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    28 December 2025, Volume 7 Issue 6 Previous Issue   
    Chinese-Style Modernization Represents A Significant Innovation in the Theory and Practice of World Modernization
    Huang Jianjun, Gao wei
    2025, 7 (6):  5-18. 
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    Chinese-style modernization is not only a major achievement made by the Communist Party of China leading the people in the long-term practice, but also a major theme of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and a significant innovation in the theory and practice of world modernization. The major innovations of Chinese-style modernization are mainly reflected in: adhering to the principle of having a global perspective and seeking great harmony, anchoring on the historical position of modernization in the world, solving the historical mysteries of modernization in the world, outlining the inevitable path of world modernization, proposing the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and achieving an innovation in worldview. Adhering to the principle of putting people first to promote common prosperity, we have innovatively developed modern theories of the people's subject, people's motivation, people's purpose and people's value, and achieved value innovation. Adhering to the pursuit of development with confidence and self-reliance, we have clarified the historical premise, central task and strategic strategies for advancing modernization, and achieved innovation in the view of history. Adhering to the principle of upholding tradition while promoting innovation to foster culture, we have put forward concepts such as respecting the diversity of world civilizations, promoting the common values of all mankind, and attaching importance to the inheritance and innovation of civilizations, thus achieving an innovative perspective on civilization. Adhering to the whole-process people's democracy to pool strength, focusing on people's democracy, it has proposed to guarantee the people's status as masters of the country through institutional systems, promote the all-round development of consultative democracy, and achieve innovation in the concept of democracy. Adhering to the principle of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature in creating crises, it has put forward concepts such as "community of life", "green development", and "global ecological civilization", achieving innovation in ecological perspectives. The "Six Views" contained in Chinese-style modernization and their great practices have made original contributions to the theory and practice of world modernization, providing a Chinese solution and contributing Chinese wisdom to humanity's exploration of a better social system.

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    The Overall Justification of Achieving Spiritual Affluence in Chinese Modernization from the Perspective of Historical Materialism
    Han Sheng, Zhao Jing
    2025, 7 (6):  19-28. 
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    Spiritual affluence addresses the most fundamental philosophical question of existence: "Is life worth living?" Focusing on the inner world of individuals and achieving spiritual affluence is integral to the sound development of modernization, and it is also an essential feature and inherent requirement of Chinese modernization. Starting from the "realistic human being" as defined by Marx, Chinese modernization establishes the people's central role in the narrative of social progress, clarifying the fundamental prerequisite for achieving spiritual affluence. The modernization of the capitalist era initiated the process of global modernization but also descended into an abyss of nihilism characterized by spiritual impoverishment, loss of meaning, and collapse of values, driven by the proliferation of materialistic consciousness. Chinese modernization is socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China. By deeply understanding the nature and behavioral patterns of capital, it correctly handles the relationship between people and material possessions, breaking the modern curse of transitioning from materialization to nihilism. By establishing a harmonious coexistence between humanistic and economic development, it defines the value paradigm that modernization should embody and clarifies the intrinsic connection between spiritual affluence and the modernization process. Chinese modernization builds a vibrant modern spiritual and cultural home by clarifying the strategic position of spiritual affluence in the construction of a cultural powerhouse, stimulating the most widespread and genuine awareness of subjective existence, creating a balanced and proactive communal life, and enriching the tangible, life-oriented manifestations of spiritual affluence.

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    Research Progress and Prospects of the Indicator System for Chinese Modernization
    Xing Xiaoxu, Li Xiaohua
    2025, 7 (6):  29-40. 
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    Constructing a scientific, systematic, and practical indicator system for Chinese Modernization is essential for advancing high-quality development and effectively implementing China's medium- and long-term strategic goals. First, based on a comprehensive literature review of modernization indicator systems both domestically and internationally, this paper summarizes the evolutionary trajectory from a singular perspective to a multidimensional framework involving economic, social, and ecological dimensions, highlighting research trends and focal points specific to the Chinese context. Second, employing keyword clustering and knowledge mapping through the CNKI database, this study synthesizes the current research hotspots and evolutionary pathways of Chinese Modernization indicator systems. The results indicate that scholars have primarily developed evaluation dimensions from five key perspectives: the "Five-Sphere Integrated Plan," the five major characteristics of Chinese Modernization, the new development philosophy, the coordinated development of production-living-ecological spaces, and regional governance, selecting high-frequency representative secondary indicators within the five main domains of economy, society, politics, culture, and ecology. Furthermore, this paper explores the logical integration and measurement methods for indicator target-setting aligned with China's strategic milestones for 2035 and 2050, as well as discusses the appropriate application boundaries of subjective, objective, and combined methods in comprehensive evaluations. Finally, the study proposes future research directions focusing on top-level design, phased goal-setting, and indicator dimensions. Specifically, it emphasizes integrating multidimensional theoretical frameworks, standardizing stage-wise development goals, and balancing Chinese characteristics with international consensus, thereby providing a robust reference for the ongoing refinement and policy application of the Chinese Modernization indicator system.

