Contemporary Chinese Political Philosophy: On the Strategy of Governing the State with Virtue

Author: Fang Ning
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Publish Date: 2003-02-22
Features: As the world's largest governing party, the Communist Party of China must have a complete, thorough, and steadfast ideology, as well as a complete, scientific, and up-to-date theoretical system that keeps pace with the times. The proposal of the strategy of governing the country with virtue aims to rebuild the spiritual civilization system of China, allowing the ancient Chinese civilization to flourish. The proposal of the strategy of governing the country with virtue also provides the Communist Party of China with a new political philosophy for governing in modern conditions. The strategy of governing the country with virtue reflects a profound grasp of the laws of modern social development and a dialectical understanding of historical progress, given China's long pursuit and practice of modernization in recent modern history. The proposal of the strategy of governing the country with virtue embodies the new progress of the leadership collective of the Communist Party of China, represented by General Secretary Jiang Zemin, in recognizing the laws of modernization and the market economy. It reflects a dialectical governance philosophy, which will elevate the governing capacity of the Party and the government to a new level. The implementation of the strategy of governing the country with virtue signifies the advancement of the Party's basic line. Punishing corruption is the key point in determining whether the strategy of governing the country with virtue can be truly implemented in social life.
Fang Ning is a renowned scholar in political science. He serves as the Deputy Director of the Institute of Political Science at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has long been engaged in frontline teaching in political science, deeply rooted in practice, and has never separated academic research from practical issues. His articles often contain profound rationality embedded in solving practical problems, and they are rich in a literary context, elucidating rigorous theoretical issues with a witty and humorous style. In the current context of how to balance tradition and reality and what attitude to adopt toward all civilizations at home and abroad, this book, Contemporary China's New Political Philosophy, is another valuable academic achievement of his, representing a new exploration that combines theory with reality. While the book boldly summarizes awe-inspiring achievements, it is also rare that it includes rational reflections on the realities, proposing some objectively existing practical issues we face today and exploring potential solutions for future development.