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Imitate Sun Bin to save Zhao from Wei. For most people in China, the idiom "wai Wei to save Zhao" will be familiar. Today, in this article, I want to talk about a figure related to the origin of this idiom-Sun Bin (a man in the Warring States period, whose date of birth and death is unknown) and his strategic thinking. When it comes to Sun Bin's strategic thinking, we have to mention a book-The Art of War by Sun Bin. Although this book is far less famous than The Art of War, it is undoubtedly one of the most important works in ancient China. Sun Bin's art of war has been lost for a long time in history. 1972, Sun Bin's Art of War, which has been lost for two thousand years, was found in the bamboo slips unearthed from No.1 Han Tomb in Yinxingshan, Linyi, Shandong Province. Because of this archaeological discovery, we can now learn many stories of the Warring States period from this important military book, and we can also get a glimpse of this outstanding strategist's strategic thinking. It is recognized in academic circles that Sun Bin's The Art of War was written by Sun Bin's disciples. As for the writing age of bamboo slips, some scholars think it is the era of Emperor Gaozu. 1 The contemporary edition of Sun Bin's Art of War is the best, and it is collated by Sun Bin's Art of War published by Zhonghua Book Company (collated by the original manuscript of Sun Bin Annotation printed by Cultural Relics Publishing House), with a total of 30 articles, which are divided into two parts, the upper part 15 articles, each with a beginning or an end. However, Zhang Zhenze, the proofreader, thinks that the last fifteen articles are not Sun Bin's books, but they are still regarded as part of Sun Bin's Art of War because the photocopies of the original bamboo slips have been passed and there is no circumstantial evidence. Source: International Public Relations