The Center for Strategic Translation translates and annotates material of strategic and historical value that currently exists only in the Chinese language.

History contains to some degree an internal causal logic, and there are shared characteristics in the path and the experience of nations that have risen in the past. For late developing countries with the necessary fundamental conditions the only way to seize the opportunity and realize such a rise is to absorb the experience of early developing countries and formulate strategies appropriate to both their own conditions and those of their age.... So long as a nation steps out onto the road of Industrial Revolution and becomes the factory of the world, it has the possibility of becoming the world leader in technological innovation. But if an industrialized nation abandons its manufacturing industry, it will very likely come by degrees to lose its technological advantage and capacity for innovation

"With great scientific and technological development also comes an illusion: it seems that the agent ultimately solving a difficult problem is not human. Rather, science and technology become the ultimate power while man becomes their slave... The phenomenon is on particularly stark display in the United States. Sometimes it is not man who masters technology, but technology that masters man."

Techno-scientific strength is the core component of a country’s composite national strength. Science and technology, particularly advanced science and technology with industrial uses, have become the primary driving force in social progress and have rapidly changed the international landscape... Innovation is [therefore] the propeller of modernization in human society. It is one of the most important factors in a country’s progress and development. Development is inseparable from innovation; innovation is the primary driving force of development and the strategic [backbone] for building a modern economic system.

"In this overly materialistic society, it is rare to see a force that can overwhelm pragmatism. However, here the idea of futurism carries a particularly strong appeal and allure. Thus futurism also makes up a fundamental component of the general spirit of American society. It may be difficult to win hearts with other ideas, but here the ideas of futurism are powerful."