英文摘要 |
It is an incredible honor for me to have this opportunity to review the product of a long and painstaking research conducted by an honorable scholar like Professor An CHEN. My first encounter with Professor CHEN traces back to 2011 when I visited Xiamen in order to interview him for the Journal of East Asia and International Law with the recommendation of Professor Congyan Cai. The interview was held in the law school building of Xiamen University which is close to the coast of the beautiful ocean. The atmosphere of Xiamen law school was very professional, gentle and cooperative. I was fully impressed by the warmhearted hospitality of Professor CHEN and other staff members of Xiamen including Professor Huiping Chen and Professor CHEN’s lovely daughter Carol. It made me feel at home. When I entered the wide room for the interview, Professor CHEN was waiting with his gentle smile. I could instantly recognize he is a true scholar and a man of immense virtue (士)with the invincible power against anything suppressing ‘veritas’(真理). After my deeply felt greetings, he modestly and friendly said: “Dr. Lee! We are sharing two common things. First, both of us (China and Korea) have suffered severely from Japanese militarism. Second, we (Professor Chen and Lee) in common respect Confucius, considering that your name Yong Joong(庸中)is related to one of the holy books of Confucius. The relating specific holy book is named with ‘中庸’(Chinese pronounced as Zhong Yong). ”Indeed, our interview started on a positive note based on these commonalities. Professor CHEN spoke about many interesting stories during the interview sufficient to enthrall me. (The transcript of the whole interview has been published in volume 4, number 2 of the Journal of East Asia and International Law as well as in the introduction section of The Voice from China). As a flag-holder Chinese scholar of international economic law, he is a man of exceptional brilliance and principles with clear, broad, rigorous thinking and wisdom. He has a profound understanding of the importance of international law. |