李鸿章是一个充满争议的历史人物。梁启超对李鸿章的评价:“吾敬李鸿章之材,吾惜李鸿章之识,吾悲李鸿章之遇。”如何正确评价李鸿章已成为近年史学探究的前沿问题。本文整理自三联书店2001年版《帝国的回忆——(纽约时报)晚清观察记》,1896年9月3日《纽约时报》对李鸿章采访的综合报道,略有删节。 Li Hung-chang is a controversial historical figure. LI Qichao’s Comment on Li Hongzhang: “I respect Li Hongzhang’s material, Wu Xi Li Hongzhang’s consciousness, Wu sad Li Hongzhang’s case.” How to Correctly Evaluate Li Hongzhang has become the frontier issue of historiography in recent years. This article is organized from the 2001 edition of Joint Publishing, “The Memory of the Empire - The New York Times Observer of the Late Qing Dynasty.” The comprehensive coverage of Li Hongzhang’s interview with the New York Times on September 3, 1896, was slightly abridged.