Sun Tzu's Art of War, also known as Sun Tzu, Wu Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Wu's Art of War, was written by Sun Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and consists of three volumes. Sun Wu, whose name was Changqing, was born in the State of Qi and later returned to Wu. Together with Wu Yuan, he helped the State of Wu attack the State of Chu, setting an example of winning more with less. Sun Tzu's Art of War has been handed down from generation to generation. The first volume: planning, fighting, plotting to attack and shape; In the volume: potential articles, imaginary articles, military struggles, miscellaneous articles, and marching articles; Volume II: Topography, Nine Places, Fire Attack, Utility. A total of more than 7000 words. Based on the materialist view of war, the author emphasizes subjective initiative, observes and applies the laws of war with dialectics, understands the universality and particularity of war contradictions, and adopts the analysis method from phenomenon to essence. For example, "know yourself and know yourself, and fight every battle", "take it by surprise" and "wait for work and starve" have become the military guiding ideology for more than 2000 years.
Sun Tzu's Art of War has become a hot topic in contemporary strategic theory research, and it is a unique cultural phenomenon in today's world that it is difficult to integrate eastern and western ideology and culture. However, due to the differences in cultural traditions and strategic thinking, there are obvious differences between Chinese and foreign scholars in the study of the Art of War. China scholars study Sun Tzu's Art of War.
The purpose of this paper is to carry forward Sun Tzu's art of war through the study of academic issues, pay attention to grasping Sun Tzu's art of war from a macro perspective, and highlight the construction of Sun Tzu's thought and theoretical system. The basic point of studying Sun Tzu's Art of War by foreign scholars is to always study Sun Tzu's Art of War as a war and strategic issue, mainly to master some viewpoints and principles of Sun Tzu's Art of War in order to establish their own ideological and theoretical system. Analyzing and comparing the research on Sun Tzu's Art of War at home and abroad is a basic point for us to understand the contemporary era.