Renowned British philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote in his works in the 1930s that the modern world badly needed some of the noble moral principles and qualities of China, and that amiability came first among such qualities.

• 上个世纪30年代英国著名哲学家罗素在他的《中国问题》一书中写道：“中国至高无上的伦理品质中的一些东西，现代世界极为需要。这些品质中我认为和气是第一位的。”