“这个世界是平的。”——以互联网、手机为代表的新媒体正以抹平国家、民族物理界线的方式,深刻地改变着人类的生活方式和思维模式。在错综复杂的新媒体环境下,如何处理新媒体与社会发展关系成为世界各国共同关注的焦点。立足于这一学术前沿,上海交通大学新媒体与社会发展研究中心、舆情研究实验室、上海发展战略研究所谢耘耕工作室联合美国全美中国研究联合会、美国杜克大学 “The world is flat.” - The new media, represented by the Internet and mobile phones, is changing the way of living and thinking of human beings profoundly in a way that smoothes the physical boundaries of nations and nations. Under the complicated new media environment, how to handle the relationship between new media and social development has become the focus of common concern of all countries in the world. Based on this academic frontier, Shanghai Jiaotong University New Media and Social Development Research Center, Public Opinion Research Laboratory, Shanghai Development Strategy Institute, Xie Yungeng Studio United States, China National Research Federation, Duke University