for the disputes over Tokto and Goguryeo. We ourselves as well were lacking in our understanding of China's in-tentions behind its efforts to steal the history of Goguryeo away from us. Why is China all of a sudden so determined to claim Goguryeo for its own? </P>
<P>The answer lies in the great hope China has for the 21st century, at "Pax Sinica." China wants to be in the center of an international order ruled by peace for China, by China and of China. By including Goguryeo under Chinese history, China wants to affirm the patriotism and Sino-centric minds of the ethnic minorities in the northeast region. This project, "Conquest of the Northeast," makes up one important axis of Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>Along with it, China is pursuing two other history projects. One is to include Emperor Yao and Shun, the last two kings of pre-historic legendary kingdoms, into China's official history. The other project is finding archeological evidence to back the first project. </P>
<P>As of now, the official history of China starts with the kingdom of Eun, around B.C. 1700. If this project succeeds, the starting point of Chinese history would be moved back more than 2,000 years. This would be even earlier than the Sumerian civilization, which started in the Mesopotamian region around B.C. 3000. China hopes to use this historical development to reinforce the mental infrastructure of Sino-centrism and nationalism behind Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>China's gross domestic product in 2000 was over $1 trillion, the seventh biggest in the world. Its buying power is $4.5 trillion, second only to the United States. During the 20 years since the start of its reforms in 1978, China's GDP grew at an annual rate of over 9 percent. </P>
<P>The World Bank predicts that China will surpass the United States to become the world's biggest economy by the year 2020. By 2025 or 2030, China would not only be the biggest economy, it would gain superpower status in political and military affairs as well. </P>
<P>With things going so well for themselves, the Chinese are dreaming of being compensated for its history of invasions from Western and Japanese imperial forces starting in the 18th century. China is dreaming of claiming the 21st century as its own, and the first step is to make Chinese civilization the oldest in the world and instill pride and patriotism in the hearts of the Chinese people. After finishing the "Conquest of the Northeast," China will most likely start "organizing" the history along its borders with other countries such as India, Russia, Mongolia and Vietnam. </P>
<P>The three history projects of China are attempts to destroy history, not set it right. China is trying to turn history into the handmaid of Pax Sinica. The reason it is giving priority to the "Conquest of the Northeast" is because there are many ethnic Koreans living there. Once Korea is reunified, there could be a large exodus of ethnic Koreans from China that could threaten the stability of this region. </P>
<P>Since the "Conquest of the Northeast" is one of the three history projects that China has set its mind on, neither national hysteria nor self-abasing diplomacy will solve the problem. We need China's cooperation in the North Korean nuclear issue, but China is participating because it has its own interests. </P>
<P>As E.H. Carr said, history that is not based on facts is useless. China's attempt to distort history is like building a castle on sand and will become the laughingstock of the world. </P>
<P>It is important to join forces with countries that will suffer from China's attempt to change its history, and seek academic and cultural cooperation with historians worldwide who disapprove of China's willful destruction of history. Even if we don't mention the late Zhou Enlai, there are plenty of other scholars and intellectuals in China who might feel ashamed of China's sudden attempt to distort history. </P>
<P>* The writer is a senior columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. </P>
<P>Published in: Joong Ang Daily
</P><P>written by: Kim Young-hie</P>
<P>To stand in front of your house and to explain to passersby that this is your house would be a silly, not to mention tiresome, thing to do. Yet we are forced to repeat this silly thing every time Japan claims our island of Tokto as its own and calls it Takeshima. </P>
<P>This time, China is imposing this burden on us with Goguryeo. We are impelled to shout out to the rest of the world that Goguryeo is part of Korea's history. Foreigners who do not know the history behind these disputes could mistakenly suppose that there is indeed reason for the disputes over Tokto and Goguryeo. We ourselves as well were lacking in our understanding of China's in-tentions behind its efforts to steal the history of Goguryeo away from us. Why is China all of a sudden so determined to claim Goguryeo for its own? </P>
