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u.s.deputynationalsecurityadvisermatthewpottinger ' sremarksinfluentmandarinonthemayfourthmovementanniversaryarequites pon a clon hisargumentisamisreadingofthemayfourthspiritandhisintentionsdeservescrutiny。

amisreadingofthemayfourthspirit

themayfourthmovementof 1919 isadefiningmomentinchina ' smodernhistory.itmightseemlikeafriendlyoutreachtothechinesepeoplefoory rann echtomarkthisday.butthereareanumberofmisreadingswhichareworthnoting。

pottingerdescribedthemayfourthmovementasamovementofpopulismandassociateditwithwesternpopulismwhichledtotheriseofu.s.prise ona

as any chinese knows是themovementisfirstandforemostamovementofpatriotismagainstimperialismandfeudalism.itisneitherabout " leftver bottom，“butaboutnationalsovereigntyandterritorialintegrityversusforeignaggressionandbullying。

healsotriedtobeautifytheroleoftheu.s.in China ' smodernhistory.americansseethemselvesasthebenignhegemonandwouldlind foranyprogs ementisanaptexample.whileamericansmightlamentthetreatyofversaillesalegacyofpeaty ed by president wood roo Wilson，thechinesesethine

furthermore是， hisremarkssoundcondescendingashepreachedtothechinesepeopletobecome " civic-minded citizens " as " heirsofmayfourth .. " chinesepeopeops y，" hehimselfseemstounder-appreciatechinesepeople ' scommonsenseandciine

intention dubious

suchamisreadingisnotasinnocuousasitseems.for Americans，whoenjoyunrivaledsupremacyandaresecurelyshieldedbytwovastoceans itmights

but as a long-term china observer，itisbizarreforpottingertomisreadthemovement，orhemightintentionallydistorthestoryandhand

dubbed as the " architectofthenewcoldwar， “pottingerisakeyfigurebehindtheu.s.strategicpivotto " greatpowercompetition " with China.heisalsosaidtohaveplayer ecurrentu.s .” ineonchinaforthecovid-19 outbreakandevencoinedthederogativetermstodescribe

weoftentalkaboutthetragedyofsecuritydilemmasbetweencountriesinducedbymisunderstandingsanduncertaintiesofeachother.however in re ons，itisoftenmisplacedcertaintyandevenintentionalmisrepresentationofothercountry '。

generationalchangeofchinaexperts

theriseofpottingertoprominencerevealsatrendofgenerationalchangeinthechinaexpertcommunityintheunitedstates。

比较with the older generation，whichwasattractedtochinaoutofgenuineaffectionandrespecttoitshistory，culture and people， the new generation ' sapproachtowardschinaislargelyoutofpracticalconsiderationsastheytendtoseechinathroughthelensofgeopolitication

pottingerisanotableexample.asaformerjournaliststationedinchina是heisusedtothinkingaboutchinainacriticalandbiasedmanner.asaff itisalsonaturalforhimtotakeahawkishlineonchina.butpriortothecurrentpost，hehadneverworkedintheforeignpolicy-making cc anditisdd

in fact， thechinesepeoplehavebeenfightinghardinthepastcenturytomaketheaspirationsofmayfourthpioneersintoreality.hushih ' sdreamcard asta avorpushedchineseadultliteracyratefrom 20 percent in the 1940 sbeforethefoundingofthepeople ' srepublic

chinaisalsoplayingagreaterroleininternationalinstitutionsfollowingzhangpengchun ' sfootpath，makingthevoiceofnon-westtions

asthebilateralrelationshipbecomesincreasinglyimportant是itwouldbemorerewardingforthenewgenerationofchinaexpertstohavemorecompo

yuanshaisanassistantresearchfellowatthedepartmentforamericanstudies，chinainstituteofinternationalstudies。

source: cgtn，may 10。

原标题:《mattpottinger ' sremarksmisreadthemayfourthspirit》

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