论当代中国价值观（英文）

On Values of Contemporary China

在中国历史上占主导地位的中国价值观主要有三种形态：封建主义价值观,专制主义价值观,社会主义价值观。社会主义价值观又有传统社会主义价值观与中国特色社会主义价值的区别。中国特色社会主义价值观是当代中国价值观。当代中国价值观以国家富强、民族振兴特别是人民幸福为终极价值目标,以富强、民主、文明、和谐、自由、平等、公正、法治、爱国、敬业、诚信、友善为核心价值理念,以人民主体地位、解放和发展社会生产力、推进改革开放、维护社会公平正义、走共同富裕道路、促进社会和谐、和平发展、共产党的领导为基本价值原则。与传统中国价值观、现代西方价值观相比较,当代中国价值观具有人民性、平等性、社群性或集体性和道德性等明显特点。

There are three forms of Chinese values that dominant the society in Chinese history： Feudal values, the values of despotism and socialist values. Socialist values can be divided into the traditional socialist values and values of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Values of socialism with Chinese characteristics are the contemporary Chinese values. Contemporary Chinese values take national prosperity and revitalization, particularly people s happiness as the ultimate goal. Meanwhile they take prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, as well as kindness as the core values. What s more, under the leadership of the Communist Party, they advocate people s dominant position, releasing and developing social productive forces, promoting the reform and opening up, safeguarding social fairness and justice, propelling common prosperity, and promoting social harmony and peaceful development and taking them as the basic principles of value. Compared with traditional Chinese values and modern Western values, the values of contemporary China is obviously featured with putting people first, equality, community or collective and moral.