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China's New Era

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This book primarily responds to the fundamental basis for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics entering the New Era, elucidating its core connotations and basic characteristics. It reveals the international significance and political advantages of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, points out the nature and historical role of China's great social transformation in this period, and analyzes the strategic opportunities faced as well as the major issues to be resolved. This work possesses both theoretical depth and practical breadth, combining realistic analysis with historical review. By grasping global changes while remaining grounded in Chinese reality, it provides an all-encompassing sketch of the grand tableau of China's New Era, featuring numerous innovative assertions and scholarly reflections.

Author Biography Xin Xiangyang is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Deputy Director of the Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Executive Deputy Director of the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center, and Deputy Director of the World Socialism Research Center. He is a Level-2 Research Fellow and doctoral supervisor. Since 2012, he has received the State Council Government Special Allowance [1]. In 2015, he was selected for the Publicity and Culture System "Four Batons of Talent" [2] project by the Central Propaganda Department. In 2016, he was selected as a leading talent in the "Ten Thousand Talents Program" [3] by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Human resources and Social Security. He serves as a judge for the National Social Science Fund of China and the National Publication Foundation. He is also a specially invited researcher for the China Research Society of Ideological and Political Work and the National Association of Party Building Research. He has published 21 monographs, edited or co-authored over 50 books, and published more than 500 articles in newspapers and journals such as the People's Daily, Guangming Daily, Marxist Studies, and Studies on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. He has presided over and participated in more than 50 national, provincial, and ministerial-level research projects, winning 15 national and provincial-level awards.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Basis of Historical Transformation: Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Enters the New Era

  1. What has Changed: The Historic Content of Achievements and Transformations Since the 18th CPC National Congress [4]
  2. Stirring the Soul: The Historic Characteristics of Achievements and Transformations Since the 18th CPC National Congress

Chapter 2: Core Connotations and Basic Characteristics of the New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

  1. The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is an Era that Follows the Laws of Human Development, Conforms to the Trend of History, and Manifests the Vitality of Scientific Socialism
  2. The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is an Era Centered on the People, Enabling the People to More Actively Create History and Realize a Better Life
  3. The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is an Era in which Communists Continuously Establish Marxist Faith and the Masses Continuously Establish the Common Ideal of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

Chapter 3: International Significance of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era

  1. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era is Resolving the Dilemma Faced by Developing Countries where Modernization and Independence are Incompatible
  2. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era is Increasingly Approaching the Center of the World Stage
  3. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Continuously Contributes Chinese Wisdom to the Progress of Human Political Civilization
  4. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Promotes Economic Globalization Toward a Direction Where Different Countries, Strata, and Groups Share Benefits
  5. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Allows Scientific Socialism to Radiate Strong Vigor and Vitality in 21st-Century China

Chapter 4: Political Advantages of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era

  1. Politics in the New Era Realizes Institutional Democracy and Effectiveness, Ensuring the Long-term Stability of the State through the Political System
  2. Politics in the New Era Realizes the Authenticity of Democracy and Prevents Democratic Formalism
  3. The Improvement of Politics in the New Era Enables Sustained, Stable, Efficient, and Rapid Economic Development, Greatly Enhancing the Masses' Sense of Identification with the Socialist Political and Party Systems
  4. Politics in the New Era is Inherently a Politics of the People Being Masters of the Country and Resolutely Opposes the Existence of Interest Groups
  5. Politics in the New Era is Guided by Marxism and Capable of Continuously Purging Irrational Political Behavior
  6. Politics in the New Era Enables Cyber-politics to Become an Orderly Front for Developing the Social Mainstream Ideology
  7. Politics in the New Era Empowers the People with Real Power, Effectively Preventing the Phenomenon of Making Boundless Promises during Elections only to Ignore the People afterward
  8. Politics in the New Era is Able to Timely Absorb New Social Groups, Ensuring Democracy Always Remains on a Healthy Path

Chapter 5: Nature and Historical Role of China's Great Social Transformation in the New Era

  1. China's Great Social Transformation is Not a Simple Continuation of the "Mother Version" of Chinese History and Culture, but a Cultural "Original Edition" Based on Creative Transformation and Innovative Development [5]
  2. China's Great Social Transformation is Not a Simple Application of the "Template" Envisioned by Classical Marxist Writers, but a "Living Edition" of the Sinicization of Marxism
  3. China's Great Social Transformation is Not a "Reprint" of Socialist Practice in Other Countries, but a "New Edition" Creating a New History of World Socialism
  4. China's Great Social Transformation is Not a "Carbon Copy" of Foreign Modernization, but a "Model Edition" Deeply Grasping the General Laws of Modernization, the Universal Laws of Socialist Modernization, and the Specific Laws of Chinese Socialist Modernization
  5. The Global Significance of the "Model Edition" of China's Great Social Transformation in the New Era

Chapter 6: "Loushan Pass" on the Journey to Great Rejuvenation: Major Issues to be Resolved in the New Era [6]

  1. Adapting to Changes in the Principal Social Contradiction [7] to Better Meet the People's Aspirations for a Better Life
  2. Promoting High-Quality Development to Ensure China's Economy Bravely Leads the Trends of the Age
  3. Realizing Shared Development: Making the "Cake" Bigger and Dividing it Better [8]
  4. Comprehensively Strengthening Party Leadership to Ensure the Party Always Stands at the Forefront of the Times
  5. Emancipating the Mind through Reform and Driving the New Era with New Thought
  6. Carrying Forward the Great Spirit of the Chinese Nation to Shape a Great Spirit of the Age