从“第一个结合”到“第二个结合”——以“秩序重建”为中心的观察

From“First Combination”to“Second Combination”: An Observation with“Order Reconstruction”atthe Centre

“秩序重建”是近现代中国的一项基本任务。通过重返“文明”的问题视域,正确处理“古今中西之争”,我们可以观察到:从“第一个结合”到“第二个结合”,中国共产党始终回应着“秩序重建”的时代命题。在马克思主义同中国具体实际相结合的方面,中国超越了“从帝国到民族国家”的发展路径,在疆域、人口等总体规模上保持了中华文明自成格局、自塑秩序的基础条件;在马克思主义同中华优秀传统文化相结合的方面,中国激活了以“家国天下”为代表的文化精神与制度设计,将其转化为具有内在生命力的现代文明成果。在“两个结合”的递进式发展中,中国人民重建了安身立命的文明秩序,巩固了中华文明的连续性,比以往任何一个时代都更有条件破解“古今中西之争”,为解决21世纪以来的人类秩序危机以及探索更好的人类生活方式奉献中国力量。

“Reconstruction of order”is a basic mission for modern China.By returning to the perspective of“civilization”and a correct comprehension of the“ancient vs.modern China”dispute as well as the“China vs.West”dispute,we observe that,from the“first combination”to the“second combination”,the Communist Party of China has always responded to the mandate of“reconstruction of order”issued by the time.In combining Marxism with Chinese specific reality,China has transcended the development path of“going from an empire to a nationstate”and has maintained the basic conditions for a self-shaped and self-sustained Chinese civilization in terms of the overall territory and population.In combining Marxism with the better part of the traditional Chinese culture,China has activated the cultural ethos and institutional design characterized by an expanding circle“from the family to the country and finally to the world”,and transformed it into a type of modern civilization with inherent vitality.In the incremental development of the“two combinations”,the Chinese people have rebuilt the civilized order of their lives and consolidated the continuity of Chinese civilization.They are more qualified than ever to settle the two disputes mentioned in the above and to contribute China’s strength to the solution of the crisis of current human order in pursuit of a better way of life.