提出对世纪是“中国世纪”，并不是中国人自己，而是西方学者。埃德温·赖肖尔，当代一位颇负盛名的中国学家，是这样向他的美国公众介绍中国人的：“中国国民是世界上最具坚韧耐力的国民，当其他国家的国民在考虑10年以后的事情时，中国人已经在考虑100年以后的事情了。中国国 Proposing that the century be “the century of China,” it is not the Chinese themselves but the western scholars. Edwin Rehore, a contemporary contemporary Chinese scientist, introduced the Chinese to his American public: "Chinese nationals are among the most resilient and enduring citizens in the world. When nationals of other countries are among the nations Considering things after 10 years, the Chinese have been thinking about things after 100 years.