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Motivations, Connotations and Pathways of the Commitment to the Main Task of Institution Building in Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform Xin Xiangyang, Lyu Yaolong 2024, 58 (11):  5-13.  Abstract ( )   PDF (8005KB) ( )   The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China emphasized the commitment to the main task of institutional building in further comprehensively deepening reform. Clarifying the main motivations, rich connotations and practical pathways of the commitment to the main task of institutional building in further comprehensively deepening reform, deepening the understanding of the interactions between the reform and institution and its inherent laws，and accurately understanding its theoretical logic, historical logic and practical logic, are of great significance for improving the effectiveness of modern governance and highlighting the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics in the new era and new journey, which will be conductive to providing strong institutional impetus and institutional guarantee for the Chinese path to modernization. Related Articles | Metrics

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From the Modern “RadicalConservative” Dilemma to the “Second Integration”: On the View of Traditional Culture of the Chinese Path to Modernization Yang Zengdong, Fan Jiaxiang 2024, 58 (11):  14-24.  Abstract ( )   PDF (9710KB) ( )   A scientific view of traditional culture first requires a scientific philosophical foundation. One of the reasons why modern cultural “radicalconservative” doctrine has fallen into polarized factions over the question of whether and how modernization should be rooted in traditional culture is that it has not mastered scientific philosophical theories. Mao Zedongs philosophical thought reveals the basic laws of cultural development, proposes a method of understanding traditional Chinese culture, and distinguishes between the feudal and peoplecentred nature of traditional Chinese culture, thus transcending cultural “radicalconservative” doctrine in terms of the historical outlook, epistemology, and values. On the basis of these philosophical foundations, the scientific view of traditional culture has been formed and developed. The “second integration” explicitly proposed in the new era is the theoretical crystallization of the wisdom of Chinese Communists in seeing history from a broader perspective, making “another effort to emancipate our minds” and insisting on putting the people first, which indicates that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has once again achieved major innovations in terms of the historical outlook, epistemology, and values. The “second integration” develops the traditional cultural outlook in a more comprehensive and systematic way, allowing the Chinese path to modernization to to be deeply rooted in the fine traditional Chinese culture in the process of transcending the Western path to modernization and creating a new form of civilization, promoting the development of Chinese civilization, deepening the Partys understanding of the laws of theoretical innovation, and promoting the modernization of human values.  Related Articles | Metrics

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Innovative Construction and Practice of Ecological Culture in the New Era Zhang Yunfei 2024, 58 (11):  25-33.  Abstract ( )   PDF (8052KB) ( )   Ecological culture is a cultural form that reflects and expresses the harmonious coexistence of human and nature, and is the cultural representation of ecological civilization. In the process of promoting the coordinated development of socialist spiritual civilization and ecological civilization, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era insists on promoting the generation of ecological cultural theory from the height of comprehensive innovation, regards ecological culture as a broad process and result involving the ecologization of the entire socialideological regime, considers the promotion of the allround development of people as the value and purpose of the development of ecological culture, and requires the promotion of ecological cultural construction in accordance with systems thinking. In this way, the ecological cultural theory of the new era has been formed, with both the coordinated promotion of spiritual civilization and ecological civilization and the organic unity of Xi Jinpings thought on culture and Xi Jinpings thought on ecological civilization being achieved.  Related Articles | Metrics

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A Critique of the Attention Crisis from Historical Materialism and its Implications Liu Yang, Ge Tong 2024, 58 (11):  34-43.  Abstract ( )   PDF (8879KB) ( )   Entering the era of digital capitalism, the logic of capital based on private ownership and digital technology have rapidly been integrated, and the means of capital proliferation have changed from “labor” being purchased in the physical market to “attention” being “recruited” on virtual platforms, which have resulted in  the attention crisis of “depth”, “breadth” and “validity” faced by the subjects. From the perspective of historical materialism, we must fully recognize the historical trend of the transformation of digital capitalism from attention competition to attention monopoly driven by the logic of capital, and deeply understand that the solution to the crisis requires looking through the internal contradictions in the exploitation system with attention as the core, and grasping the revolutionary nature of the proletariat that will inevitably be formed thereafter. In order to develop the digital economy in contemporary China, we must draw inspiration from the critique of digital capitalism, adhere to the peoplecentered development philosophy, activate the “depth” and “breadth” of the subjects attention through platforms content innovation and algorithm recommendation optimization, and ultimately promote their “freedom of attention” in the construction of a digital China. Related Articles | Metrics

