在我如履薄冰、甘苦自知的学术生涯中,是受到过方方面面鼓舞的。比如,我所著的《西北地区开发与向西开放》一书中,就曾较早提出西北穆斯林聚居区应实现“向西开放”的建言。若干年后,党中央、国务院支持下的“中阿经贸论坛”在宁夏的开办,无疑是对我一介书生建言的回应与褒奖。 In my academic life, I was encouraged by all aspects. For example, in my book, “Development and Opening to the West in Northwest China,” one earlier suggestion was made that the northwestern Muslim community should achieve “opening to the west”. After a number of years, the establishment of the “China-Arab Economic and Trade Forum” under the support of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council in Ningxia is undoubtedly a response and a tribute to one of my scholar’s suggestions.