Modernization,the Chinese Way

President Xi Jinping’s National Day speech underscores that Chinese modernization is not merely self-benefiting but an initiative for global progress and prosperity.AS the People’s Republic of China(PRC)celebrated its 75th founding anniversary on October 1,President Xi Jinping said on the journey ahead,the central task is to build China into a strong country and advance national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization.

DEEPER REFORM DRIVES CHINESE MODERNIZATION

Throughout China’s modernization,reform has played a key role in breaking down the obstacles to the country’s economic growth and steering it toward a future of socialist modernization.Since the third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)in 2013,China has embarked on a new era of comprehensively deepening reforms and charting a new course for further reform and opening-up.

Rationale and Pathway for New Industrialization in the Context of Chinese Modernization

The concepts of modernization and industrialization have different connotations that are specific to their historical backgrounds,and their theoretical innovation and development may benefit from China’s experiences.Industrialization is the cornerstone of modernization,and holds the key to its success.China’s experiences in blazing a new trail of industrialization are challenging the traditional Western theory of industrialization and deepening the connotations of Chinese modernization.New industrialization is a key entry point for steering China’s modernization drive and theoretical innovations.This paper offers an overview of the theory of Chinese modernization and its evolving trend along China’s socialist industrialization path,as well as the rationale and pathway for new industrialization in the context of Chinese modernization.As our findings suggest,the new industrialization concept has taken hold in every key aspect of Chinese modernization.When combined with the theory of Chinese modernization,the theoretical implications of new industrialization play a crucial role in propelling Chinese modernization forward along a new journey in the new era.

Viewing Chinese modernization and Its Requirements for Human Rights Protection from the Perspective of Human Development

Modernization,as a specific stage in the historical development of human society,possesses a multi-layered composite structure,with each layer playing both a promoting and inhibiting role in human development and dignity simultaneously.Chinese modernization is a strategic choice made based on lessons learned from various experiences of modernization processes in other countries,reflecting judgments on the benefits and choices on the values of human development and dignity in modernization.It values the promotion of the free and well-rounded development of all individuals as its standard,demanding the full realization of the positive effects of modernization on human development and the overcoming of its negative effects.Human rights,aiming to promote the free and well-rounded development of every person as the ultimate value goal,are not only an intrinsic structural element of the modernization stage but also a social normative tool that restrains the direction of modernization development,aligning closely with the values pursued by Chinese modernization.Chinese modernization poses dual requirements for human rights protection:on the one hand,it demands the affirmation and promotion of the positive effects of modernization on human development and dignity through human rights standards,and on the other hand,it requires the prevention and mitigation of the negative effects of modernization on human development and dignity through human rights standards.There exists a certain tension between these two dimensions,necessitating an appropriate balance and thereby presenting corresponding requirements for China’s approach to human rights protection.

Xi Jinping stresses sci-tech modernization,innovation

A conference conflating the National Science and Technology Conference,the National Science and Technology Award Conference,the 21st General Assembly of Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,and the 17th General Assembly of Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of June 24.Xi Jinping,general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,Chinese president,and chairman of the Central Military Commission,attended the conference,presented medals and certificates for China's top science and technology award to laureates and delivered an important speech.

Pioneering a New Realm of Human Rights Civilization in the Chinese Path to Modernization——An Overview of the Symposium on“The Chinese Path to Modernization and the Promotion of Free and Comprehensive Human Development”

On October 14,2023,a symposium themed“The Chinese Path to Modernization and the Promotion of Free and Comprehensive Human Development”was held in Changchun,Jilin Province,China.More than fifty experts,scholars,and researchers from national institutions and universities engaged in discussions and exchanges on human rights on the Chinese path to modernization,including the path,practice,knowledge systems,and civilization forms of human rights.This symposium played a significant role in advancing the construction of the disciplinary system,academic system,and discourse system of human rights in China.

Chinese Education Modernization:A Case Study on Ideological and Political Theories Teaching in All Courses with Organic Integration of Cultural Literacy and Political Education

Chinese education modernization is integral to Chinese modernization,and is of leading significance to the further advancement of Chinese modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.In this paper,taking ideological and political theories teaching in all courses as an example,an attempt is made to organically integrate cultural literacy and political education under the vision of Chinese education modernization,and“gathers knowledge heritage in the dissemination of value and leads the values in the dissemination of knowledge,”thereby training students into highcaliber talents with good and all-round moral,intellectual,physical,aesthetical,and labor grounding.

