建国40多年来，中国近代史研究无论是在广度和深度上，还是在宏观和微观上，都取得了巨大的成就，要想在现有的研究基础上再有所突破和创新，的确并非易事。但这并不意味着近代史研究已经完成了它的历史使命。尽管40多年来的研究已涉及到近代史的方方面面，许多重大的历史问题 For more than 40 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, great achievements have been made in the study of Chinese modern history, both in breadth and depth, and on the macro and micro levels. It is indeed not easy to make breakthroughs and innovations on the basis of existing research thing. But this does not mean that the study of modern history has completed its historic mission. Although more than 40 years of research have touched on all aspects of modern history, many major historical issues