當地時間12月20日，美國著名中國問題專家、哈佛大學榮休教授傅高義（Ezra Feivel Vogel）在馬薩諸塞州劍橋的一家醫院去世，享年90歲。

資料顯示，傅高義1930年7月生，費正清東亞中心前主任、社會學家、漢學研究學者，也是美國著名中國問題專家。他精通中文和日文。撰有《鄧小平時代》《日本新中產階級》等著作。

今年12月1日，美國哈佛大學榮休教授傅高義晚間在北京香山論壇影片研討會表示，美國當選總統拜登給中美關係帶來新的機會，中美之間應該從高層會晤、專業人士以及工作層三個層次進行推進。傅高義還表示，美國應該承認中國對世界的貢獻，公平地對待中國。

哈佛大學費正清中國研究中心在社交媒體上發文稱：“我們懷著悲痛的心情宣佈前主任傅高義去世。1973年至1995年期間，傅高義教授在費正清中國研究中心擔任主任，他在我們心中是一位真正的冠軍，一位博學的學者，一個極好的朋友，我們將永遠懷念他。”

Ezra Feivel Vogel, a prominent expert on Asian studies and a social sciences professor at Harvard University, died aged 90 at a hospital in the U.S. state of Massachusetts on Sunday, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at the university confirmed.

"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our former director Ezra F. Vogel (1930-2020)," the center tweeted. "He was a true champion of our center, an erudite scholar, and a wonderful friend. He will be truly missed."

Vogel is one of the most prominent China experts in the U.S. and has studied China's elite politics and society since the Mao Zedong era. He once lived in south China's Guangdong Province for a total of one year, and has visited China every year since the late 1980s.

He spent ten years studying China's former leader Deng Xiaoping and wrote a book titled "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China." Published in 2011, the over 900-page tome has provided a window for Westerners to gain a better understanding of modern China.

美國當地時間12月20日晚間，駐美大使崔天凱在社交媒體發文悼念傅高義教授，並對傅高義的逝世表示悲傷。

崔天凱大使表示，傅高義是傑出的中國問題學者，也是中國人民的老朋友，在其一生中，致力於增進中美兩國人民之間的相互瞭解，並稱贊傅高義對中國的慧見不僅對研究領域的人而言，乃至對世界都具有不可估量的價值。

崔天凱大使還表示，與傅高義教授相識已久，從其身上學到很多東西，並對其離世深感惋惜，與此同時，崔天凱大使也對傅高義教授的家人表示最誠摯的慰問。

Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai also expressed condolences to Vogel on Twitter, saying: "So sad to learn the passing of Professor Ezra Vogel," and stated that throughout Vogel's lifetime, he has dedicated to greater mutual understanding between Chinese and American people.

"I have known Professor Vogel for a long time and learned a great deal from him," Cui wrote, adding that he believes his ideas and commitment will always have an impact on people.

外交部發言人汪文斌21日表示，傅高義教授是美國著名中國問題專家，是中國人民的老朋友，中國對他的逝世表示深切哀悼，對其家人表示誠摯慰問。傅高義教授為促進中美溝通與交流、增進兩國人民相互瞭解作出了不懈努力，我們將銘記他為推動中美關係發展所作的貢獻。