中华民族现代文明:理论内涵、时代要求与世界意义

建设中华民族现代文明谱写了全面推进强国建设、民族复兴的新篇章,“新”就新在它既是一个新概念、一种新问题,也代表着一种新思维,彰显了习近平总书记对文化建设的深入思考。中华民族现代文明作为中国式现代化的文明成果,是党的百年文化建设的宏阔升华,它厚植于中华文明与马克思主义融通结合的沃土,体现了对全人类共同价值的时代追寻。习近平文化思想为建设中华民族现代文明提供根本的理论指引、思想指引、精神指引和使命指引。建设中华民族现代文明,是对时代问题的积极回应,必须坚定文化自信、深化文明互鉴、推进文化传播,推动中华文明焕发时代荣光。

新质生产力的理论框架、体制机制与未来图景

新质生产力本质上是一种先进生产力,新质生产力的理论框架是在生产力理论发展演进中形成的。古典政治经济学家对生产力理论的早期探索为马克思主义生产力理论的建立提供了有益借鉴,马克思对生产力理论的系统阐述为新质生产力的提出奠定了坚实的理论基础。新质生产力是马克思主义生产力理论中国化时代化的最新成果。新质生产力的运行只有在与之相适应的新型生产关系中才能实现,必须进一步全面深化改革,形成与之相适应的新型生产关系。一是更好实现市场和政府有机结合,激发新质生产力的创新活力;二是健全完善新型举国体制,为加快培育发展新质生产力提供体制保障;三是扩大高水平对外开放,为新质生产力营造良好的国际环境。产业是新质生产力的载体,新质生产力的未来图景必然在现代化产业体系中展现。因此,要促进数实融合,推动传统产业深度转型;要引领产业变革新浪潮,持续壮大战略性新兴产业;要积极开辟发展新赛道,推动未来产业蓬勃发展。

高质量发展是全面建设社会主义现代化国家的首要任务

党的二十大报告提出以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴,形成对中国式现代化的系统性认知,强调高质量发展是全面建设社会主义现代化国家的首要任务。改革开放以来,在中国共产党的领导下,我国逐步摆脱观念桎梏和教条约束,坚持一切从国情出发,创造了人类文明新形态。经济全球化势不可挡,世界必然是和而不同的全球格局,不同文明形态、不同经济体制、不同行为方式共存形成人类命运共同体。这是中国式现代化的底层逻辑,体现了中国经济高质量发展的世界意义。从中国式现代化视角透视高质量发展的深刻叙事,有助于深刻诠释中国式现代化的核心意涵。

Normative Analysis and Strategy Research on Harmonized Development of Modern Industrialization, Urbanization, Agricultural Modernization and IT Application

Targeting modernization, we should keep to the Chinese-style path of car- rying out industrialization in a new way and advancing IT application, urbanization, and agricultural modernization. In the research, the scientific concepts of IT applica- tion, urbanization, agricultural modernization and industrialization were illustrated and the interrelations were analyzed, with measures on harmonized development pro- posed based on existing problems.

习近平关于新质生产力重要论述的理论体系和实践指向研究

习近平总书记关于新质生产力重要论述深刻阐明了新质生产力的基本内涵、本质特征、鲜明标志、核心要素、形成规律以及实现路径等重大理论和实践问题,是具有重大原创性、标识性、系统性、实践性的理论创新成果,是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的重要组成部分。习近平总书记关于新质生产力重要论述是在推进中国式现代化进程中形成的新的生产力理论,是指导我国经济社会高质量发展的学理化、体系化的理论体系,是具有深邃而丰富辩证法则的实践指向。

更好的治理能力会促进国家认同吗?——基于非洲十二国的实证研究

国家认同受到历史、政治、经济等多种因素的影响,国家治理能力可能也影响着国家认同。对于国家治理能否促进非洲的民族认同,已有的研究并没有给出明确的答案。首先从理论上探讨了国家认同提升的机制,通过运用有序逻辑回归模型实证方法对非洲晴雨表、世界银行和UNCTAD机构记录的国家认同和国家治理数据以及非洲国家的贸易开放程度进行了调查。研究发现,非洲国家的国家治理与人民的国家认同之间存在正相关关系。这一发现进一步扩展了对国家治理影响的理解,对加强非洲的国家认同以及非洲现代国家构建具有一定的启示。

论现代奇幻小说的界定与价值

作为一种新兴、独立的故事文体,现代奇幻小说与科幻小说一样属于幻想文学的一支,它最初在神话复苏与反理性主义思潮的冲击下形成,并表现出独特的文学内涵与艺术价值。经过一百多年的发展,现代奇幻小说在创作上取得了不俗的实绩,但与之相关的理论建构却始终处于相对薄弱的状态,其文类界定与价值判断也尚缺乏一个相对客观的认知与评判。事实上,在对现代奇幻小说的文类边界进行判定时,既应追溯其源流,也应观采其发展。除此以外,现代奇幻小说的诞生与繁荣也喻示着现代文化的又一次转向,它在与流行文化合流的过程中既呈现出与以往小说作品大异其趣的艺术魅力,同时也为批判现代文明提供了新的路径与窗口。

习近平关于新质生产力重要论述的原创性贡献

新质生产力的培育与发展是推动中国式现代化和重塑全球经济格局的关键驱动力。习近平总书记关于新质生产力重要论述内涵丰富深刻,其生发于全球化背景下科技革命的深入发展和我国经济转型升级的内在需求,等等。习近平总书记关于新质生产力重要论述统合了宏观层面、中观层面与微观层面,揭示了发展新质生产力的战略定位、政策导向和实施路径,凸显了对马克思主义生产力理论的原创性发展、对生产力发展规律的原创性认识、对新时代科技革命和产业变革趋势的原创性洞察、对新发展理念的原创性贯彻以及对全球经济治理体系的原创性影响。

