海外专家谈中国扶贫

对于中国在扶贫事业中取得的成就，有些国家会存在疑虑。这项工作极其庞杂，超乎人们想象，涉及农业改革、文化建设、经济刺激和大规模基础设施投资，其工作内容、时间跨度以及覆盖人口规模在人类历史上绝无仅有。中国的扶贫成就如此伟大，再加上人们对于中国发布的信息普遍缺乏信任，或许可以解释为什么这一事实被国际社会所忽视。人类登月的壮举无人不知，地球上发生的这一类似的、具有历史意义的成就却没有得到广泛理解。另一方面，国际管理调查研究及峰会经常渲染中国崛起，《经济学人》等杂志多次将中国置于封面，商界领袖纷纷称中国为世界未来*大的变革者。他们大肆渲染中国试图超越其他国家所做的努力，其评估却缺乏必要的现实基础。他们缺乏技巧和好奇心去近距离地观察、感受、聆听中国及中国农村生活：中国人是在怎样发愤图强，拥有怎样的雄心壮志，在工作中发挥了怎样的聪明才智。遗憾的是，这种裂痕随着新冠肺炎疫情的暴发而加剧，并且本来相对稳定的中间派态度也在逐渐转变。通过对中国生活更加直观的了解，我们希望推动更广泛的国际研讨与合作，以积极应对这些挑战。 本文标题是1977年荷兰王储贝娅特丽克丝公主首次访华向中国人民**次发表讲话时引用的一句话。在当前国际社会撕裂的现状下，这句话似乎更加真实。修复遭受破坏的国际文化和社会组织迫在眉睫，这一点无可争辩。我曾访问过中国的许多村庄，并与当地人进行过短暂而真诚的交流，本文记录了其中三个村庄的故事，来帮助我们更深刻地了解中国农村。根据我的观察，中国乡村焕然一新、充满活力，人们生活幸福快乐、勤奋好学，给我留下了深刻印象。我们了解了中国精心制定的政策、地方参与的复杂性以及政策实施的实际困难。提供帮扶的组织有时能够取得成功，有时却会遇到更多难题。我们很难对形势做出正确判断，从而无法找到应对各种可能性的解决方案。中国在2020年全面消除贫困，这也引发了对未来行动的思考和猜测：扶贫攻坚工作现已初步完成，我们该如何进一步巩固扶贫成果并取得更大发展。全面建成小康社会后，中国面对的是更高的目标和发展空间。 There is a certain anxiety in the rest of the world about China's achievements in poverty alleviation. Most importantly the scale of work is simply too large to be comprehended: The colossal program-ranging from agricultural reform, cultural and economic stimulus initiatives, to massive infrastructural investments and involving immense work, time, and population-cannot be compared in world history. This fact, combined with a generally deep-rooted distrust about information from China, might explain how the great achievements are relatively unnoticed internationally. Everybody knows about the landing on the moon, but a similar unprecedented achievement that has been made on earth somehow lacks popular comprehension. On the other hand, international management surveys and summits continuously highlight the importance of China's rise. Magazines like The Economist have featured it on dozens of its cover stories, and business leaders all call China the largest game changer for the future of the world. They hyped up China's attempts to surpass other countries' efforts, but their assessment lacked the necessary realistic basis. They lack skill and curiosity to open themselves up to, to come closer to,to see, to feel and to hear what life is like in China and its countryside:How the Chinese people are working hard to become strong, what kind of ambitions they have,and what kind of ingenuity they have applied to their work. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the rift is unfortunately widening, and the relatively stable attitude of the middle-of-the-roaders is increasingly shifting. With a more intuitive understanding of life in China,we hope to promote more extensive international research and cooperation to actively respond to these challenges.The title of this article is a sentence quoted by Dutch Princess Beatrix in her first address to the Chinese people upon her first visit to China in 1977.In light of the current situation where the international community is torn apart, these words seem more true. The urgency of healing the damaged cultural and societal international organizations is undeniable. This article explores three villages amongst many others I have had the pleasure of visiting to help better understand rural China. There I met with the locals, and spent a short but precious time with them. Above all,I try to record what I experienced: the enjoyment, learning spirit, and newness that left me a lasting impression. I came to know the well-planned policies, the complexities of local involvement, and the difficulty of turning words into deeds.The organizations of support sometimes met with success, sometimes encountered more challenges. It is an effort to go beyond judgment and explore what possibilities they offer.