“21世纪”,是一个崭新的、充满诱惑力和挑战性的话题。我国的学者为此而潜心探讨中国式的发展道路,发表了种种见解,其中最具代表性的有以下诸论: ——“中国时代论”。以《中国时代》的著作者、贵州大学学人宋太庆为代表的一批对我国改革持乐观态度的学者,预言21世纪将是中国世纪。这一“预言”,得到了一些西方人士的认同。近期,美国政府在选择亚太事务助理时,被任命的几位助理全是举世 “21st Century” is a brand new, seductive and challenging topic. To this end, Chinese scholars have devoted themselves to discussing the development path of Chinese style and have published various opinions. Among them, the most representative ones are the following: - “Theory of the Chinese Times.” A group of scholars optimistic about our country’s reform, represented by Song Taiqing, an author of “China Times” and a scholar at Guizhou University, predict that the 21st century will be the century of China. This “prophecy” has won the approval of some Western people. Recently, the U.S. government appointed several assistants to the world