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.

Pool Civil Wisdom to Assist Social Development——Sidelights of Civil Society 20 China

Civil Society 20 China 2016(C20)was successfully convened in Qingdao on July 5th and 6th.Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of congratulations to the Conference.State Councilor Yang Jiechi attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.Sun Jiazheng,Vice-Chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and President of China

Development of China’s Media Industry & Building of Civil Society

Historical changes have taken place in China under the reform-and-opening-up policy over the past three decades. Changes in China＇s social and economic structures, cultural scenes and social operations are revolutionary. The Chinese people, who account for one fifth of the human race, are working hard to bring about a national reiuvanation.

Constructing China’s Human Rights Science:Cause,Cognition,and Paradigm

“China’s Human Rights Science”is undoubtedly a brand-new concept.Just as China has its own philosophy,literature,history,law,political science,and sociology,it should also have its own human rights science.China’s Human Rights Science refers to the cognitive science of human rights in China.Developing its disciplinary system,academic system,and discourse system,and constructing an independent Chinese human rights knowledge system,are essential requirements for promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization and creating a new form of human civilization.China’s Human Rights Science originated in China,grew in China,and deepened through China’s human rights practices.China’s Human Rights Science adhere to the universality of human rights principles and possess distinctive characteristics.It works as the knowledge-based organization,academic refinement,and theoretical expression of the path of human rights development that conforms to the trend of the times and suits China’s national conditions,as pursued by the Communist Party of China in leading the people.China’s Human Rights Science can enrich and develop the theory of human rights civilization,and should become a global public product of human rights.

Letter from Li Peng Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, To China Society for Human Rights Studies

China Society for Human Rights Studies, I would like to extend my warm greetings to the launch of your Human Rights magazine. Enjoying human rights fully is a lofty goal long pursued after by human race. Over the years when they carried out revolution, construction and reforms, the Chinese people have struggled indomitably and strived incessantly to achieve this goal. Progress made in this regard has caught worldwide attention. When struggling for, safeguarding, promoting and developing human rights, the Chinese people have always combined the universality prin-

Development Strategy of China's Civil Aviation Industry

The civil aviation industry, with the key role of promoting hitech development, enhancing national strength, providing work opportunities, and guaranteeing aviation safety, is regarded as one of the leading hi-tech industries in the industrialized world, and civil aircraft are the industry’s basic products, which are value-added, andpromote the production of their

CAAC Deputy Director-General Bao Peide On Development of China's Civil Aviation Industry

Not long ago, Bao Peide, DeputyDirector-General of the Civil AviationAdminstration of China (CAAC),briefed Chinese and foreign reporters on thegeneral development trend of China’s civilaviation industry.

Rejuvenation of Chinese Civilization and China's Peaceful Development

The rejuvenation of Chinese civilization means the continuation and development of the 5000-year-old

China's Civil Solid Rocket Motors

China develops solid fuelrocket technology completely de-pending on its own strength.Since the late 1950s,variouskinds of solid rocket engines de-veloped by the 4th Academy ofChina Aerospace Corporation(CASC)have been used intomany positioning and recoveringtests of various satellites and over100 flight tests of various missileswith a 100％ successful rate.InOctober,1982,especially,Chinasuccessfully launched a solid fuelrocket from a submarine underwater,which reflected China’shigh level in this field.China’scivilian solid rocket engines are asfollows:

Human Rights Implications of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Putting the people first in human rights protection is the most distinctive feature of the outlook on human rights in contemporary China. The codification of the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China reflects the people’s legislation for themselves, which is guided by the principle of putting the people first in its external system and internal values. Functionally, the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China reflects the obligation of the country to protect human rights, constructs the framework relationship between the country and individual people, and perfects the mechanism for human rights protection. The continuous expansion of the types, contents, and functions of civil rights in the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China is required by the broad scope of human rights, with an aim to realize a happy life for the people, the most important human rights, and protect people’s personal rights, property rights, and right to dignity through specific rules. The universal sharing of human rights requires the universality of the subjects of civil rights. The equal sharing of human rights requires the equality of forms of civil rights protection. Meanwhile, it further requires the substantive equality of civil rights protection. Attention is paid to protecting the rights and interests of specific groups in external and embedded ways.

Decisive Stage of All-round Construction of Well-off Society Is a New Opportunity for China's Human Rights Cause

The p eriod of"The 13th Five-Year Plan"for national socioeconomic development(2016-2020)is a decisive stage of completion of all-round construction of a moderately prosperous society in China,and the year of 2016 is the first annum of this decisive stage.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)headed by General Secretary Xi Jinping has,with a new stance and new ideas,set strategic tasks

Scholars Discuss Hu Jintao's Letter to China Society for Human Rights Studies

Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of ,China and state president,recently wrote a letter to the China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS）. The letter was published on December 10, 2008. Social circles have responded enthusiastically to the letter. On December 16, 2008 the society held a forum where participants discussed important ideas Hu expresses in his letter.

