中国边界问题不只是一个政治问题,也是文化问题。在传统中,中国各民族在大传统和小传统的互动下形成了文化和地理结合下“天下”体系。近现代以来,由于西方国家主权观念的进入,这一体系被一条条边界线打破,在诸多因素的作用下遗留下来诸多问题。我们看待边疆问题时不能附和西方国家主导的原则,研究边疆问题时不能将边疆看作静止的、没有自主性的,也不应站在中心的角度来看待边疆问题,认为边疆只是中心的衍生。要从历史文化出发来进行本土研究,即边界研究到边境研究,充分揭示边疆自身的发展逻辑。 China’s border issue is not only a political issue, but also a cultural issue. In the tradition, all nationalities in China, under the interaction of the great tradition and the minor tradition, have formed a system of “world” under the combination of culture and geography. Since the modern times, due to the entrance of the sovereignty of Western nations, the system has been broken by a series of border lines and many problems have been left behind under the influence of many factors. When we look at the frontier issue, we can not attach to the principle that the western countries lead. When we look at the frontier issue, we can not regard the frontier as a static and autonomous country. We should also not treat the frontier issue from a central point of view. We think the frontier is only a derivative of the center. From the historical and cultural starting to carry out local research, that border research to border research, fully reveal the logic of the development of the border itself.