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28 June 2025, Volume 7 Issue 3 Previous Issue    Next Issue

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The Inner Logic of Chinese Culture's Nourishment of Chinese-Style Modernization Zou Guangwen, Wu Tiansen 2025, 7 (3):  5-13.  Abstract ( 133 )   HTML ( 28 )   PDF (1245KB) ( 105 )   Save Culture is the soul of a nation and a country. The uninterrupted Chinese civilization has, through the accumulation of time, given birth to Chinese culture, which in turn has nurtured the cultural selfhood of the Chinese nation, forming a uniquely "Chinese-style" cultural expression. The cultural self of the Chinese nation exists relationally, never viewing individuals as isolated entities, but rather characterized by a concentric structure of "family-state-cosmos." Within this framework, it has cultivated the practical wisdom of "holding fast to the golden mean" to maintain the dynamic equilibrium of human body and mind.Under the impact of "modernization," the cultural subjectivity of Chinese civilization was awakened. Meanwhile, Marxism-with its inherently modern idealistic dimension-was introduced to China. Through practical engagement, it organically integrated with China's fine traditional culture, propelling the vital renewal and modern transformation of Chinese culture. Chinese culture has provided rich spiritual nourishment for the cultural formation of Chinese modernization. In the progressive evolution of cultural consciousness, confidence, and self-strengthening, it has laid a solid foundation for the cultural subjectivity of Chinese civilization. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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The CPC's Historical Consciousness and Its Implementation of Chinese-Style Modernization Jiang Ling, Tao Wenzhao 2025, 7 (3):  14-24.  Abstract ( 90 )   HTML ( 18 )   PDF (1243KB) ( 44 )   Save The Communist Party of China is a political party with a profound historical consciousness. The Party's historical consciousness refers to its rational thinking and practical awareness through which it reflects and reveals the objective laws of history by exercising its subjective initiative. Chinese modernization represents the Party's autonomous choice and practical manifestation of its historical consciousness. The consistent practical exploration of Chinese modernization vividly demonstrates the Party's historical consciousness, which is prominently reflected in four dimensions: consciously highlighting the historical subject in the value dimension; consciously examining the driving forces of history in the dimension of phenomena and essence; consciously advancing the historical process in the temporal dimension; and consciously transcending historical comparisons in the spatial dimension. The successful advancement of Chinese modernization must rely on the Party's profound historical consciousness. To continue empowering Chinese modernization with the Party's historical consciousness on the new journey, we must use theoretical consciousness to reveal historical laws, employ practical consciousness to forge historical transformations, and exercise mission consciousness to secure historical initiative. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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The People as the Mainstay: the Endogenous Drivers of Chinese Modernization Zhao Xiaolei, Xu Dan 2025, 7 (3):  25-35.  Abstract ( 125 )   HTML ( 16 )   PDF (1304KB) ( 73 )   Save The people are the practitioners and creators of Chinese modernization, serving as its most profound and enduring source of momentum, driving its vigorous and sustained advancement.The intrinsic, dialectical, and dynamic organic connection between Chinese modernization and the people must first be comprehensively and deeply understood from three perspectives of Marxist philosophy: ontology, epistemology, and essential requirements. The people, as the creators, fundamental driving force, and ultimate purpose of Chinese modernization, provide it with dynamic, proactive, and creative power, ensuring its value, effectiveness, and feasibility. To further stimulate the people's historical and practical consciousness as an endogenous driving force, Chinese modernization adheres to a people-centered approach, following the logic of "development relying on the people, development for the people, and development outcomes shared by the people," thereby accumulating valuable experience. On the new journey of the new era, advancing Chinese modernization still requires sustained efforts in upholding the Party's overall leadership, emphasizing top-level design, prioritizing talent development, and fostering value shaping, among other aspects, to further activate the people's principal force and provide a deeper and more enduring source of momentum for Chinese modernization. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Nudging in Platform Antitrust Regulation: Practical Models and Optimization Directions Liu Nailiang, Shi Yisheng 2025, 7 (3):  36-54.  