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Two Paths to Unraveling the Riddle of Abstraction Domination: Hegel and Marx Du Zeyan 2024, 58 (11):  44-53.  Abstract ( )   PDF (8442KB) ( )   Abstract domination is a unique historical landscape that emerges in modern society, which manifests itself in the fact that the exchange relationship puts an end to the relationship of personal dependence and at the same time produces the enslavement of human beings by capital. Unraveling the riddle of abstract domination constitutes a common theoretical theme for Marx and Hegel, whose methodological differences on this issue have produced two opposing philosophical directions in the history of ideas. Specifically, the methodology of the identity of concept and reality prompted Hegel to reconstruct human history from the logical evolution of the absolute spirit, to designate the abstract domination as the inevitable stage of the alienation of the absolute spirit, which is characterized by the antagonism between concept and reality, and is specifically manifested in the enslavement of individuals by money hidden under the appearance of freedom and equality, and to point out that the only path to dissolving the abstract domination is to overcome the alienation by resorting to the logical movement of concepts. Marx, on the other hand, based on his critique of Hegels ideas of concept and reality, establishes the method of analyzing the abstract domination from the production of capital, and its analytical logic is presented in the following three aspects: firstly, the production of capital is characterized by the abstraction of the reality of the inverted manifestation; secondly, in the process of the production of the reality, the individual is inverted into the organ of capital multiplication, and the society is manifested in the domination of the concept; and thirdly, the root cause of the inverted manifestation is that the labor force has become a commodity. The path to solving the riddle of abstract domination is therefore the revolutionary practice of reestablishing individual ownership. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Evolution of World History and the Global Significance of China's Opening-up to the World Lei Da, Chen Liang 2024, 58 (11):  54-69.  Abstract ( )   PDF (13368KB) ( )   Based on the analysis of productive forces, modes of production, and relations of production, Marx's theory of world history explains the driving force behind the transition of the process of history to that of world history, and elaborates the direction and purpose of the evolution of world history. The formation of world history follows the development law from particularity to universality. This paper applies Marxs theory of world history to dialectically show the phased challenges and opportunities of capitalist modernization development. Chinas highlevel institutional openingup to the world will inevitably maintain necessary resilience and tension between basing itself on Chinas specific realities and conforming to the trend of world history, and between upholding independence and drawing on the achievements of human civilization, especially the modernization of capitalism. In this way, we can deeply grasp Chinas centurylong journey from a semifeudal and semicolonial society, which was forced to integrate into the periphery of world history, to national independence, reform and openingup, and constantly demonstrate the contemporary significance in which China transcends the “SovietEastern model” and the “East Asian model”, moves towards national rejuvenation, approaches the center of world history and creates a new world history. All these provide answers to the question of whether the backward socialist “isolated island” can be built in the “vast ocean” of capitalism with the practice of the Chinese path to modernization. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Ideological Exploration of the Chinese Communists on Marxist Ethnic Theory around 1920 Ji Aimin 2024, 58 (11):  70-77.  Abstract ( )   PDF (6856KB) ( )   After the victory of the October Revolution in Russia, Marxism spread rapidly in China, which pointed out the direction for the early Chinese communists to understand the ethnic issue and explore national liberation in the light of Chinas specific realities. The theoretical exploration of the Chinese communists on the “ethnicity” and its evolutionary law, ethnic equality and unity, and solutions to the ethnic issue around 1920 not only resonated with the times and national conditions, but also showed differences in their respective emphases or degrees of theoretical concern. On the whole, the theoretical effort and ideological practice of the Chinese communists around 1920 started the process of adapting the Marxist ethnic theory to Chinas specific realities, which led the exploration of the Communist Party of China in pursuing the correct path to solving the ethnic issue with Chinese characteristics for more than 100 years. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Historical Changes and Contemporary Value of the Revolutionary Cultural Resources of the Communist Party of China: Taking Administrative Divisions Named after Revolutionary Figures as an Example Qu Changgen, Shi Jiahui 2024, 58 (11):  78-85.  Abstract ( )   PDF (7122KB) ( )   Administrative divisions named after revolutionary figures are revolutionary resources created by the Communist Party of China to commemorate the revolutionary pioneers and to honor and remember the heroic figures. At the same time, as important part of Chinas toponymy, they have the special value of witnessing the history of the Party and carrying forward the revolutionary traditions. The naming of administrative divisions after revolutionary figures originated during the New Democratic Revolution, was abolished before and after the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, and then gradually stabilized. At the most prosperous time, they were widely distributed throughout the country, especially in revolutionary bases and old revolutionary base areas. The changes in the past century are all related to the background of the times, the needs of the situation, the internal nature of the symbols, the influence of the status and others alike. In the new era, sorting out, studying, and developing these precious revolutionary cultural resources will help further carry forward the revolutionary traditions and heritage and promote revolutionary culture.  Related Articles | Metrics

