在晚清思想史上,薛福成是一位放眼四海、寻求民族振兴之路的探索者。其对外开放思想无论是在经济方面、政治方面,还是在对外关系或文化教育方面,都有自己的特征,走在了时代的前列。具有自主创新性、坚定灵活性、高瞻远瞩性等明显特点。其对外开放思想火花,对今天我们的改革开放,依然是一笔宝贵的财富。 In the history of late Qing thoughts, Xue Fucheng is an explorer who looks to the whole world and seeks for the rejuvenation of the nation. Its open-door thinking has its own characteristics in terms of economy, politics and foreign relations or culture and education and has taken the forefront of the times. With independent innovation, firm flexibility, forward-looking and other obvious characteristics. Its spark of opening to the outside world is still a precious asset to our reform and opening up today.