So Professor Idema believes that Western sinologists bear at least two responsibilities: "One is to do your own research and provide the international sinological community with the results, and the other is to help ordinary citizens understand and appreciate Chinese culture."
伊教授認為西方漢學家的身上至少同時肩負了兩種責任，「一個是搞自己的研究，給國際漢學界提供研究結果；還有另一個責任是讓一般國民瞭解、接納中國文化」，他說。