近代中国的历史充满了激烈的阶级斗争和民族解放斗争,它直接关系着我们今天的革命实践。科学地、全面地研究我国的近代史,认真地总结近代历史的经验和教训,为社会主义革命和社会主义建设服务,是历史工作者的光荣职责。在旧中国,中国近代史的研究比起古代史来,是十分薄弱的。资产阶级的学者甚至连近代史资料也没整理出什么来。进步的史学家虽然为了抗日战争的需要,赶写出一些著作,那也只是 The history of modern China is full of fierce class struggle and national liberation struggle, which directly relates to our revolutionary practice today. It is a glorious duty of historical workers to study scientifically and comprehensively the modern history of our country, conscientiously sum up the experience and lessons of modern history, and serve the socialist revolution and socialist construction. In old China, the study of modern history in China is very weak compared to the ancient history. The bourgeois scholars have not even compiled any information on modern history. Although progressive historians have written some books for the sake of the war of resistance against Japan, it is only