20世纪以来的美国中国近代史研究深受以费正清和李文森为代表的“西方中心观”的影响,即认为中国社会长期以来基本上处于停滞状态,循环往复,缺乏内部动力突破传统框架,只有经过19世纪中叶西方冲击之后,才发生剧变而向近代社会演变。在这一观点下诞生的作品也曾被翻译介绍进来,如商务印书馆出版的费正清《美国与中国》、四川人民出版社出版的李文森《梁启超与中国近代思想》等,因此,“西方中心观”在国内的影响同样不能低估。 Since the 20th century, the study of modern Chinese history in the United States has been greatly influenced by the “Western concept of center” represented by Fei Zhengqing and Levinson. It is thought that Chinese society has basically been at a standstill for a long period of time, has been cyclically reciprocating and lacks the internal impetus to break through the traditional framework. After the impact of the West in the mid-19th century, it changed drastically into modern society. The works born under this view have also been translated into the past, such as the publication of Fei Zhengqing’s “America and China” by the Commercial Press, and Levin Morrison’s “Liang Qi-chao and Modern Chinese Thought” published by the Sichuan People’s Publishing House. Therefore, “the Western Center View ”in the country the same can not be underestimated.