Today,one may sing the praises of a country and turn a blind eye to its problems. But as soon as its ties with China sour,one starts being critical of it. Is there value in this kind of research?

• 今天这个是友好国家，你就对它“隐其恶而扬其善”，不讲缺点专讲优点，明天这个国家跟中国不友好了，你就倒过来专讲它的阴暗面，这样的学术研究有多少价值?