4-Sun Tzu 孙子

4. Sun Tzu — The Ultimate Master of War

Sun Tzu, who lived in China during the Spring and Autumn Period, is regarded as the ultimate master of war. His great military work, The Art of War, has been read for more than 2,000 years. Sun Tzu believed that competition between economies and logistics is the nature of war. Only if the nation is prosperous and its people are strong enough will they win the war, otherwise the war will bring huge damages to the nation and people. Gathering information onyour enemies is the key to winning wars. The victorious general must be familiar with hisenemies just as with himself and direct troops according to the newest situation. The supremeart of war is to subdue the enemy without force. His spirit reminds us that peace is thecommon objective we should pursue.

春秋时期的中国，孙子被誉为兵圣。他写了一部流传了2000 多年的军事论著——《孙子兵法》。孙子主张战争制胜的本质是经济和后勤上的较量。国富民强才能取得战争的胜利，否则会给本国人民带来巨大的伤害。战争制胜的关键是要收集敌军的信息，要像熟悉自己一样熟悉敌人，随时根据敌人的行动改变作战部署。战争制胜的最高境界是不战而屈人之兵。现在， 孙子的思想依然提醒着我们，和平才是人类的共同目标。