**Cultural Thought: Strong Minds** and a Guide to Scientific Action
From October 7th to 8th, 2023, the National Conference on Propaganda, Ideological and Cultural Work was held in Beijing. Cultural ideology, which is of milestone significance in the history of the development of the party's propaganda, ideological, and cultural undertakings.
Scholars believe that the best cultural thought is strategic, incisive and profound, rich in connotation, has outstanding truth, shines with the theoretical light of adhering to the "soul" of Marxism and the "root" of China's excellent traditional culture, and is the latest theoretical achievement of Marxism in the Chinese era, indicating that our party's historical self-confidence and cultural self-confidence have reached a new height.
In the in-depth research, some scholars have analyzed the theoretical elements of cultural thought, and believe that cultural thought is composed of four major theoretical elements: the party's cultural leadership, the responsibility and mission of cultural construction in the new era, the primary political task of cultural work, and the method and path of cultural construction, which clearly answers the three fundamental questions of the importance of strengthening the construction of socialist culture in the new era, how to build socialist culture in the new era, and how to build socialist culture in the new era. These constituent elements interact with each other and integrate to form a complete system of cultural thought. **The above constituent elements of cultural thought have both independent functions and overall effects, which enable this theoretical system to clearly identify distinctive characteristics, and very clearly show the inheritance and development of Marxist cultural theory, highlighting the major original contributions of this theoretical system.
Scholars believe that the formation and proposition of cultural thought is a milestone in the history of the development of the party's propaganda, ideological and cultural undertakings, and also has far-reaching significance in the history of the development of Marxist cultural theory. This important thought has greatly enriched and developed Marxist cultural theory, enriched and developed the socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era, deepened the understanding of the law of socialist cultural construction with a new vision, and provided scientific guidance for the new era and new journey to create a new glory of socialist culture and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, which has great theoretical, practical, historical and contemporary significance.
The whole party has carried out thematic education and vigorously promoted the trend of investigation and research
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) clearly called for in-depth thematic education throughout the party, focusing on leading cadres at and above the county and department level. Since April this year, the whole party has carried out the theme education of studying and implementing the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era in two batches from top to bottom, guiding and promoting the whole party to promote the trend of investigation and research.
In the follow-up study, some scholars believe that carrying out centralized study and education in the whole party is an important way for our party to promote self-revolution and promote the development of the cause of the party and the country. Carrying out in-depth study and implementation of the theme education of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era is a major measure to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is a major event related to the overall situation. **The general secretary made it clear that this theme education "should work hard to promote the study and implementation of the socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era", which pointed out the direction for the theme education to be carried out with high standards and high quality, to strengthen the party's innovative theoretical arming, and to forge ahead on a new journey with cohesion. Party organizations at all levels have conscientiously studied and comprehended, promoted the solid and in-depth development of theme education, and achieved tangible results.
Some scholars pointed out that the current major changes in the world unseen in a century are accelerating, uncertain and unpredictable factors are increasing, and domestic reform, development and stability are facing many deep-seated contradictions that cannot be avoided or bypassed, and only through investigation and research can we effectively deal with them. On the one hand, we must find out in detail the possible risks and challenges through investigation and research, and on the other hand, on the basis of investigation and study, we must have a clear understanding of the various advantageous and favorable factors on the way forward, make scientific decisions on the basis of "knowing ourselves and knowing the enemy", and forge ahead bravely in actively coping with various storms and tests. Through investigation and research, we can further deeply understand the truth, charm and practical power of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
Some scholars believe that the process of investigation and research is the process of scientific decision-making, and investigation and research is an important means to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. Only by conducting in-depth and down-to-earth investigation and study, making clear the basic situation, basic characteristics, development trends, and various influences of a region or a field, and making accurate analysis and in-depth study and judgment, can we provide a solid foundation for making correct policy decisions and prevent and reduce mistakes in our work. Investigation and study is also a process of doing a good job of implementation and promoting work. Leading cadres must sink down, do a good job in the follow-up research of major work projects, the anatomical investigation of typical cases, and the supervision and investigation of promoting the implementation, further promote the implementation of the work through supervision, promote the overall work by cultivating and summarizing advanced models, and urge rectification through inspection work, implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and do all the work in detail and practically. Investigation and study is also a process of keeping in close contact with the masses. Leading cadres go deep into the fields to seek advice with an open mind, sit on small benches with the masses, drink a pot of water together, have zero-distance contact, communicate face-to-face, and actively respond to hot issues that the masses are concerned about, which is of great significance to strengthening the relationship between the party and the masses and translating the party's correct propositions into the conscious actions of the masses.
"Chinese-style modernization" opens up a new narrative of modernization
After the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) clearly put forward the concept of "Chinese-style modernization", in 2023, the academic community carried out in-depth research on relevant issues from different perspectives, and achieved fruitful results, laying a solid theoretical foundation for us to correctly understand Chinese-style modernization.