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    From Gain Generation to Rule Domination: A Political Economy Analysis of Agricultural Power Mechanisms
    Hu Bingchuan
    2025, 7 (6):  41-52. 
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    The formation of agricultural powers is the result of long-term interactions between internal mechanisms and external conditions. From a political economy perspective, this study proposes that the emergence of agricultural powers follows a fundamental mechanism of “gain generation-extraction-domination.” Based on this framework, countries can be categorized into two main types: comprehensive-type and expansive-type agricultural powers. The former relies on abundant resource endowments and large-scale production, while the latter achieves high-efficiency growth under resource constraints through technological innovation and institutional adaptation. The study indicates that the development of agricultural powers generally features the continuous evolution of production modes, the progressive improvement of institutional systems, and the increasing openness of market environments. Drawing on international comparative experience, the paper argues that China’s agricultural policy should undergo a systemic transformation—from integrated to specialized, from quantity-based openness to quality-based openness, and from market participation to rule shaping—to build a modern policy system for an agricultural power driven by efficiency, institutions, and global rule-making capacity.

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    The Different Manifestations, Formation Mechanisms, and Resolution Paths of "Involutionary" Competition: An Analysis Based on Marxist Political Economy
    Yang Mingxuan, Sui Jigang
    2025, 7 (6):  53-69. 
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    "Involutionary" competition is characterized by low prices and low quality, often accompanied by low profit margins and overcapacity. This is fundamentally incompatible with the goals proposed at the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, namely "achieving remarkable results in high-quality development and significantly enhancing the level of self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology". From the perspective of Marxist political economy, "involutionary" competition reflects the structural contradiction of capital accumulation, i.e., the contradiction between value production and value realization. On one hand, increased capital mobility and the accelerated process of deskilling have lowered industry entry barriers, intensifying both intra-sectoral and inter-sectoral competition. On the other hand, amid technological progress—which reduces the value of per unit commodity—the growth of demand scale and process innovation have entered a stage of marginal decline, creating an output-accumulation bottleneck. To break the involutional competition, efforts on both the supply and demand sides are required while optimizing institutional supply. On the supply side, alleviating the price competition of homogeneous products caused by the approaching limit of process innovation requires product innovation and the creation of new sectors. Institutionally, hedging against involutionary competition necessarily involves smoothing economic circulation, establishing a unified national market, and actively expanding the international market. On the demand side, we should foster new consumption growth drivers and sustainable consumption momentum through supply-demand coordination, and realize the goal of "guiding new supply with new demand and creating new demand with new supply."

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    Mechanisms and Pathways of How Digital Intelligence Technology Fuels Economic Growth
    Gu Shan, Tang Weibo
    2025, 7 (6):  70-79. 
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    Accelerating the cultivation of new quality productive forces and transforming them into drivers of economic growth is essential for promoting high-quality development in China. The recurrence of the "Productivity Paradox" in the era of the digital-intelligent economy has sparked discussions on technological progress and its growth effects. This paper first explains the principle of how labor-saving new technologies increase individual wealth, pointing out that such micro-level wealth gains cannot be directly aggregated at the macro level. It then analyzes the constraints on the expansion of the total social product driven by technological progress from the perspective of the social reproduction process, which stem primarily from the supply-demand structure of reproduction. Finally, it indicates that for digital-intelligent technologies to drive economic growth, they must undergo a pathway involving the transformation of technological systems, industrial structural upgrading, and changes in accumulation models. The study argues that, compared to the U.S. accumulation model which serves financial monopoly capital, China's model of deeply integrating the digital and real economies is more conducive to fully unleashing the growth potential of the new round of technological transformation.

