如果说秦始皇统一六国,中国历史上第一次出现了统一的多民族国家;那么汉代建立起中原王朝的一个初步形态,后几经繁衍变化至今天的中国疆域,而其中又尤以汉武帝对疆域的拓展最具开创意义。“中国的疆域范围自汉代以来就大体形成,这说明中国不是一个扩张主义的国家。”这是不久前中国外交部副部长王毅在一份报告中曾说的一段话。如果说秦始皇统一六国,中国历史上第一次出现了统一的多民族国家;那么汉代建立 If Qin Shi Huang unified the six nations, the first multi-ethnic country appeared in Chinese history for the first time; then the Han dynasty established a preliminary form of the Central Plains dynasty, after which the multiplication changed to today’s territory in China, The most significant expansion of the territory. “The scope of China’s territory has been largely formed since the Han Dynasty, which shows that China is not an expansionist country.” This was the remark just made by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a recent report. If Qin Shi Huang unified the six nations, the first multi-ethnic country appeared in Chinese history for the first time; then the establishment of the Han Dynasty