Of course,academic pursuit cannot ignore politics and a researcher in international relations must know where his country stands on certain issues. Still,there must be a line separating academic research and foreign relations.

• 学术研究当然不可能与政治绝缘，研究国际问题的人当然要了解本国的外交政策，但是，学术研究与外交毕竟是有区别的。