Scholars believe that Chinese-style modernization has opened a new narrative of modernization. Western modernization is a Eurocentric discourse, with a dualistic narrative of modernity-backwardness, civilization-barbarism. After the end of World War II, the United States rose to dominate the world, Eurocentrism was replaced by American-centrism, and the narrative of developed-developing-underdeveloped countries replaced the narrative of Europe's modernization. Chinese modernization has abandoned the old path of capital-centered modernization, polarized modernization, materialistic modernization, and foreign expansion and plunder, shattered the myth that "modernization equals Westernization", expanded the way for developing countries to modernize, and provided a Chinese solution for mankind's exploration of a better social system.
In the comparative study of China and foreign countries, scholars believe that the unique world view, values, historical view, civilization view, democracy view, ecological view, etc., and its great practice contained in Chinese modernization are major innovations in the theory and practice of world modernization, creating a new form of human civilization. The new form of civilization is not a generalization, but a new civilization that corresponds to modern Western civilization and surpasses modern Western civilizationThe new form of civilization is not a flying peak, but a brand-new civilization that embodies the new characteristics of the times after the creative transformation of Chinese civilization.
Scholars have pointed out that China does not import or export the modernization model, and the use of the term "Chinese-style modernization" instead of "China's modernization model" shows that there is no best but only better modernization, and that it needs to keep pace with the times and reform and improve.
New quality productivity: It has released a new impetus to drive high-quality development
In September this year, during his inspection in Heilongjiang, the general secretary mentioned a new word twice in a row - "new quality productivity", which made people's eyes shine and also conveyed a clear signal. The connotation, characteristics and significance of the new quality productivity have aroused extensive attention and in-depth research in the academic circles.
The far-reaching significance of the new qualitative productivity is analyzed from the perspective of evolutionary logic. Some scholars pointed out that from the "new normal of the economy" and "new development concept" to "high-quality development" and "new quality productivity", the whole process is a continuous scientific advancement. The "new normal of the economy" constitutes the basic context of China's economic development, "high-quality development" puts forward the general logic of shaping China's future prospects, and "new quality productivity" releases a new impetus to drive high-quality development. The proposal of new quality productivity means that we will be more determined to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the industry led by scientific and technological innovation, build new competitive advantages with industrial upgrading, and win the initiative in development.
From the perspective of etymology, this paper analyzes the connotation and essence of the new quality productivity. Some scholars have pointed out that, from the etymological point of view, the main body of the new quality of productivity is "productivity", and "new quality" is the modifier of this kind of productivity. The so-called "new quality" means that in terms of quality and essence, this productive force is different from the "old" traditional productive forces, and it is different in the way it is driven. The qualitative is "productivity", that is, this productivity should be applied to actual production and produce actual economic benefits. Some scholars believe that the "new quality" is the new quality, and the new quality productivity is the new quality of the productivity. Innovation-driven has become the key to "new", and high-quality development has become the anchor of "quality". The core essence of the new quality productivity is to "promote quality with innovation" and drive high-quality development with innovation. Some scholars believe that the "new" in the new quality productivity refers to new technologies, new models, new industries, new fields, and new kinetic energyThe "quality" in the new quality productivity refers to the substance, quality, essence, and quality;The "productive forces" in the new quality productive forces are the most active and revolutionary factors in promoting social progress. The characteristics of the new quality productivity are "new", the key is "quality", and the foothold is "productivity".
From the perspective of economics, the basic characteristics of the new quality productivity are analyzed. Scholars pointed out that the new quality productivity breaks through the traditional mode of economic growth, with high efficiency and high quality as the basic requirements, and innovation, integration, leadership and transcendence as the basic characteristics. The new quality productivity is a contemporary advanced productivity born by the revolutionary breakthrough of technology, the innovative allocation of production factors, and the deep transformation and upgrading of industries.
The 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative has promoted the building of a community with a shared future for mankind
2023 is the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, and from October 17 to 18, the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in China, with representatives from 151 countries and 41 international organizations attending the summit forum in China, with a total of more than 10,000 registrations.
Some scholars have pointed out that after ten years of efforts, the "Belt and Road" initiative has been recognized by more and more countries in the world. As an initiative that has attracted the participation of more than 3 4 countries and many international organizations in the world, the "Belt and Road" has been widely welcomed by the international community, especially developing countries, and more and more countries have actively integrated into the "Belt and Road" development initiative from the initial hesitation to wait and see, and has become an open, inclusive, mutually beneficial, win-win international cooperation platform and a global public good generally welcomed by the international community. In the early stage of the implementation of the initiative, China's cooperation with the countries of the Belt and Road Initiative was mainly reflected in large-scale infrastructure and investment projects, which were still far from the daily lives of ordinary people. The majority of Chinese companies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative are state-owned enterprises. The understanding of the Belt and Road Initiative among the people of the Belt and Road countries mainly comes from the news reports and publicity of various countries. With the deepening of bilateral and multilateral exchanges, the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative has also entered a new stage, which is imperceptibly affecting the lives of residents of the Belt and Road countries.
