428: Has it always been right?

After Shing-Tung Yau finished saying this to Guo Hao.

He immediately said to Guo Hao.

"A pure Chinese journal, have you really thought this through? There's absolutely no need for this right now! A Chinese journal appearing now doesn't have much meaning, right!

We need to connect with the world, not close off our Academic Circle! Academia doesn't need nationalism! We also need to rely on communication with the outside world!"

When Shing-Tung Yau said these words to Guo Hao, his tone could be described as very anxious, even carrying a hint of anger.

He genuinely felt that Guo Hao had made a mistake.

After all, currently Guo Hao is the most top-tier scientist in the entire Dragon Country, and also the most top-tier scientist in the world.

But such a scientist isn't thinking about how Dragon Country science can better integrate into the world science system, allowing world civilization to develop.

Instead, he actually wants to create a pure Chinese journal!

Shing-Tung Yau, who received this news from Wen Yuxuan, couldn't tolerate it at all and almost instantly furiously called Guo Hao.

This is why he had this tone of demanding an explanation now.

He was truly very angry!

Actually, Professor Shing-Tung Yau rarely gets angry, especially when facing such an excellent junior like Guo Hao.

Shing-Tung Yau knew very clearly how outstanding Guo Hao was, clearer than many people knew!

It was precisely because he knew this clearly that Shing-Tung Yau was angry!

"You want to start a journal, that's a good thing, I won't stop you! I can even help you. Starting a Chinese journal is also appropriate, but my suggestion is, how about a bilingual journal instead!

Having both Chinese and english, that's truly connecting with the world!"

Shing-Tung Yau suppressed the anger in his heart and advised Guo Hao.

"Then why don't those journals in Ugly Country have bilingual journals?"

Guo Hao smiled slightly and asked Shing-Tung Yau calmly.

"Professor Qiu, you are very angry, I know, and I also know why you are angry, but I tell you, your anger is completely unfounded!

Although I have some influence now, the current me cannot represent Dragon Country. How could my establishing a pure Chinese journal mean that Dragon Country's Academic Circle and the world's Academic Circle are going to decouple?

That doesn't make sense!"

"Are you completely unaware of your own influence?"

Shing-Tung Yau said to Guo Hao helplessly.

"If it were just an ordinary scholar saying something like this, it indeed wouldn't represent anything, but you are different!

You are the pride of Dragon Country, and can almost represent Dragon Country's Academic Circle, even a scientist who can cause huge tremors in the world.

What you are doing has too great an influence!"

"What I want is for the influence to be big enough!"

Guo Hao's tone was very calm.

He actually didn't blame Professor Shing-Tung Yau for having such thoughts, and even, he could very much understand many of Professor Qiu's ideas.

After all, the current Academic Circle in Dragon Country really can't be said to be very good. Perhaps some fields are in a world-leading position.

But in most fields, they are in a position of catching up.

Especially in the field of basic science, the gap between Dragon Country and Ugly Country is still a bit too large!

The top basic science scientists are almost all in Ugly Country and Europe.

There are really very few in Dragon Country!

In this situation, creating a pure Chinese journal, is it preparing to close the door and play the story of the Yelang people's arrogance?

Professor Qiu probably basically has this idea.

But!

Knowing, doesn't mean agreeing!

"If it weren't because my influence is large enough, I really wouldn't have the mind to create a pure Chinese journal."

Guo Hao said with a smile.

"Cultural influence isn't spoken, but done. All our top scholars take pride in publishing papers in foreign journals.

Do you think this is a normal academic atmosphere? Isn't this another form of Eurocentrism?

Actually, I've always felt that a top-tier pure Chinese journal, this kind of thing is like a nuclear weapon.

You can not value it, but you can't not have it! If my paper has enough influence, enough explosive content.

Then will the world Academic Circle not study it just because it's a pure Chinese journal? No! On the contrary.

They will try every possible method, whether it's learning Chinese or finding someone to translate, they will find ways to learn the content of the paper.

This indeed increases academic barriers and adds to everyone's burden, I admit this!"

Guo Hao said calmly.

Shing-Tung Yau fell silent.

"But! So what? Is our mother tongue english? Why should our scholars have to learn english just to understand papers? And professional english at that.

Isn't this a burden for us?"

"Or rather, we have long since gotten used to this kind of burden!"

Guo Hao's tone was exceptionally calm.

"If language is an obstacle to academic dissemination, then isn't academic english an obstacle between ordinary people and scholars? Isn't it an obstacle for non-english speaking countries?

How complicated is academic english, is Professor Qiu completely unaware? Even academic english and ordinary english have long since become reproductively isolated, the difference is too great!

But Chinese doesn't have this problem! The best academic language should be Chinese! Since that's the case, why should we continue the mistake by always doing things as they have been?

I think it's time to correct this mistake! Moreover, I haven't forbidden others from publishing in foreign journals. They can have their arrogance, and we can have our own arrogance!!"

"Alright..."

After listening to Guo Hao's words, Shing-Tung Yau's eyes were filled with helplessness.

Some things, he really couldn't refute.

Plus, Professor Guo himself indeed has enough influence. Now that he wants to start a journal, what else can he say?

"Forget it, you have your own logic, I can't argue with you on this! But I hope, for some things, you think clearly before doing them!"

Shing-Tung Yau said solemnly to Guo Hao.

"Rest assured! I figured it out long ago!"

Guo Hao smiled slightly.

"Okay, I'm going to review your proof regarding the Hailstone Conjecture!"

Shing-Tung Yau didn't continue speaking.

"Okay."

Guo Hao responded softly.

After hanging up the phone, Guo Hao's mood still hadn't calmed down.

Actually, throughout the entire Academic Circle, there should be many people who think the same way as Professor Qiu.

This is also inevitable.

After all, academia has been linked to english for hundreds of years.

This is the continuation of the hegemonic power of the Great British Empire and Ugly Country, two empires. In essence, the influence of language is tied to the nation.

Why is the influence of english so huge?

Because first, there was the global colonial hegemony of the British Empire's sun-never-sets empire for hundreds of years, with immense influence, laying the foundation for the strength of english.

Then there was Ugly Country, also an english-speaking country, which continued the hegemony of the sun-never-sets empire after the war, making english even more influential!

Therefore, this is what made english completely a world language, and also the language currently recognized by the Academic Circle.