如何把握中国近代经济史的中心线索,不但关系到对中国近代经济史的总体认识,而且关系到在社会主义现代化建设中对国情的进一步了解,有着重大的理论意义和现实意义。为此,本刊1988年第二期和1989年第二期分别刊登了吴承明《中国近代经济史若干问题的思考》和汪敬虞《论中国近代经济史的中心线索》两篇文章。最近又约请部分专家就此问题发表意见,今予刊登,以饷读者。我们希望有关讨论能继续深入。 How to grasp the central thread of the economic history of modern China is not only related to the overall understanding of the economic history of modern China, but also to the further understanding of the national conditions in the socialist modernization drive, which is of great theoretical and practical significance. To this end, the second issue of 1988 and the second issue of 1989 respectively published two essays by Wu Chengming on “Several Issues on Economic History in Modern China” and Wang Jingyu’s “Clues to the Center of Modern Economic History in China”. Recently, some experts have also been invited to express their opinions on this issue. We hope that the discussions can continue.