<P>The answer lies in the great hope China has for the 21st century, at "Pax Sinica." China wants to be in the center of an international order ruled by peace for China, by China and of China. By including Goguryeo under Chinese history, China wants to affirm the patriotism and Sino-centric minds of the ethnic minorities in the northeast region. This project, "Conquest of the Northeast," makes up one important axis of Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>Along with it, China is pursuing two other history projects. One is to include Emperor Yao and Shun, the last two kings of pre-historic legendary kingdoms, into China's official history. The other project is finding archeological evidence to back the first project. </P>
<P>As of now, the official history of China starts with the kingdom of Eun, around B.C. 1700. If this project succeeds, the starting point of Chinese history would be moved back more than 2,000 years. This would be even earlier than the Sumerian civilization, which started in the Mesopotamian region around B.C. 3000. China hopes to use this historical development to reinforce the mental infrastructure of Sino-centrism and nationalism behind Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>China's gross domestic product in 2000 was over $1 trillion, the seventh biggest in the world. Its buying power is $4.5 trillion, second only to the United States. During the 20 years since the start of its reforms in 1978, China's GDP grew at an annual rate of over 9 percent. </P>
<P>The World Bank predicts that China will surpass the United States to become the world's biggest economy by the year 2020. By 2025 or 2030, China would not only be the biggest economy, it would gain superpower status in political and military affairs as well. </P>
<P>With things going so well for themselves, the Chinese are dreaming of being compensated for its history of invasions from Western and Japanese imperial forces starting in the 18th century. China is dreaming of claiming the 21st century as its own, and the first step is to make Chinese civilization the oldest in the world and instill pride and patriotism in the hearts of the Chinese people. After finishing the "Conquest of the Northeast," China will most likely start "organizing" the history along its borders with other countries such as India, Russia, Mongolia and Vietnam. </P>
<P>The three history projects of China are attempts to destroy history, not set it right. China is trying to turn history into the handmaid of Pax Sinica. The reason it is giving priority to the "Conquest of the Northeast" is because there are many ethnic Koreans living there. Once Korea is reunified, there could be a large exodus of ethnic Koreans from China that could threaten the stability of this region. </P>
<P>Since the "Conquest of the Northeast" is one of the three history projects that China has set its mind on, neither national hysteria nor self-abasing diplomacy will solve the problem. We need China's cooperation in the North Korean nuclear issue, but China is participating because it has its own interests. </P>
<P>As E.H. Carr said, history that is not based on facts is useless. China's attempt to distort history is like building a castle on sand and will become the laughingstock of the world. </P>
<P>It is important to join forces with countries that will suffer from China's attempt to change its history, and seek academic and cultural cooperation with historians worldwide who disapprove of China's willful destruction of history. Even if we don't mention the late Zhou Enlai, there are plenty of other scholars and intellectuals in China who might feel ashamed of China's sudden attempt to distort history. </P>
<P>* The writer is a senior columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. </P>
<P>Published in: Joong Ang Daily
</P>
<P>To stand in front of your house and to explain to passersby that this is your house would be a silly, not to mention tiresome, thing to do. Yet we are forced to repeat this silly thing every time Japan claims our island of Tokto as its own and calls it Takeshima. </P>
<P>This time, China is imposing this burden on us with Goguryeo. We are impelled to shout out to the rest of the world that Goguryeo is part of Korea's history. Foreigners who do not know the history behind these disputes could mistakenly suppose that there is indeed reason for the disputes over Tokto and Goguryeo. We ourselves as well were lacking in our understanding of China's in-tentions behind its efforts to steal the history of Goguryeo away from us. Why is China all of a sudden so determined to claim Goguryeo for its own? </P>
