伍廷芳是晚清时期著名的外交家。他两次出任驻美公使,在长期外交实践中形成了一系列丰富的外交思想,主要包括平等外交思想、均势外交思想、文化外交思想等。伍廷芳对晚清时期的中美关系产生了重要影响。 Wu Tingfang was a famous diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty. He was twice appointed as the U.S. diplomat to the United States and formed a series of rich diplomatic thoughts in the long-term diplomatic practice, including the diplomacy of equality, the diplomacy of balance in power and the thought of cultural diplomacy. Wu Tingfang had an important influence on the Sino-American relations in the late Qing period.