美国前总统胡佛的一段中国经历

1929—1933年登上美国总统宝座的赫伯特·胡佛（Herbert Hoover）最广为人知的历史记录是他在处理1929年经济大萧条时的失败。胡佛在政坛上的失败，并不只是他一个人的事情，而是他所代表的自亚当·斯密以来深植于西方思想中的经济自由放任主义的一时“倒运”，所以他的失败标志着以凯恩斯为代表的国家干预主义的当道走红。自由放任与国家干预在过去大半个世纪的历史上，如一个钟摆的两头，时而偏向这头，时而偏向那头，没有哪一种思想能够永久地占据主导地位。

Herbert Hoover's Experience in China at the Beginning of the 20th Century

To the general public, Herbert Hoover is remembered for the Great Depression. Actually, he is a typical American hero who achieved remarkable wealth and power from nothing. His experience in China at the beginning of the 20th century is underreported in China. Herbert Hoover came to China in 1899 and worked on behalf of a London mine management firm, Bewick, Moreing & Company, during that turbulent period.