Some scholars believe that developing countries are an important part of the new round of economic globalization and the new global governance system, and most of the countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road" are developing countries. The Belt and Road Initiative has pointed out a new direction for optimizing global governance. This is the first large-scale international plan launched by a developing country in the history of human development, and it is the first time that China has played the role of a designer in improving the global governance system as a developing country, reflecting China's responsibility as the largest developing country and the world's second largest economy to promote the development of the international economic governance system in a fair, just and reasonable direction.
Some scholars pointed out that with the "headwinds and headwinds" of economic globalization, the Eurasian region has been plagued by Western protectionism, security challenges have emerged one after another, and economic recovery is struggling. In contrast, the influence of the Belt and Road Initiative, which has gone through the first vigorous decade, has steadily increased, and the countries and regions have fully felt the dividends brought by China's development. In this context, researchers in Eurasia have begun to pay close attention to the international impact of the Belt and Road Initiative, while re-examining the limitations of the Western-led global governance system and the global problems it brings.
The China-US summit is not only beneficial to bilateral relations, but also of great significance to the entire world order
In November 2023, President ** held a China-US summit with Joe Biden in San Francisco, USA, and had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on strategic, overall and directional issues related to China-US relations, as well as major issues related to world peace and development. The China-US summit has aroused great concern and positive comments from experts and scholars at home and abroad.
Scholars spoke highly of the handshake between the Chinese and US heads of state. Scholars believe that the Sino-US summit is not only beneficial to bilateral relations, but also of great significance to the entire world order. The stability of Sino-US relations will benefit the whole world;instability, and the whole world will suffer more uncertainty. The China-US summit is a matter of the future of the world. From Bali, Indonesia to San Francisco, the United States, it was extremely difficult for the two heads of state to shake hands again after a year. The San Francisco meeting is an important meeting to enhance trust and dispel doubts, manage differences and expand cooperation in China-US relations, as well as inject certainty and enhance stability in a turbulent and changing world. The stability of China-US relations depends on the strategic guidance of the Chinese and US heads of state, and the strategic communication and exchanges between the Chinese and US heads of state should be institutionalized, and the consensus reached by the two heads of state must be conscientiously and comprehensively implemented.
The China-US summit sent a positive signal. Some scholars believe that although a single meeting cannot resolve all the differences between China and the United States, the meeting has sent a positive signal to the outside world that Sino-US relations have stopped falling and stabilized, and bilateral relations must first "stabilize" before they can "improve." The meeting between the leaders of the two major world powers, China and the United States, in a friendly and open atmosphere, has had a positive effect on easing the tension that has been escalating recently. The most meaningful outcome of these is not what is achieved, but what is avoided. Although China has always had a positive attitude toward improving Sino-US relations and strengthening cooperation, it is foreseeable that Sino-US cooperation will not be smooth sailing, and this is caused by internal political factors in the United States.
U.S.-China cooperation is far better than competition. Some scholars have pointed out that the "San Francisco Vision" has injected long-awaited stability and certainty into Sino-US relations and the world situation as a whole. In order to realize the "San Francisco Vision", we must first earnestly fulfill our commitments on the most important, sensitive and important issues in China-US relations. Some scholars pointed out that the chairman emphasized the word "cooperation" in his talks with Biden and in his speech at the APEC Business Leaders Summit. For both countries and the world, cooperation is far better than competition.
Support the development and expansion of the private economy
"Private economy" is a key word for China's economic development in 2023, and in 2023, China will set a series of major policies to support the development and expansion of the private economy. For example, the National Development and Reform Commission has set up a private economic development bureau to strengthen the overall coordination of policies in related fields, promote the early implementation of various major measures, and create a good environment for the high-quality development of private enterprises.
Scholars in related fields have pointed out that the private economy is a key factor affecting the growth rate and quality of development. The private economy is an important contributor to scientific and technological innovation. The overall innovation level of private enterprises has been continuously improved, especially the innovation status of the two types of enterprises is prominent. The first is innovative enterprises that enter the market from universities and scientific research institutions, promote the deep integration of industry, university and research, improve the transformation efficiency of new scientific and technological achievements, and promote the research of key core technologies in important fields and apply them to the front line of production and construction. The other type is large-scale digital platforms, which aim at market demand and application scenarios for technological innovation, and build an immediate, low-threshold new technology diffusion market based on hundreds of millions of consumers and tens of millions of enterprise users. At the same time, it should also be noted that China's economic operation is still affected by a variety of internal and external factors, there are many unstable and uncertain factors, external pressure is still large, and domestic demand is still insufficient. The private economy is highly sensitive to market changes, and the current development is still facing many difficulties and challenges, and it is necessary to go through a recovery process to boost confidence in the development of the private economy.