<P>The answer lies in the great hope China has for the 21st century, at "Pax Sinica." China wants to be in the center of an international order ruled by peace for China, by China and of China. By including Goguryeo under Chinese history, China wants to affirm the patriotism and Sino-centric minds of the ethnic minorities in the northeast region. This project, "Conquest of the Northeast," makes up one important axis of Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>Along with it, China is pursuing two other history projects. One is to include Emperor Yao and Shun, the last two kings of pre-historic legendary kingdoms, into China's official history. The other project is finding archeological evidence to back the first project. </P>
<P>As of now, the official history of China starts with the kingdom of Eun, around B.C. 1700. If this project succeeds, the starting point of Chinese history would be moved back more than 2,000 years. This would be even earlier than the Sumerian civilization, which started in the Mesopotamian region around B.C. 3000. China hopes to use this historical development to reinforce the mental infrastructure of Sino-centrism and nationalism behind Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>China's gross domestic product in 2000 was over $1 trillion, the seventh biggest in the world. Its buying power is $4.5 trillion, second only to the United States. During the 20 years since the start of its reforms in 1978, China's GDP grew at an annual rate of over 9 percent. </P>
<P>The World Bank predicts that China will surpass the United States to become the world's biggest economy by the year 2020. By 2025 or 2030, China would not only be the biggest economy, it would gain superpower status in political and military affairs as well. </P>
<P>With things going so well for themselves, the Chinese are dreaming of being compensated for its history of invasions from Western and Japanese imperial forces starting in the 18th century. China is dreaming of claiming the 21st century as its own, and the first step is to make Chinese civilization the oldest in the world and instill pride and patriotism in the hearts of the Chinese people. After finishing the "Conquest of the Northeast," China will most likely start "organizing" the history along its borders with other countries such as India, Russia, Mongolia and Vietnam. </P>
<P>The three history projects of China are attempts to destroy history, not set it right. China is trying to turn history into the handmaid of Pax Sinica. The reason it is giving priority to the "Conquest of the Northeast" is because there are many ethnic Koreans living there. Once Korea is reunified, there could be a large exodus of ethnic Koreans from China that could threaten the stability of this region. </P>
<P>Since the "Conquest of the Northeast" is one of the three history projects that China has set its mind on, neither national hysteria nor self-abasing diplomacy will solve the problem. We need China's cooperation in the North Korean nuclear issue, but China is participating because it has its own interests. </P>
<P>As E.H. Carr said, history that is not based on facts is useless. China's attempt to distort history is like building a castle on sand and will become the laughingstock of the world. </P>
<P>It is important to join forces with countries that will suffer from China's attempt to change its history, and seek academic and cultural cooperation with historians worldwide who disapprove of China's willful destruction of history. Even if we don't mention the late Zhou Enlai, there are plenty of other scholars and intellectuals in China who might feel ashamed of China's sudden attempt to distort history. </P>
<P>* The writer is a senior columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. </P>
<P>Published in: Joong Ang Daily
</P><P>written by: Kim Young-hie</P>
<P>To stand in front of your house and to explain to passersby that this is your house would be a silly, not to mention tiresome, thing to do. Yet we are forced to repeat this silly thing every time Japan claims our island of Tokto as its own and calls it Takeshima. </P>
<P>This time, China is imposing this burden on us with Goguryeo. We are impelled to shout out to the rest of the world that Goguryeo is part of Korea's history. Foreigners who do not know the history behind these disputes could mistakenly suppose that there is indeed reason for the disputes over Tokto and Goguryeo. We ourselves as well were lacking in our understanding of China's in-tentions behind its efforts to steal the history of Goguryeo away from us. Why is China all of a sudden so determined to claim Goguryeo for its own? </P>
