中国社会科学院欧洲研究所所长周弘在《解读当代欧美关系》一文中指出,长期以来,人们已习惯将欧洲和美国相提并论,把它们统称为“西方”。但是,早在冷战结束以前,毛泽东同志就洞观世界大局,针对当时国际上把整个西方划为“第一世界”的主流提法,尖锐地提出美苏两霸属于第一世界,而东西欧则同属第二世界,是中国可以争取的对象。邓小平同志进一步指出,欧洲人民不希望战争,是制约战争的力量。这些精辟的判断为开拓有利于中国的外交环境奠定了理论基础。近年来,江泽民同志针对世界多极化发展的历史趋势,多次强调指出,世界各种不同文明和不同社会制度长期共存、共同发展有利于“建设一个持久和平与普遍繁荣的世界”。因此,正确分析当代欧美关系,对于深刻了解中国的外交环境,进一步推动世界多极化的历史进程至关重要。 Zhou Hong, head of the Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out in his article “Interpreting Contemporary European and U.S. Relations” that for a long time people have become accustomed to comparing Europe with the United States, collectively calling them “Western”. However, long before the end of the Cold War, Comrade Mao Zedong looked at the overall situation of the world and directed the mainstream formulation of the entire West as the “first world” at the time. He pointedly pointed out that the hegemony of the United States and the Soviet Union belonged to the first world, while the East and West It belongs to the second world and is the object that China can fight for. Comrade Deng Xiaoping further pointed out that the European people do not want war and it is a force that restricts war. These brilliant judgments laid the theoretical foundation for opening up a diplomatic environment conducive to China. In recent years, Comrade Jiang Zemin has pointed out many times that the world’s historical trends in multipolar development have repeatedly pointed out that the long-term coexistence and common development of various civilizations and different social systems in the world is conducive to “building a world of lasting peace and universal prosperity”. Therefore, a correct analysis of contemporary relations between Europe and the United States is crucial to gaining a deep understanding of China’s diplomatic environment and further promoting the multipolar world history.