在新近的《联合早报》官网上,刊载了郑永年有关民粹性民族主义的评论文章。郑永年认为,只要这个世界是由主权国家所组成,民族主义就不可避免。但如何避免各种非理性的民族主义,尤其是那些建立在民粹之上的民族主义,是今天的中国所面临的巨大挑战。改革开放之后,中国民族主义的主要精神就是通过把自己融合进世界而崛起和强大。当邓小平说“我是中国人民的儿子”时, In a recent official website of Lianhe Zaobao, Zheng Yongnian’s commentary on populist nationalism was published. Zheng believes that as long as the world is composed of sovereign states, nationalism is inevitable. But how to avoid all kinds of irrational nationalism, especially nationalism based on populism, is a tremendous challenge for China today. After the reform and opening up, the main spirit of Chinese nationalism is to rise and become powerful by integrating itself into the world. When Deng Xiaoping said that “I am the son of the Chinese people”