一、前言小平同志在1992年举世闻名的南巡谈话中称:“发展是硬道理”。具有人类正义感的绝大多数人都认为,这一道理,既适用于中国,也适用于世界。然而,正致力于经济建设、图谋全面发展的中国却面临着日嚣尘上的“中国威胁论”的挑战。有些外国人认为,一个强大的中国,或许不一定是世界之福,也许是世界之“祸”。其实,“中国威胁论”的出现有其一定的背景。由于对中国改革开放发展前景的预测,当前国际社会占上风 I. Introduction Comrade Xiaoping said in his world famous South Tour talk in 1992: “Development is the last word.” The vast majority of people with a sense of human justice believe that this principle applies to both China and the rest of the world. However, China, which is now committed to economic construction and is seeking an all-round development, is facing the challenge of spreading the “China threat theory.” Some foreigners think that a mighty China may or may not be the blessing of the world and perhaps the world’s calamity. In fact, the emergence of “China threat theory” has its own background. Due to the prediction of the development prospects of China’s reform and opening up, the current international community has the upper hand