Contemporary Chinese Political System Rooted in the Soil of Excellent Traditional Culture | Culture | Politics
[In-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era]]
Author: Chai Baoyong
The socialist political system with Chinese characteristics is an advanced political system created by the people under the leadership of the CPC, which has been proved to have strong advantages in practice.The value pursuits, spiritual qualities, and moral norms contained in the excellent traditional Chinese culture have been creatively transformed and innovatively developed, providing rich nourishment for shaping the comparative advantages of contemporary Chinese political system.
Traditional culture is an important factor influencing the construction and operation of political systems
Culture belongs to the social and historical conditions that cannot be separated from the construction of contemporary political systems, are not easy to express, but are very important.Traditional culture, as a product of long-term accumulation of national and ethnic ideological concepts, is the foundation for economic and social development and the maintenance of national systems, deeply influencing the formation of a country's political system. We see that even in capitalist countries, the cultural traditions of different countries shape different political systems and party systems. Similarly to the competitive political party system, the romantic national character pursued by the French nation has influenced France's unique polarization of political parties, which is characterized by frequent changes and intense confrontation; The dual personalities of the Japanese nation, "Kikushi" and "Dao", have given rise to Japan's unique one party dominant but factional political party structure.
Traditional culture also affects the actual operation and effectiveness of political systems. The vitality of a system lies in its execution and operation, and an important foundation for its operation is a political culture that is adapted to the structure of the system, because political systems are not abstract political norms and principles. They need to be jointly observed and thoroughly executed by a large number of members of society in order to continuously unleash strong institutional effectiveness in political practice. This political culture deeply affects the cognitive judgment and action strategies of members of society that match the values contained in this system. This also explains why blind transplantation of institutions can lead to political instability and institutional rupture due to their incompatibility with traditional culture. It is not difficult to understand why consistent and gradual institutional changes based on cultural continuity have stability and vitality.
The logical mechanism behind the influence of traditional culture on the generation, operation, and effectiveness of political systems lies in the fact that institutions, as an important component of the political superstructure, are adapted, matched, and aligned with economic foundations. At the same time, the evolution of the system is also deeply influenced and constrained by the ideological superstructure. The historical traditions and cultural accumulation of each country are different, and their institutional construction also has its own characteristics. The connotation of culture changes with the times. Excellent traditional cultures with inclusive and innovative characteristics can achieve self transcendence through creative transformation and innovative development in the new era, providing cultural nourishment for the construction of contemporary political systems. This is the inherent mechanism by which excellent traditional culture has a long-term and profound impact on the development and evolution of contemporary political systems.
The Significant Advantages and Civilized Characteristics of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture in Shaping Contemporary Chinese Political System
The political system is used to regulate political relations, establish political order, promote national development, and maintain national stability. It is an organic unity of long-term historical inheritance and awareness of practical issues. China's political system is not a "flying peak". It is the result of the CPC's innovative development of Marxist political theory and state theory under the guidance of Marxism; Based on the unique historical and cultural traditions of Chinese civilization, we inherit and develop the rich ideas of national system and governance formed in the thousands of years of historical evolution of the Chinese nation. From the perspective of the development of China's political system, the excellent traditional culture of China has endowed it with a profound historical and cultural heritage. Factors such as "diversity and unity", "the world is for the public", "the people are precious", and "harmony but diversity" have had a profound and lasting impact on the generation, operation, and future development of China's political system.
The unity of diversity and unity in contemporary Chinese political system. The "diversity and unity" pattern of the Chinese nation is closely related to the "great unity" ideology, and its essence is the dialectical coordination of diversity and consistency. The contradiction between "unity in diversity" and "diversity in unity" dominates the historical process of the Chinese nation and also shapes the Chinese style cultural concepts and institutional framework. The Gongyang Biography first proposed the concept of "great unity", while the Book of Han interpreted it as "six contract styles and nine provinces running together", which contained the unity of ancient Chinese national structure, etiquette and customs, and political education, shaping the stability and continuity of Chinese politics. In the new historical context, the design and operation of contemporary China's political system emphasize more on the organic coordination of democracy and concentration, diversity and consistency, expression and consensus, covering all aspects of national unity, legal system unity, government order unity, and market unity. The CPC, in the face of a complex governance situation with multiple interests and diverse ideas, has built a systematic and complete political system based on the actual production and life of the people of all ethnic groups and all walks of life, formed a strong institutional cohesion, and ensured that the elements and links of the country's various political systems are complete.
