The Profound Changes Unseen in a Century: The Perspective of Overlapping Effect of Technological Revolution Cycle and Political & Economic Thought Cycle

The waves of technological revolution can lead to great differences in the economic and social structures of countries and have a destructive impact. The choice of political and economic thoughts can amplify or inhibit such differentiation and impact. Over the past 100 years, humankind has undergone three technological revolutions, and the mainstream political and economic thoughts have experienced a cycle from classical liberalism to various types of anti-liberalism and finally to neoliberalism. In the two liberal periods, the overlap of liberalism and a technological revolution caused sharp contradictions between the rich and the poor, leading to profound economic adjustment and great political and social turmoil worldwide. In the non-liberal period, however, the overlapping effects were relatively mild. Currently, the world is facing similar trends and risks as during 1914-1940. Whether humankind will repeat the same mistakes merits attention and vigilance. This study argues that it is necessary to oppose unilateralism, uphold multilateralism, and advance globalization and free trade under the concept of collaborative development and shared prosperity, as well as explore comprehensive and sustainable development. These are of great significance for human society to prevent risks, obtain advantages and avoid disadvantages, and maintain world peace and development.

The Centenary of the CPC:Evolving Economic Development Thought for New China

After the founding of People’s Republic of China in 1949,the economic development philosophies of the Communist Party of China(CPC)evolved over time.Review of this difficult journey of ideological change can not only shed light on the origin,but also better understand the theoretical contributions of Xi Jinping thought on China’s socialist economy in the new era.This paper investigates China’s evolving economic development thoughts from six dimensions in three eras when the Chinese nation(i)independently established a basic industrial system from a blank sheet,(ii)sought prosperity through reform and opening up,and(iii)increased national strength.The six dimensions of this study include:(i)the tasks identified by the Party as essential for various stages of development;(ii)the different modes of economic development embraced based on development thoughts for various stages;(iii)the different modernization pathways to achieve the goals of socialist modernization;(iv)the adjustment of agricultural policy and development paths to close the urban-rural divide;(v)the different approaches for regulating the supply side and demand side of economic development with the emphasis changing across various stages;and(vi)the different emphasis to internal and external economic circulations across various stages.

Conforming to the Trend at An Appropriate Time——My Thoughts on the Building of the Silk Road Economic Belt

During his state visit to Kazakhstan this September,President Xi Jinping made a concrete proposal to build a Silk Road Economic Belt(SREB for short in the following paragraphs)from the aspects of policy communication,road connectivity,

Strategic Thoughts on Economic Integration of Tangtze Delta

Importance of integration to China's economy Shanghai,Jiangsu and Zhejiang.the three provinces and cities around Yangtze Delta area,are not only related in geography,but also enjoy similar type of cuhure and economy.With 2.2% of the national land area,10.4% of national population,the Yangtze Delta has created 22.1% of the national GDP,24.5% of the national fiscal revenues and 28.5% of the total imports and exports in the country, which has already made it become one of the most advanced areas in science,technology and culture in China.

中国经济向何处去?

When analyzing the Chinese economy,one should not merely focus on surface phenomena,or be confined by a purely economic,partial,or static standpoint.Contrarily,we should uphold the stances and methodologies of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to get a clear picture of the current state,future direction,overarching strategies,and specific approaches of the Chinese economy in the context of the long-term evolution of the global economic system and China's endeavors of building a great modern socialist country.Since the launch of reform and opening up in 1978,China has effectively modernized itself through economic development.Par ticularly,in the f irst decade of the new era,China laid down rock-solid foundations and expanded vast spaces for future economic development through systematic modernization.With the advent of the post-COVID-19 era,the Chinese economy has entered a phase of great transition,and the country has set a goal of achieving high-quality development through a new development patter n in three critical decades.This will be unprecedented in China's economic history,and its significance and implications for the global economic system will also be unseen.China's strengths in terms of system,supply,demand,and talent provide important guarantees for a successful economic transition.During the transition period,China will look economic competition squarely,continuing to deepen its opening up and reform.The Chinese economy is expected to stabilize and accumulate momentum in the short term,gradually lift off in the medium term,and have a bright future in the long term.To bring that bright future into reality,China needs to strike a good balance between two“great miracles,”two“new patterns,”two“major blocs,”and two“world orders.”Further capacity building is needed to strengthen the Communist Party of China,enhance scientific and technological innovation,build China into a financial powerhouse,cultivate good relationships worldwide,and uphold national security while creating the conditions for ensuring it.

Frugality and Luxury： Morality, Market, and Consumption in Late Imperial China

This article contributes to a wider critique of the use of European capitalist, patterns of industrialization in studies of the economic history of modern China--studies commonly supposed to be universally valid. This sort of analytical framework denies not only the value of alternative economic models, but also that of Chinese independent economic thought. In this context, the present article argues that most of the intellectual changes of seventeenth-century Europe that led to the formulation of liberal capitalism--resistance to government intervention, support for luxury consumption as well as a new understanding of the market and of the relationship between private interests and morality--had taken place in China more than a century earlier. The background against which the two processes emerged, however, varied significantly, leading to distinctive ramifications. Unprecedented population growth and a widening gap between hinterland and coastal economies led Chinese officials and intellectuals to discard ideas of free market and focus instead on solutions for increasing production, maximizing the circulation of resources, and fighting poverty. It was not, therefore, a lack of a ＂scientific＂ understanding of the economy that led China to turn away from European-style laissez fare, but rather an evaluation of the Empire＇s circumstances, raising questions on whether the European model is indeed universally applicable regardless of local conditions.