当今大众思维的特点是不客观，不讲逻辑，盲目跟随或反对别人，认为自己永远正确，听不进不同意见。结果就是大家所说的浮躁。《定位中国》一书讨论问题的方法正好就是客观和逻辑。它对恢复五四运动以来被大家忘记了的科学思维将起到再启蒙的作用。著名经济学家、弗里德曼自由奖获得者茅于轼如果你不幸生在中国，你已经被定位了！如果你有幸生在中国，或许还有自我定位的最后机会！著名历史学家章立凡作者在这本书里展示了全面把握当下中国的雄心。比这更重要的是，他以其独到的视角与分析，树立了一种平等、自由和开放的研究与教学风范。著名法学家、北京大学法学院教授贺卫方个人乃至国家在社会、历史、时代中的定位都跟市场定位有相同之处，要着眼全局、讲究战略、注重效果。

著名社会学家、中国社会科学院社会问题研究中心主任于建嵘作者以指引青年独立思考、肩负社会责任为己任，希冀大学生在了解基本国情的基础上，结合时代需要，进行自我的人生定位。个人乃至国家在社会、历史、时代中的定位都跟市场定位有相同之处，要着眼效果、讲究战略。大学生在步入社会前需根据时代和社会的需要，在天赋和兴趣基础上进行自我设计，以便"使自己的才能比别人更适合时代的需要"，从而达到个人价值与社会价值最大限度的共振与重合，实现个人和社会价值的最大化。

The features of the popular thinking in modern are not objective, illogical, blindly followed or against others, people think they themselves are always right, and they are not willing to listen to the opinions of others. The results aroused are what we called impatience. Positioning in China, the methods of this book to discuss the problems are just objective and logical. This book has played a re-enlightenment role in the scientific thought that had been forgotten since the May 4th Movement is restored. Mr. Mao Yushi, the famous economist and the winner of Milton Friedman Liberty Prize, said that if you are unfortunate to be born in China, your positioning is determined. If you are lucky to be born in China, you might have a last chance to have a self-positioning! The author Zhang Lifan, the famous historian has shown the ambition to fully seize the China in the current state. What's more, with the unique perspective and analysis, he has built up an equal, free and open study and teaching style. He Weifang is the famous jurist and the professor of school of law at Beijing University, his individual positioning and even national positioning in the society, the history and the age are both similar to the market positioning, which shall be based on the whole situation, pays attention to the strategy and the effect. The author Yu Jianrong, who is the famous sociologist and the director in the social issues research centre of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, takes the guidance to the youth independent thinking and social responsibility as his duty, and he hopes the undergraduate to have self-positioning on the basic of knowing our basic national conditions and combining with the requirements of the age. The individual positioning and even national positioning in the society, the history and the age are both similar to the market positioning, which shall be based on the whole situation, pays attention to the strategy. According to the requirements of the age and the society, the undergraduate shall have self-designs based on the talents and interests before they get out into the real world to make "their abilities more fit for the requirements of the age", achieve the resonance and coincidence of the personal value and the social value in the maximum limit and realize the maximization of the personal value and the social value.