<P>The answer lies in the great hope China has for the 21st century, at "Pax Sinica." China wants to be in the center of an international order ruled by peace for China, by China and of China. By including Goguryeo under Chinese history, China wants to affirm the patriotism and Sino-centric minds of the ethnic minorities in the northeast region. This project, "Conquest of the Northeast," makes up one important axis of Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>Along with it, China is pursuing two other history projects. One is to include Emperor Yao and Shun, the last two kings of pre-historic legendary kingdoms, into China's official history. The other project is finding archeological evidence to back the first project. </P>
<P>As of now, the official history of China starts with the kingdom of Eun, around B.C. 1700. If this project succeeds, the starting point of Chinese history would be moved back more than 2,000 years. This would be even earlier than the Sumerian civilization, which started in the Mesopotamian region around B.C. 3000. China hopes to use this historical development to reinforce the mental infrastructure of Sino-centrism and nationalism behind Pax Sinica. </P>
<P>China's gross domestic product in 2000 was over $1 trillion, the seventh biggest in the world. Its buying power is $4.5 trillion, second only to the United States. During the 20 years since the start of its reforms in 1978, China's GDP grew at an annual rate of over 9 percent. </P>
<P>The World Bank predicts that China will surpass the United States to become the world's biggest economy by the year 2020. By 2025 or 2030, China would not only be the biggest economy, it would gain superpower status in political and military affairs as well. </P>
<P>With things going so well for themselves, the Chinese are dreaming of being compensated for its history of invasions from Western and Japanese imperial forces starting in the 18th century. China is dreaming of claiming the 21st century as its own, and the first step is to make Chinese civilization the oldest in the world and instill pride and patriotism in the hearts of the Chinese people. After finishing the "Conquest of the Northeast," China will most likely start "organizing" the history along its borders with other countries such as India, Russia, Mongolia and Vietnam. </P>
<P>The three history projects of China are attempts to destroy history, not set it right. China is trying to turn history into the handmaid of Pax Sinica. The reason it is giving priority to the "Conquest of the Northeast" is because there are many ethnic Koreans living there. Once Korea is reunified, there could be a large exodus of ethnic Koreans from China that could threaten the stability of this region. </P>
<P>Since the "Conquest of the Northeast" is one of the three history projects that China has set its mind on, neither national hysteria nor self-abasing diplomacy will solve the problem. We need China's cooperation in the North Korean nuclear issue, but China is participating because it has its own interests. </P>
<P>As E.H. Carr said, history that is not based on facts is useless. China's attempt to distort history is like building a castle on sand and will become the laughingstock of the world. </P>
<P>It is important to join forces with countries that will suffer from China's attempt to change its history, and seek academic and cultural cooperation with historians worldwide who disapprove of China's willful destruction of history. Even if we don't mention the late Zhou Enlai, there are plenty of other scholars and intellectuals in China who might feel ashamed of China's sudden attempt to distort history. </P>
<P>* The writer is a senior columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. </P>
<P>Published in: Joong Ang Daily
</P>
<P> 为什么中国会修改历史？</P><P> 站在自家的房子之前向路过的人解释这房子是你自己的----这是一件很愚蠢很无聊的事情。 然而当日本宣称对我们的Tokto岛拥有主权而且称它为 Takeshima的时候我们不得不一次又一次重复做这件愚蠢的事 情。
这次，中国把高丽的历史观强加给我们，我们被迫对外大声疾呼高丽是韩国历史的一部分。不知道在这些争论後面的历史的外国人可能回错误的推想在Tokto和Goguryeo上的争论可能有更深层次的原因。我们自己也不了解中国把高丽的历史同我们分割到底有什么目的。为什么中国突然如此坚决的宣称高丽是他自己的?
答案是跟中国依靠强权称霸21实际的野心联系在一起。中国希望在21世纪处于处于国际次序的中心地位，用和平手段来支配世界并且为自己服务。通过把高丽置于中国的历史之下，中国想要激发国民的爱国心并且树立在东北亚少数民族地区以中国为中心的思想。这个征服东北的计划是中国强权政治一根重要的轴。
连同这个一起，中国正在追求二个其他的历史计画。一是把尧舜这两个史前传说中的帝王列入中国官方的历史之内。另一个计画是尽力寻找考古证据来证明尧舜的存在。
现在，中国的官方历史从夏朝开始,在公元前1700年左右. 如果这个计画成功,中国的历史出发点会在向前推进2000多年，这会比公元前3000年的Sumerian文明更早。中国希望使用历史的发展在强权统治下加强中国的中国中心意识和民族主义的控制。
中国的国内生产总值在2000年超过了一万亿美圆，位于世界第七。 它的购买力是4.5万亿美圆，今次于美国。在中国1978年改革开放后的29年里，他的GDP年增长率超过百分之九.