Abstract ( 88 )   HTML ( 6 )   PDF (2679KB) ( 68 )   Save Nudge regulations represented by government-enterprise co-governance, credit supervision, and compliance governance have been widely applied in China's platform antitrust field. By virtue of advantages such as flexible intervention, effective guidance, and dynamic adjustment, the application of Nudge Theory has effectively adapted to the differentiated, dynamic, and collaborative needs of platform economy supervision, achieving remarkable results in standardizing merchant operations, guiding consumer behavior, and allocating regulatory resources. However, the application of Nudge Theory, still in its infancy, faces practical challenges such as abuse of discretion, bottlenecks in sustained effectiveness, and instrumental omnipotence due to immature theoretical systems and incomplete application tools. Focusing on the normalized supervision and high-quality development of the platform economy, the optimization path for nudging-based platform antitrust regulation should aim to scientifically define the applicable limits of nudging to avoid excessive or insufficient supervision; promote the shaping of consensus values between enterprises and the government to ensure the synergy between antitrust objectives and market innovation; and integrate soft and hard regulatory measures, supplemented by data-driven tool optimization, to achieve precise and effective nudging regulation. Figures and Tables | References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Core Elements of Civic Digital Literacy and Its Construction of the Rule of Law Su Mingyue, Zhao Yang 2025, 7 (3):  55-68.  Abstract ( 100 )   HTML ( 7 )   PDF (1887KB) ( 58 )   Save As technological disciplinary power increasingly becomes a dominant paradigm of social governance in the digital age, citizens face dual challenges of power imbalance and capability deficiency within algorithm-driven data structures. Digital literacy is not only a fundamental competence but also a crucial safeguard for maintaining subjectivity and rights in the digital era. This paper, based on a “capability-rights-rule of law” framework, proposes a four-tiered capability pyramid model comprising digital cognition, skills, security awareness, and ethical-legal consciousness. The paper argues that deficiencies in any of these dimensions lead to the hollowing out of rights and digital disempowerment. A tripartite institutional response system is constructed, consisting of normative rights protection, behavioral boundaries, and responsibility allocation. The authors emphasize the dual paths of algorithm governance legislation and rights protection through data governance, alongside shared ethical responsibility. Through comparative analysis, the paper draws upon the experiences of the EU’s GDPR, the U.S. COPPA, and Japan’s multi-level governance models, concluding that China's digital literacy governance should strive for a synergistic approach integrating technology, ethics, and institutional design. The study concludes that only through simultaneous institutional enhancement of both digital capabilities and rights, and by building a legal protection mechanism that is systematic, equitable, and interpretable, can the goal of “technology for good” and citizen empowerment be achieved. Figures and Tables | References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Digital Capability, Endogenous Motivation and Social Support for Older Adults Zhang Yu, Cao Hanyang 2025, 7 (3):  69-80.  Abstract ( 130 )   HTML ( 8 )   PDF (1755KB) ( 219 )   Save Under the background of high-quality elderly care, in order to respond proactively to the multiple attributes of the digital society, the elderly need to possess functional operational capabilities, information discrimination abilities, and dynamic technological adaptability in their digital lives. Their endogenous motivation mainly stems from the release of subjectivity under the necessity of survival, the perception of identity crisis in the iteration of digital intelligence technology, and the need for social reintegration after “digital alienation”. The essence of the elderly’s capabilities in the digital life is to seek digital “entry”, technological “following”, and social “integration” from the subject level, thereby obtaining substantive freedom and welfare and avoiding possible “digital poverty”. The effective paths to enhance the capabilities of the elderly in the digital life include government-led inclusive policy design and service supply, the formation of a social support network for technological assistance, enterprises strengthening their social responsibility for the production of age-friendly digital products, and the establishment of intergenerational mutual assistance mechanisms within families. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Operational Difficulties and Improvement Paths of Short Video Algorithmic Risk Governance Norms Yin Bo, Zhuang Xinyu 2025, 7 (3):  81-94.  