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    Filial Piety and Elder Respect Culture Empowers Aged Society Governance Practice
    Du Peng, Ma Qifeng
    2025, 7 (6):  80-89. 
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    As a vital component of traditional Chinese ethics, filial piety and elder respect culture, demonstrates unique value in addressing the challenges of population aging and advancing the governance of an aged society. Through mechanisms of value guidance, ethical coordination, community mobilization, and institutional safeguards, it translates traditional ethical norms into governance efficacy. This is concretely manifested in fostering a social consensus on honoring the elderly, mediating intergenerational interests and responsibilities, promoting multi-stakeholder participation, and facilitating the positive integration of culture and institutions. However, the practical application of cultural empowerment in aged society governance still faces challenges such as breaks in intergenerational transmission, superficial practices, imbalances in rights and interest coordination, spatial segregation, and weak collaborative mechanisms. To address these, efforts should focus on innovating carriers for intergenerational transmission to solidify the foundation of value identification; deepening the design of practical activities to emphasize spiritual care; improving intergenerational consultation mechanisms to promote a two-way balance of rights and interests; optimizing community spatial functions to create intergenerational shared environments; and refining multi-stakeholder collaborative systems to enhance resource integration effectiveness. These measures aim to transform the culture of filial piety and elder respect culture, from an ethical resource into governance efficacy, thereby providing stronger cultural support for building an elderly-friendly society characterized by intergenerational integration and shared responsibility.

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    Digital Innovation in Rural Elder Care Service Provision at the County Level: Practical Exploration and Optimization Paths
    Wei Yan, Li Jing
    2025, 7 (6):  90-102.  doi: 10.13858/j.cnki.cn32-1312/c.20251126.003
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    Enhancing the digital provision of elderly care services in rural areas is key to linking proactive measures to address the aging population with the rural revitalization strategy. However, current practices face setbacks because digital technologies are often detached from local culture, lack adequate infrastructure, and the absence of a technology translation role, leading to poor adaptation with local governance and inefficient service delivery. Drawing on embeddedness theory, this study analyzes two distinct innovative models: the "market-driven + Local Community Helpers Linkage" model in less-developed T County, Guizhou, and the "Government-led + Local Community Helpers Implementation" model in more-developed N County, Anhui. This study proposes a five-dimensional embeddedness framework and explains its internal mechanism, which involves multi-stakeholder collaboration and minimalist tool adaptation, for overcoming digital transformation challenges. Strategically, this study emphasizes building differentiated digital service models based on county-level endowments. Policy recommendations from this study include "investing in people" to empower local human capital, promoting the deep integration of technology with local culture, establishing a multi-collaborative governance structure, and perfecting sustainable, incentive-compatible institutions. This study offers guidance for establishing a high-quality, sustainable rural digital elderly care system.

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    Holistic Governance of Public Safety: A Case Study of the Standardized Construction of Comprehensive Governance Centers
    Ren Haiyue, Shan Yong
    2025, 7 (6):  103-112. 
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    China is currently navigating a period prone to various conflicts and risks, where the complexity of public safety risks poses severe challenges to grassroots social governance. Due to the fragmentation of governance organizations and resources, the traditional governance model that relies on single departments and post-incident responses faces capacity crisis, struggling both to intervene in visible risks and to identify latent ones. Against this backdrop, the standardized construction of comprehensive governance centers has entered a fast-track phase, advancing the establishment of a holistic governance model for public safety. As a key vehicle for holistic governance, the operational practice of these centers demonstrate three core logics: strengthening mechanisms for risk source governance, innovating intelligent governance through technology-embedded processes, and driving organizational transformation toward a digital bureaucracy. The practice of standardizing comprehensive governance centers must be rooted in systematic transformations of mechanisms, institutions and structures, thereby ensuring effectiveness, legitimacy and justification. Therefore, it is essential to advance the top-level design concerning optimizing resilient governance, balancing human-machine relationships and improving authority-capacity configurations, so as to drive the deepening development of holistic governance of public safety centered on the comprehensive governance centers.

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