由于帝国主义文化侵略的本质和中西两种文化价值观念的分歧，近代西方传教士与中国绅士在价值取向、经济利益、政治特权和文化传播等方面发生了尖锐冲突。但当时任何一方的力量都未强大到战胜对方的程度，随着中国近代社会经济、政治和社会结构的变化，为了共同的生存和利益，双方又不断磨合调适。这种矛盾冲突与磨合调适的过程从正反两方面影响了中国近代的历史进程。 Due to the nature of imperialist cultural aggression and the disagreements between Chinese and Western cultural values, modern Western missionaries and Chinese gentlemen clashed sharply in terms of values, economic interests, political privileges and cultural transmission. However, at that time, the strength of either side was not strong enough to defeat each other. With the changes in the economic, political and social structures of the modern Chinese society, both parties continued to adjust to their common existence and interests. This process of conflict and conflict adjustment affects both the historical process in modern China from both positive and negative aspects.