习近平文化思想的创新性理论

习近平文化思想是对马克思主义经典作家文化理论的继承、丰富和发展,是对中华优秀传统文化的创造性转化和创新性发展,是中国化时代化的马克思主义文化理论的最新成果,使马克思主义文化理论达到新高度。习近平文化思想的新成果、新高度充满理论创新性。文本认为,应从关于宣传思想文化工作战略定位的新概括,关于开辟马克思主义中国化时代化新境界必须遵循的原理,关于理论武装工作要在“真”与“化”上下功夫,关于明确意识形态建设的新重点,关于社会主义核心价值观的新阐发,关于文化自信的深刻阐发,关于文化建设必须遵循的原则,关于中华优秀传统文化的时代价值及其赓续的深刻阐发,关于提出构建中国特色哲学社会科学系统思想,关于新闻舆论工作意义、成效的重要论述,关于旗帜鲜明开展文艺批评的新论述,关于办好思政课的系统论述,关于精神文明建设的新坐标,关于人类文明互鉴的新倡议,关于网络文化建设的系统论述等方面理解习近平文化思想的理论创新。

何以必然 何以可能:中国式现代化是走和平发展道路的现代化

审视中国式现代化走和平发展道路的必然性和可能性,既是诠释中国式现代化内在意蕴的应有之义,也能为回答人类未来何去何从的“世界之问”提供重要参考。这条和平发展道路是在传承中华优秀传统文化中开辟的,蕴含了爱好和平的民族精神;是在以西方现代化道路为镜鉴中开辟的,蕴含了自立自强的奋斗精神;是在以马克思主义为价值引领中开辟的,蕴含了不负使命的担当精神;是在进行伟大斗争中开辟的,蕴含了捍卫国家和人类安全的天下情怀。面对“百年未有之大变局”中的新问题与新挑战,这条和平发展道路必将展现出更为深刻的价值。

The Realization Path of Japan's Agricultural Modernization and Its Precious Experience for China

In Japan, the per capita arable land area is small, the natural resources are short, and agricultural production has the typical characteristics of the peasant economy. Even if there are many unfavorable conditions, the level of agricultural modernization of Japan has exceeded that of many developed countries. We conduct comparative analysis on the development characteristics of China's agriculture and Japan's agriculture, and summarize the realization path of Japan's agricultural modernization. Based on the reality of China, we can draw on the following experience from Japan: establishing and improving the agricultural legislation for agriculture; improving the rural cooperative economic organizations; deepening the reform of the agricultural land property right system; increasing the government's direct funds input of into agriculture; improving the agricultural technology extension system.

China’s Agricultural Modernization Strategy towards 2035

China’s agricultural modernization drive has made steady progress with great achievements.After six decades of development,China has reached the mid-stage of agricultural modernization.By the average pace of recent years,China is poised to attain agricultural and rural modernization by 2035,but progress will vary considerably across regions and sectors.A transition towards an agricultural powerhouse is the only path towards agricultural modernization.Being a large agricultural producer,China has yet to qualify as an agricultural powerhouse in terms of agricultural sufficiency,competitiveness,innovation,and sustainability.From the mid-and long-term perspective,our agricultural modernization should proceed in light of China’s rural reform experience,focusing on food security,agricultural industry,green transition,and agri-tech.With a regionally differentiated approach,China should aim to basically achieve agricultural and rural modernization in about 15 years and complete the transition towards an agricultural powerhouse in 20 years from 2020.

Measurement for coordinated development of＂four modernizations＂ and its efficiency ofprefecture level cities or above in China

The efficient and coordinated development of industrialization, urbanization, informatization and agricultural modernization(so called 'Sihua Tongbu' in China, and hereinafter referred to as 'four modernizations') is not only a practical need but also an important strategic direction of integrating urban-rural development and regional development in recent China. This paper evaluated the comprehensive, coupling and coordinated developmental indices of 'four modernizations' of China's 343 prefecture-level administrative units, and calculated their efficiency of 'four modernizations' in 2001 and 2011. The efficiency evaluation index system was established. The efficiencies and their changing trend during the period 2001–2011 were investigated using the data envelopment analysis(DEA) model. Spatial-temporal pattern of the efficiency of China's prefecture-level units was explored by using exploratory spatial data analysis(ESDA). Finally, the main influencing factors were revealed with the aid of geographically weighted regression(GWR) model. Results indicate that the comprehensive, coupling and coordinated developmental indices and efficiency of 'four modernizations' of China's prefecture-level administrative units have obvious spatial differences and show diverse regional patterns. Overall, the efficiency is relatively low, and only few units with small urban populations and economic scale are in DEA efficiencies. The efficiency changing trends were decreasing during 2001–2011, with a transfer of high efficiency areas from inland to eastern coastal areas. The difference between urban and rural per capita investment in fixed assets boasts the greatest influence on the efficiency.