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The “Mass” and “Spirit”: Based on Marx and Engels'Relevant Arguments in The Holy Family Yang Ke, Li Zhongjun 2024, 58 (11):  86-96.  Abstract ( )   PDF (9872KB) ( )   The views of Marx and Engels on the “mass” and “spirit” are the concentrated expression of the Marxist view of the history of the mass and the spiritual life, and are the important theoretical basis for the realization of the common wealth of the peoples spiritual life in the new era. In The Holy Family, they exposed the idealistic worldview and view of history of Hegel and the young Hegelians, criticized the speculative philosophers separation and opposition of the “spirit” and “mass” and the inverted logic of excluding the mass from spirit and history, further identified the dialectical unity of the “mass” and “spirit”, clarified the dominant position of the mass in social and historical development, and demonstrated the leading power of the spirit over the mass. In the new era, to promote the Chinese path to modernization, we should be guided by Marx and Engels dialectical unity theory of the “mass” and “spirit”, correctly grasp the relationship between material life and spiritual life, between spiritual production and spiritual needs and between spiritual cultural undertakings and spiritual cultural industries, uphold the peoplecentered approach, persist in “arming the people with advanced theories”, and continuously promote the common prosperity of the peoples material and spiritual life, in order to write a brand new chapter in pursuing socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics and achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Evolutionary Logic of the US AsiaPacific Policy: An “Intention Model” or “Power Model”? Xiong Lili, Zhu Meng 2024, 58 (11):  97-109.  Abstract ( )   PDF (10820KB) ( )   Compared with the “power model” of offensive realism, which emphasizes “national hard power”, the “intention model” of defensive realism argues that the decision making of a great power is not only affected by the countrys hard power, but also by nonmaterial factors, namely, the judgment of the strategic intentions of other countries, which plays an important role in explaining the decisionmaking mechanism of the great power. It is the comparison of national hard power and the identification of the othersstrategic intentions that jointly determine a countrys foreign policy. From the “AsiaPacific Rebalancing” during the Obama presidency to the “IndoPacific Strategy” of the Biden administration, the “intention model” explains the continuity and evolution of the US AsiaPacific policy. Although the evolution of this policy is subject to the transformation of the power shift between China and the US, the USs identification and judgment of Chinas strategic intentions should not be ignored. Moreover, the dual attributes of the “IndoPacific Strategy”, that is, continuity and variability, are likely to change with the development of the domestic political situation in the US. Therefore, in the long run, based on the USs judgment of Chinas strategic intentions and the evolution of the USs domestic political situation, the evolution of the US AsiaPacific policy in the future is likely to become more systematic and mature. Related Articles | Metrics

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Securitization, Marketization and Normalization: The Triple Logic of the EU's Green Transition He Zhigao, Li Bing 2024, 58 (11):  110-122.  Abstract ( )   PDF (11650KB) ( )   Green transition is a key path for the EU to ensure energy security and lowcarbon industrial transition and cope with climate change. It is also a major initiative to achieve and enhance the EUs autonomy. Over a long period of time, the EU has expected to further coordinate policies in the field of green development through green transition, combine the acceleration of the layout of netzero industries with the promotion of industrial competition, lead the global consensus on green development, and shape “green hegemony” in terms of the rule, technology and industry. However, against the background of intensified competition among major powers, the EUs green transition faces many economic, environmental, technological and geopolitical challenges: it is difficult to achieve a balance between the priority of green transition and energy security, to disseminate green norms within the EU and throughout the global community, and to achieve energy independence in the short term. In general, the green transition of the EU presents a complex and interwoven landscape dominated by security logic, market logic and normative logic, which is characterized by dynamic bargaining and undulating development with twists and turns. Related Articles | Metrics