薛福成科技思想简论

薛福成是中国近代著名的思想家，对近代中西方的差距及其原因有着清醒的认识，提出要大胆吸收西方现有的科技成果，发展近代教育事业，培养近代科技人才。他不仅有承认落后的勇气，而且充满了“师而相胜”的自信。

Outline of Xue Fucheng's Ideas on Science and Technology

Xue Fucheng, one of the renowned ideologists in modern China, has a clear understanding of the gap between China and western countries and the reason for it. He proposes that China should absorb western technologies, develop education and cultivate technological talents.He has both the courage to admit China's backward status and the confidence to "learn from and overtake" western countries.