世纪之交 ,南北差距问题不断影响着国际格局的均衡 ,影响着国际社会的稳定与安宁 ,并将妨碍世界经济的可持续发展。如何在经济全球化的大潮中探寻南北差距之症结 ,发现并正视南北差距之困难与希望 ,是国际社会在新世纪面临的一个重大挑战 At the turn of the century, the issue of the gap between the North and the South constantly affects the balance of the international situation, affects the stability and tranquility of the international community and will hinder the sustainable development of the world economy. How to find the crux of the gap between the North and the South in the tide of economic globalization and find out and face the difficulties and hopes of the North-South gap is a major challenge the international community faces in the new century