Hong Jiang
马丁·雅克（Martin Jacques），英国著名学者、记者，《当中国统治世界》、《大国雄心》作者，剑桥大学政治学与国际问题系高级研究员，清华大学当代国际关系研究院客座研究员。1945年生于英国考文垂。雅克从曼彻斯特大学毕业后进入剑桥大学国王学院攻读博士学位，之后在布里斯托大学任教。1977—1991年曾担任英国共产党刊物《今日马克思主义》（Marxism Today）编辑。1993年与他人一起创立智库“人民”（Demos）。雅克有丰富的新闻媒体从业经历，1994—1996年曾担任《独立报》副主编，还曾担任《星期日泰晤士报》《泰晤士报》《观察家报》等的专栏作家,现在仍然是《卫报》专栏作家。
From left: Mr Tharoor; Mr Martin Soong, anchor, CNBC Asia Pacific; and Dr Jacques. PHOTOS: CREDIT SUISSE
Jo-ann Huang
CHINA and India have long been pitted against each other. As both countries have gone under a sharp rise in economic growth, that argument no longer stands today, said panelists at the Credit Suisse Global Megatrends Conference 2016 which was held last Thursday.
Mr Martin Jacques, the author of global bestseller, When China Rules The World: The End Of The Western World And The Birth Of A New Global Order, said in a separate interview that India and China are at very different stages of development. China’s economy, he said, is about five times larger than India’s. As a result, the priorities and imperatives of both countries vary.
中国社会科学报记者 王晓真 (Shirley Wang)
4月27日下午，英国伦敦政治经济学院高级客座研究员、剑桥大学政治学与国际问题系高级研究员、著名中国问题研究学者马丁·雅克（Martin Jacques）在北京大学举办“中国模式与世界秩序”主题演讲。马丁·雅克简述了从邓小平时代到当下，中国随时代变迁发生的变化，并从社会发展模式、文化根基、民族价值观、地理环境、外交政策、全球战略定位等方面，解析了中国发展模式与西方模式的异同。
It is difficult to underestimate the significance of the recent transformation in relations between the UK and China. There are many examples in recent years of countries moving towards a closer relationship with China: the distinctiveness – and significance – of the British case lies in the fact that the UK has regarded itself – and been seen as – America’s closest ally ever since the Second World War.
Discussions about China’s rise and its global impact have been growing more heated over the years. Martin Jacques (Jacques), a senior fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University and author of When China Rules the World, shared his thoughts with Global Times (GT) London correspondent Sun Wei.
GT: In your book When China Rules the World, you argued that “China will become the dominant global power within decades, and it won’t become more westernized but will make the rest of the world more Chinese.” Do you still stick to this conclusion now?
Jacques: Yes, very much so. Of course, as China has become increasingly integrated into the global economy, it is being influenced by other countries and cultures, especially Western. But as China rises, it is clear that it is exercising a growing influence on the world. Countries around the world are looking to China, and pivoting to China because they see China as increasingly central to their own futures. This is abundantly clear in East Asia, but also Africa and indeed Europe. Major European countries, notably Germany, France and the UK, are more and more orientating themselves towards China. If Westernisation was the dominant trend for over two centuries, we are now seeing the beginnings of a process of Sinicisation. That doesn’t mean that Westernisation is no longer important, but it is no longer the overwhelming influence that it was in the past. What is remarkable since the publication of my book in English in 2009 is now far this process has gone in such a short period – and this is only the beginning of the process.
Watch Martin Jacques in conversation with Shashi Tharoor, exploring what will define the progress of China and India over the coming years.
By 2030, China and India’s economies are forecast to collectively be twice as large as that of the United States. The discussion explored which of the two powers will emerge as the larger economy in the next decade. From their types of government to their economic policies, however, each country is distinctly different. In a pluralist, multipolar world, is a “China versus India” debate still relevant? If so, who will emerge economically stronger and why? Is it policy, politics, resources, or demographics that provide an advantage to one over the other?
For a report on the discussion please see this article by Jo-ann Huang in The Straits Times.
Carmen N Pedrosa
We are ecstatic that the Filipino crowd has finally found its strength and the way to express it. For the moment Duterte supporters are full of hope that Rodrigo Roa Duterte, an obscure mayor from Mindanao is the answer. He has come forward with his program and he has a party to implement it – the PDP Laban. He is serious about constitutional change that will transform the Philippines into a parliamentary system with a federal structure. He will have many enemies but he will also have friends and a multitude of supporters to carry out the difficult task.
I don’t think he needs to be told about the treachery of evil. He has lived with it when he was mayor of Davao. But caveat emptor (avoid danger) the famous Latin quotation is relevant to him as well as to us. Evil is a constant in reality. The danger is to think that it can be destroyed with a magic wand. No matter how much he may wish it, it will not happen overnight. Nation building is a slow process of creating effective institutions that should last long after he is gone. And most of all he must keep in mind that as leader of the Filipino crowds that waited for him to remember always that he must not make “the perfect come in the way of the good.” That I believe is the temptation for a man with a heroic bent like Duterte. He wants to do good, he lives humbly and speaks in the language the masses understand. Never mind the critics who tell him that he needs to speak with the Arrneow accent.
His role in history is to begin the process of change. We were subjected to an imperialist constitution from the Americans in favor of a presidential system. That ensured the rule of oligarchy as its new channel to imperialist rule. The all powerful Philippine President would act like the all powerful American governor general.
As part of the celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the founding of Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou
5.30pm
University of Liverpool, UK
Interviews with Xinhua New Agency, CCTV, Global Times, Wenhui Daily, et al.
Lecture: ‘China Model and the World Order’, 2pm – 4pm, Wednesday 27th, Peking University
Lecture: ‘China Leads the World’, 2pm – 4.30pm, Thursday 28th, Tsinghua University
Beijing, China