世界银行预测中国将在2020年超过美国成为世界上最大的经体。到2025或2030年,中国将不会只经济大国,它会在政治上和军事上也得到超级强权的地位。
由于形势对中国很有利，华人正在梦想要西方国家和日本从18世纪开始对他的侵略付出代价。 中国正在梦到宣称21世纪是中国的世纪，而且第一个步骤要使得中国的文明最古老并且慢慢地向中国人灌输爱国精神和民族自豪感。在征服东北之后，中国之后很有可能沿着它的边缘用 其他的国家例如印度、俄国、蒙古和越南开始 "组织" 历史。
中国的三个历史计画是尝试破坏历史, 歪曲历史。 中国正在尝试将历史变成强权统治的手段。它正在把优先权给 "征服东北" 的理由是有很多朝鲜族人居住在那里。一旦朝鲜半岛统一了，将会有大批的朝鲜族离去，从而会威胁到这个地区的稳定。
既然 "征服东北计划" 是中国有计划的三个历史计划之一，那么就不是国家的歇斯特里症和自我打倒交际手腕将能解决的问题。我们在北韩核问题上需要同中国合作，中国作为参与者也有自己的利益。
正如E.H. Carr 说的那样,不基於事实的历史是无用的。中国尝试扭曲历史就像在沙子上建筑城堡，将会变成世界的笑柄。
重要的是联合那些在中国修改历史过程中受到侵害的国家，和那些不赞同中国修改历史的学者开展学术和文化上的交流。即使我们不提过去的周恩来, 在中国许多其他的学者和有识者也可能对中国突然的尝试扭曲历史而感到羞耻。 </P><P>
*作家是 JoongAng Ilbo 的一个资深的专栏作家。 </P>
这次，中国把高丽的历史观强加给我们，我们被迫对外大声疾呼高丽是韩国历史的一部分。不知道在这些争论後面的历史的外国人可能回错误的推想在Tokto和Goguryeo上的争论可能有更深层次的原因。我们自己也不了解中国把高丽的历史同我们分割到底有什么目的。为什么中国突然如此坚决的宣称高丽是他自己的?
答案是跟中国依靠强权称霸21实际的野心联系在一起。中国希望在21世纪处于处于国际次序的中心地位，用和平手段来支配世界并且为自己服务。通过把高丽置于中国的历史之下，中国想要激发国民的爱国心并且树立在东北亚少数民族地区以中国为中心的思想。这个征服东北的计划是中国强权政治一根重要的轴。
连同这个一起，中国正在追求二个其他的历史计画。一是把尧舜这两个史前传说中的帝王列入中国官方的历史之内。另一个计画是尽力寻找考古证据来证明尧舜的存在。
现在，中国的官方历史从夏朝开始,在公元前1700年左右. 如果这个计画成功,中国的历史出发点会在向前推进2000多年，这会比公元前3000年的Sumerian文明更早。中国希望使用历史的发展在强权统治下加强中国的中国中心意识和民族主义的控制。
中国的国内生产总值在2000年超过了一万亿美圆，位于世界第七。 它的购买力是4.5万亿美圆，今次于美国。在中国1978年改革开放后的29年里，他的GDP年增长率超过百分之九.
世界银行预测中国将在2020年超过美国成为世界上最大的经体。到2025或2030年,中国将不会只经济大国,它会在政治上和军事上也得到超级强权的地位。
由于形势对中国很有利，华人正在梦想要西方国家和日本从18世纪开始对他的侵略付出代价。 中国正在梦到宣称21世纪是中国的世纪，而且第一个步骤要使得中国的文明最古老并且慢慢地向中国人灌输爱国精神和民族自豪感。在征服东北之后，中国之后很有可能沿着它的边缘用 其他的国家例如印度、俄国、蒙古和越南开始 "组织" 历史。
中国的三个历史计画是尝试破坏历史, 歪曲历史。 中国正在尝试将历史变成强权统治的手段。它正在把优先权给 "征服东北" 的理由是有很多朝鲜族人居住在那里。一旦朝鲜半岛统一了，将会有大批的朝鲜族离去，从而会威胁到这个地区的稳定。
既然 "征服东北计划" 是中国有计划的三个历史计划之一，那么就不是国家的歇斯特里症和自我打倒交际手腕将能解决的问题。我们在北韩核问题上需要同中国合作，中国作为参与者也有自己的利益。
正如E.H. Carr 说的那样,不基於事实的历史是无用的。中国尝试扭曲历史就像在沙子上建筑城堡，将会变成世界的笑柄。
重要的是联合那些在中国修改历史过程中受到侵害的国家，和那些不赞同中国修改历史的学者开展学术和文化上的交流。即使我们不提过去的周恩来, 在中国许多其他的学者和有识者也可能对中国突然的尝试扭曲历史而感到羞耻。 </P><P>
*作家是 JoongAng Ilbo 的一个资深的专栏作家。 </P>