"The world is for the public" and the fairness of contemporary Chinese political system. The Spring and Autumn Annals of the L ü family interpret the concept of "the world is for the common good" as "the world is for the common good of all people", while the Book of Rites envisions the social landscape of "the world is for the common good" from the aspects of selecting talents, public order, social relief, and moral education, demonstrating a distinct public welfare nature. Comrade Mao Zedong clearly stated that "great unity is the swan of our people.". In the new historical context, the CPC has always represented the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. It has never been the spokesman of any interest group, any power group, or any privileged class. It has established the fundamental political principle of "building the party for the public and governing for the people". Taking this as a starting point, contemporary Chinese political system design places more emphasis on fairness, public interest, and the metric system, and its operation emphasizes fairness, impartiality, and openness; A comprehensive institutional arrangement and a healthy political ecology have been established in all aspects of the Party's leadership, the people's ownership of the country, the selection and appointment of cadres, and the exercise of public power, laying a solid institutional foundation for the realization of Chinese path to modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
"Valuing the people" and the people-oriented nature of contemporary Chinese political system. Mencius proposed the political ideology of "the people are precious, followed by the state, and the ruler is light", which made the Confucian concept of benevolent governance more concrete. In ancient China, outstanding politicians and reformers all had the sentiment and pursuit of "worrying before enjoying" and "the people are the foundation of the country". In the new historical context, the CPC also adheres to the principle of "I will be selfless and live up to the people", and has formed a Chinese path to modernization path that relies on the people, serves the people, and shares the achievements with all the people. Based on this, the CPC adheres to serving the people, follows the mass line, and strives to improve the design and operation of various systems in the whole process of people's democracy, service-oriented government construction, common prosperity and the third distribution, aiming to fully realize the common prosperity of material and spirit, and the free and comprehensive development of people.
"Harmony but diversity" and the inclusiveness of contemporary Chinese political system. The Chinese nation is a peaceful and combative nation, emphasizing inclusiveness and cooperation, development and coexistence. The political party system and democratic system in China have put this cultural tradition into political practice, closely uniting various political parties and non party individuals to strive for common goals. Through institutionalized, procedural, and standardized institutional arrangements, various opinions and suggestions are concentrated, promoting scientific and democratic decision-making, effectively avoiding social division and opposition caused by "veto politics" and "polarized politics" in some Western countries. China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a maintainer of the international order. It continuously pursues cultural exchange and mutual learning without engaging in cultural hegemony, does not impose its own values and political system on others, promotes the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and adheres to the path of cooperative development.
Provide strong cultural support for enhancing institutional confidence from theoretical, discourse, and other perspectives
The combination of the basic principles of Marxism with excellent traditional Chinese culture provides a huge theoretical foundation and profound discourse resources for consolidating a series of significant advantages of contemporary Chinese political system. Facing the future, on the one hand, under the guidance of Marxist scientific theory, we should transform the value pursuits and moral norms with contemporary value in China's excellent traditional culture into valuable resources for promoting theoretical and practical innovation in contemporary China's political system.Only by accurately grasping the modern connotation and internal structure of China's excellent traditional political culture can we more convincingly reveal how culture affects the concepts and behaviors of political subjects, demonstrate how political subjects deeply influenced by culture create and promote the formation and operation of political systems on the corresponding economic structures, and then find an effective path to promote contemporary China's political system innovation with the guidance of Marxism and the resources of China's excellent traditional culture.
On the other hand, it is necessary to extract the value discourse that embodies the Chinese spirit and power in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and to consolidate the common discourse foundation for the innovation and development of contemporary Chinese political system.The excellent traditional Chinese culture of "emphasizing benevolence, valuing the people, upholding integrity, upholding justice, advocating harmony, and seeking great harmony", as well as the concept of "integrating the family and the country", the idea of "renovating the old and renovating the new", and the responsibility of "serving the public under heaven", are all important theoretical sources and cultural support for constructing the discourse of contemporary Chinese political system. Absorbing the ever lasting essence of Chinese excellent traditional culture will help to focus on expressing the value proposition and moral advantages of the contemporary Chinese political system, enrich the discourse content of the contemporary Chinese political system, and make the value logo of the contemporary Chinese political system more meaningful and vivid.
Cultural confidence is a more fundamental, extensive, and profound confidence, which is the most fundamental, profound, and enduring force in the development of a country or a nation. The Chinese political system has unleashed strong institutional effectiveness in practice, fully demonstrating the great practical significance of the "two combinations", and the spiritual power contained therein is an important source of strengthening political confidence. We should be good at obtaining rich nourishment from the treasure trove of Chinese civilization, so that the broad masses of the people can deeply understand the profound cultural heritage of contemporary Chinese political system, understand the historical origins of a series of significant characteristics and comparative advantages of contemporary Chinese political system, and guide the broad masses of the people to consciously strengthen their cultural confidence in contemporary Chinese political system on this basis.
Guangming Daily
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