Assessment and Countermeasures of Ecological Civilization Construction in Changsha,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan

[Objective] The aim was to assess the ecological civilization construction in urban agglomeration composed of Changsha,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan synthetically.[Method] By means of analytic hierarchy process,the assessment system of ecological civilization in Changsha,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan was established firstly,and then the ecological civilization construction in Changsha,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan was evaluated comprehensively,and the existing problems and causes of ecological civilization construction were analyzed,finally the corresponding suggestions and countermeasures were put forward.[Result] For natural subsystem and social subsystem,the comprehensive scores of Changsha,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan were 0.143 and 0.214,and Changsha had the highest scores (0.150 and 0.221),and next came Xiangtan (0.142 and 0.219),while the scores were the lowest in Zhuzhou (0.136 and 0.213).From economic subsystem,the comprehensive score of urban agglomeration composed of Changsha,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan was 0.216,and the maximum score appeared in Changsha (0.247),Zhuzhou the second (0.201),while Xiangtan owned the lowest score (0.197).In cultural subsystem,the comprehensive score of urban agglomeration was only 0.078 which was the lowest score among four subsystems,and it was related to its low weight.In addition,the scores of Changsha and Xiangtan took the first place (0.079),while it was lower in Zhuzhou (0.077).[Conclusion] The ecological civilization construction in Changsha,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan persisted at a higher level and developed well on the whole.

Chinese Residents’Philosophy and Religion in Contemporary China and North America

The cultural dimension of sustainability as the fourth pillar of the overall sustainable development framework encompasses both tangible and intangible cultures.In this study,tangible culture refers to the home environments of Chinese residents in China and North America,while intangible culture refers to their faiths and belief systems,in other words,their philosophy and religion,reflected(or not)in their home environments.The paper argues that Chinese philosophy and religion have historically contributed to Chinese people’s environmental ethics and their health and happiness.Set within this context,the paper presents the author’s two empirical research findings on Chinese residents’philosophy and religion in contemporary China and North America.Quantitative and qualitative data were collected by asking Chinese residents the same research question in the 2007-2008 onsite survey and follow-up interviews in Beijing and Suzhou of China,and the 2013 online survey and follow-up interviews in the US and Canada.The findings show a significantly higher percentage of ethnic Chinese in North America holds traditional Chinese faiths than those in China,though Western cultural infiltration is also happening to them.Nevertheless,due to the limited number of participants,the findings may only be indicative.

The Action Logic of China's Human Rights Development in Three Dimensions

Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is a milestone in China’s human rights development.It clearly reflects the profound action logic of the CpC leading the Chinese people to fight for and realize the protection of rights.At the level of values,the logic of rights for China’s human rights development is mainly manifested in four aspects:prioritizing the right to subsistence and the right to development in the rights system;importance given to citizenship and democracy by the goal of building a moderately prosperously society in all respects;advocating the right to unity and the right to participate in the common cause of the Chinese people;implementing the responsibility of leaders and managers to safeguard human rights.At the practical level,the protection logic of China’s human rights development mainly includes four links:firstly,gradual upgrading is a reliable procedure for the coordination of the human rights system;secondly,the rule of law is a solid foundation for the steady development of human rights;thirdly,the courage to explore is the important factor for the success of human rights practice;lastly,seeking common ground while shelving differences is the key consensus for mutual learning among human rights civilizations.In terms of time and space,China’s human rights development has achieved world-recognized success,laying a solid foundation for this endeavor to proceed,and providing experience and reference for people all over the world to pursue common human rights ideals.

重写文明史:建构中国自主知识体系的底座

中国自古便有完整的哲学体系、文论体系、史学体系、艺术体系、教育体系、医学体系、科学技术体系以及其他各个学科的自主知识体系。然而,中国原有的自主知识体系在现当代基本上不被承认。这一问题的根源在文明观,文明观是基础,是自主知识体系的底座。近现代以来支撑各学科知识生产的标准、内涵、体系都建立在西方文明的底座上。文明底座是西方的,所构建的知识体系也就必然唯西是从,直接导致了对中国文明的贬低,对中国知识体系的全盘否定,形成了中国自主知识体系整体性的垮塌,走上了自毁长城之歧途。建构中国自主知识体系,首先要“重塑文明观”,重塑文明观则必须“重写文明史”,再从文明底座上建构哲学、史学、医学、科学技术等各个学科的自主知识体系,重获各学科知识体系本来的“话语权”,向世界呈现“理论中的中国”“创新中的中国”“文明中的中国”,建构自立自强的中国自主知识体系。