“文革”结束,认识世界的任务更加尖锐地提到了我们民族的面前。经过长期的对外封闭,我们对世界的认识大概除了“全世界还有三分之二的人民生活在水深火热之中”以外,就再也没有别的观念了。中华民族要在突飞猛进的世界上复兴,对于世界的认识决不能停留在这种近乎蒙昧的水平上 The end of “the Cultural Revolution” and the task of understanding the world are even more sharply mentioned before our nation. After a long period of external closure, our understanding of the world is no more than “there are still two-thirds of the world’s people living in dire straitness.” The Chinese nation needs to rejuvenate in a world of rapid growth. The world’s awareness must never remain at this level of ignorance