新世纪的钟声即将响起，人类社会正在迎接这千载一逢的，充满挑战和困难，也充满希望和机遇的新时代。回首历史，展望世界，我们就会看到这样一个事实：一些国家的相继崛起，一些国家的后来居上，成为世界经济、军事强国，无不与科学技术的快速进步紧密相关。而当今世界的经济 The beeping of the new century is about to ring, and humankind is now embracing a new era full of challenges and difficulties full of hope and opportunity. Looking back on history and looking forward to the world, we will see the fact that the rise of some countries and the subsequent rise of some countries to become the world’s economic and military power are all closely linked to the rapid progress of science and technology. The economy of today’s world