Where is Chinese Jurisprudence Heading? A Framework for Constructing the Ideal Path of Chinese Law in the Era

Author: Deng Zhenglai
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In the current world structure, our thoughts must begin to "speak," but not in a simple way by saying "no." Instead, we must demonstrate China's own "ideal vision" through the "speaking" of our thoughts. This refers to the "ideal vision" that forms our collective memory, the "ideal vision" that generates our identity with China, and the "ideal vision" that allows us to imagine China's future. The emphasis on the "ideal vision" fundamentally means opening up the significant question of what kind of social order Chinese people should live in—a question that has been obscured, ignored, and overlooked. It must be fully revealed to the Chinese people and compel us to think and speak about it, rather than becoming a mere blind acceptance of the authority of the "Western ideal vision" without reflection. Therefore, the essence of "China" in the world structure does not lie in its individuality or differences from Western countries, but in its subjectivity, in the subjective nature of China itself in thought: its core lies in forming a Chinese perspective on the world and a worldview based on China's own views (i.e., a Chinese perspective within a world structure where these two are not distinguished), and actively participating in the restructuring of the world structure based on this perspective. In short, in the current world structure, China must not only be a "sovereign China" but also a "subjective China"! This effort to explore Chinese subjectivity can be said to be one of the most important missions of contemporary Chinese thought, as well as a completely new mission.