Abstract ( 103 )   HTML ( 6 )   PDF (2109KB) ( 196 )   Save Short video algorithm governance is a key part of a sound network comprehensive governance system. Currently, short video algorithms have been applied to generation and synthesis, personalised pushing, sorting and selecting, and searching and filtering. In order to cope with the algorithmic risk of the short video creation side, platform side and user side, China's short video algorithmic governance responsibility norms, governance value norms and governance procedure norms have undergone sample transformation, but there are still primary rules can not be fine regulation, secondary rules lack of systematic introduction, the application of legal doctrine and systematic interpretation method is insufficient and other governance norms dilemmas, which need to be classified in the classification and grading of prevention and control of algorithmic risk of the reality of the platform. Under the realistic requirements of classification and graded prevention and control of algorithmic risks, the necessary complement of platform power legitimacy and the systematic maintenance of the unity of legal order in digital space, the short video algorithm normative system should be reshaped, the platform rules should be integrated to enhance the operationalisation of the primary rules, the summary of governance practices should promote the systematisation of the secondary rules, and the standardisation of systematic interpretation should be improved to promote the modernisation of Chinese-style network governance. References | Related Articles | Metrics

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Legal Regulation of Algorithmic Governance in the Digital-Intelligent Society: From the Perspective of Balancing Development and Governance Shen Yingyin 2025, 7 (3):  95-106.  Abstract ( 123 )   HTML ( 13 )   PDF (1767KB) ( 76 )   Save In the context of the emerging intelligent digital society， algorithmic governance has triggered a paradigmatic shift whereby digital technologies increasingly act as agents of governance， transforming algorithms from neutral data processing tools into dominant forces reshaping institutional order. This evolution poses unprecedented challenges to traditional legal systems. Anchored in the dual perspective of “development and governance” and grounded in China’s legal context， this paper proposes a regulatory path that upholds value orientation，institutional flexibility，and dynamic adaptability. It advocates a localized normative framework integrating soft law mechanisms with scenario-responsive systems to accommodate practical realities. By constructing a legal normative system oriented toward technological beneficence and safe algorithmic governance， the study aims to address risks such as algorithmic disciplining，bias, and opacity，thereby enhancing the substantive role of law in safeguarding individual rights and maintaining social order. At the same time， it emphasizes the legitimacy and modesty of legal intervention， cautioning against regulatory overreach，and seeks a dynamic balance between encouraging technological innovation and preserving public order—ultimately advancing the pursuit of good governance. Figures and Tables | References | Related Articles | Metrics

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An Analysis of Youth Digital Minimalism Feng Ruogu 2025, 7 (3):  107-118.  Abstract ( 130 )   HTML ( 9 )   PDF (1743KB) ( 33 )   Save Youth digital minimalism is a lifestyle that consciously frees oneself from the constraints of digital technology. From a Marxist perspectives, digital minimalism represents a social consciousness that critically reflects on the relationship between technological alienation and human subjectivity in the digital age. By refining digital practices, youth retain only core digital tools, consume prudently, practice social "simplification," and adopt a silent and anti-disturbance approach, purifying the digital environment and setting up "digital-free days" to deeply disconnect from the digital world and regain authentic life experiences. The intrinsic driving force of digital minimalism stems from a resentment towards the infringement of privacy and freedom, a pursuit of spiritual independence, and critical reflection on the power structure in the digital age. However, digital minimalism also faces inherent paradoxes. Psychological pitfalls under an escape mentality, conflicts between low-desire ideals and practical dependencies, and the solidification of negative attitudes can all become sources of impaired mental health, weakened life motivation, and hindered personal growth among youth. Surface resistance under capital logic, the disguise of consumerism, and the loss of spiritual exploration all create a gap between ideals and reality in digital minimalism. To resolve these paradoxes, psychological counseling and skill balancing, social integration and information precision, as well as cognitive education and consumption guidance, can help youth alleviate mental health burdens, enhance life motivation, and promote personal growth. References | Related Articles | Metrics