China's New Era
Content Summary This book primarily answers the fundamental basis for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics entering the New Era; elucidates the primary connotation and basic characteristics of the New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics; 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 the New Era; and analyzes the strategic opportunities faced as well as the major issues to be resolved in the New Era. This book possesses both theoretical depth and practical breadth, providing both realistic analysis and historical review. It grasps global changes while remaining close to China’s actual conditions, sketching a grand tableau of China's New Era in an all-encompassing manner, containing many innovative judgments and scholarly reflections.
Author Profile Xin Xiangyang is a Vice President 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 Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and Deputy Director of the World Socialism Research Center. He is a Grade-II Research Fellow and doctoral supervisor. Since 2012, he has received the State Council Special Government Allowance [1]. In 2015, he was selected for the Publicity and Culture System "Four Batches of Talents" [2] by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee (CPCCC). In 2016, he was selected for the "Ten Thousand Talents Program" as a leading talent by the Organization Department of the CPCCC and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. He serves as a reviewer for the National Social Science Fund of China and the National Publication Foundation. He is a specially invited researcher for the Chinese Association of Ideological and Political Work and the National Building Research Association. 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, Marxism Studies, and Studies on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. He has presided over and participated in more than 50 national and provincial-level research projects and has won 15 national and provincial-level awards.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Basis for Historical Transformation: Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Entering the New Era I. What Has Changed: The Historical Content of Achievements and Transformations Since the 18th CPC National Congress [3] II. Stirring the Heart: The Historical Characteristics of Achievements and Transformations Since the 18th CPC National Congress
Chapter 2: The Primary Connotation and Basic Characteristics of the New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics I. The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is an Era that Follows the Laws of Human Development, Complies with the Trend of Historical Development, and Manifests the Vitality of Scientific Socialism II. The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is an Era that is People-Centered, Enables the People to Create History More Actively, and Realizes a Better Life III. The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is an Era in which Communists Continuously Establish Their Faith in Marxism and the Masses Continuously Establish a Common Ideal of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Chapter 3: The International Significance of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era I. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era is Resolving the Dilemma Encountered by Developing Countries Where Modernization and Independence are Incompatible II. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Increasingly Approaches the Center of the World Stage III. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Continuously Contributes Chinese Wisdom to the Progress of Human Political Civilization IV. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Directs Economic Globalization toward Shared Benefits for Different Countries, Different Strata, and Different Groups of People V. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Enables Scientific Socialism to Radiate Strong Vigor and Vitality in 21st-Century China
Chapter 4: The Political Advantages of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era I. Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Realizes the Democratic Nature and Effectiveness of the System, Ensuring Long-term Peace and Stability through Political Institutions II. Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Realizes the Authenticity of Democracy and Prevents Democratic Formalism III. The Perfection of Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Enables the Continuous, Stable, Efficient, and Rapid Development of the Chinese Economy, Greatly Enhancing the Masses’ Sense of Identification with the Socialist Political and Party Systems IV. Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era is Essence People’s Democracy, and is a Politics that Resolutely Opposes the Existence of Interest Groups V. Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era is Guided by Marxism and Can Continuously Eliminate Irrational Political Behaviors VI. Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Enables Internet Politics to Become an Orderly and Continuous Front for Developing the Mainstream Social Ideology VII. Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Allows the People to Truly Master Power, Effectively Preventing the Phenomenon where Promises are Made Everywhere during Elections but No One Cares after the Election VIII. Politics under Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era Can Timely Absorb New Social Groups, Ensuring that Democracy Always Follows a Healthy Path
Chapter 5: The Nature and Historical Role of China's Great Social Transformation in the New Era I. The Great Social Transformation of China in the New Era is Not a Simple Continuation of the "Master Plate" (mǔbǎn) of Our Country's History and Culture, but a Cultural "Original Plate" (chuàngbǎn) Based on Creative Transformation and Innovative Development II. The Great Social Transformation of China in the New Era is Not a Simple Application of the "Template" (múbǎn) Imagined by Classical Marxist Authors, but a "Living Plate" (huóbǎn) of the Sinicization of Marxism III. The Great Social Transformation of China in the New Era is Not a "Reprint" (zàibǎn) of Other Countries' Socialist Practices, but a "New Edition" (xīnbǎn) Creating a New History of World Socialism IV. The Great Social Transformation of China in the New Era is Not a "Carbon Copy" (fānbǎn) of Foreign Modernization Development, but a "Model Plate" (xíngbǎn) Based on a Profound Grasp of the General Laws of Modernization, the Universal Laws of Socialist Modernization, and the Specific Laws of Chinese Socialist Modernization V. The World Significance of the "Model Plate" of China's Great Social Transformation in the New Era
Chapter 6: "Loushan Pass" on the Journey Toward the Great Rejuvenation: Major Issues to be Resolved in the New Era I. Adapting to the Change in the Principal Contradiction of Society [4] to Better Meet the People's Aspirations for a Better Life II. Promoting High-Quality Development to Keep the Chinese Economy at the Forefront of the Times III. Achieving Shared Development — Making the "Cake" Bigger and Distributing It Well IV. Comprehensively Strengthening the Leadership of the Party to Ensure the Party Always Stands at the Forefront of the Times V. Emancipating the Mind through Reform and Promoting the New Era with New Thought VI. Carrying Forward the Great Spirit of the Chinese Nation and Shaping a Great Spirit of the Age