『중외역사강요』의 전근대 대외관계 인식-두 차례 등장한 '종번관계'를 중심으로-

Abstract

China, which had implemented the textbook authorization system, announced a new curriculum for languages, political science, history in January 2018. As a result, The Outline of Chinese and Foreign History was newly adopted as a required subject in the high school curriculum, and the first volume which covers Chinese history and the second volume that covers the world history were published as the state-run textbook in 2019. In this textbook, the term “Zongfan relations” appears twice to describe pro-modern China’s foreign relations, which has not been mentioned before. This paper examines the context and implications of the term “Zongfan relations” appearing in The Outline of Chinese and Foreign History and attempted to understand the textbook in the context of the “Zongfan relations” theory by Zhang Haifeng, who was an authoritative figure in modern Chinese history and was the main editor of first volume. Although “Zongfan relations” is not used as a concept that permeates throughout the entire volume, it is problematic because it appears in the textbook despite its limited acceptance among historians and nonetheless it may be established as a basic framework for understanding pre-modern China’s foreign relations.