Some scholars believe that it is proposed to make all kinds of ownership economies equally use the factors of production in accordance with the law, participate in market competition fairly, and enjoy equal legal protection. This kind of "equal" and "fair" business environment is very important, and creating a good environment for the development of the private economy requires the joint efforts of all parties. At the same time, private enterprises, especially platform enterprises, should also be aware that they are big enough to become high-weight influencers of social order and social values, even if some behaviors are not intentionally guided by "monopoly" or other intentions that affect fair competition, but are the characteristics brought about by the massive link ability supported by technology, but they may bring about the consequences of affecting fair competition. In the era of networked digitalization, all aspects of society and the public have the ability and channels to be more informed, the social image of enterprises is more important to their own development, and a good environment requires all parties to work together to form a joint force.
The ethical and legal risks of generative AI are of concern
2023 is the 10th year of the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference, and the buzzword in the global technology industry is none other than artificial intelligence. The craze for generative artificial intelligence and large models driven by ChatGPT has attracted widespread attention and discussion in the academic community.
Some scholars have pointed out that artificial intelligence is leading the transformation of various fields, from medical health to transportation, from finance to agricultural production. However, we also need to be aware of the challenges and risks posed by the application of AI. While advancing the development of AI technology, we must ensure that its application complies with legal regulations and ethical principles to avoid potential negative impacts.
Some scholars believe that the widespread use of generative AI will reinforce the various social and ethical issues that have emerged so far, leading to prejudice and discrimination. If the training data used to develop AI algorithms and models is biased, the algorithms and models will also be biased, leading to discriminatory results for generative AI's responses and recommendations. There are also examples such as misinformation, misuse of information, and interference with individual autonomy, such as generative AI that may be commercially used to influence or manipulate users' behavior and decisions.
Some scholars believe that the biggest challenge arising from the development of artificial intelligence is the risk of infringement. Different from traditional infringements, the infringements caused by ChatGPT are mainly infringements of personality rights and copyrights. For example, generative AI may lead to large-scale privacy or personal information leakage issues. Wrongdoers may attack large-scale language models to extract core privacy and sensitive personal information from the training data, resulting in large-scale leakage of personal information and privacy, forming a phenomenon of "large-scale micro-infringement".
Some scholars believe that the popularization and application of generative AI will have an impact on repetitive and templated jobs, give rise to a large number of "useless classes", lead to the solidification of social classes, and cause more serious social and political inequality. This information technology has the potential to create greater income disparities than at any other time in human history. We should attach great importance to the impact of science and technology on the economy and society, and do a good job in the reserve of public policies and social policies for technological innovation and iterative development as soon as possible.
Some scholars believe that with the prominent role of artificial intelligence in national competitiveness and other aspects, all countries are stepping up relevant planning and policy formulation, and artificial intelligence has become a new focus of international competition. The huge consumption of computing power by large models also brings new challenges to the realization of low-carbon transformation goals, and these new problems have become new topics of concern for all countries.
The need for customers to actively deal with the problem of negative population growth
Since China's first negative population growth in 2022, how to view this phenomenon and its impact on social and economic development has become a hot topic in the academic community in 2023.
Some scholars believe that the uncertainty and main risks facing Chinese population changes have shifted from excessive population size and rapid growth to sustained negative growth, extremely low fertility rate and rapid aging. Negative population growth and aging will have a profound impact on China's economic development. This shock is mainly manifested on the supply side and the demand side. The supply-side shocks are manifested in labor scarcity and rising costsThe savings and investment rates have fallen;The main drivers of economic growth have shifted from traditional factors such as capital and labor to innovation and technological progress, and the economic growth rate has slowed down. On the demand side, China's economic development is facing the triple impact of demand contraction, supply shock, and weakening expectations.
There are scholars**, and there are new demographic opportunities in the next 30 years. The size of the population in the early stages of negative population growth is still huge. In 2050, it will still have more than 1.3 billion people, and the huge population size has formed the basic characteristics of the period of Chinese-style modernization. The huge population size and huge land space have laid a demographic foundation and demographic opportunities for accelerating the construction of a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles reinforcing each other. Increasingly abundant human capital has become a new driving force for high-quality economic development. China is transforming from a country with human resources to a country with human capital, and the opportunities for a qualitative population have accumulated steadily, becoming a new power source for stronger and more lasting economic development in the new era.
Some scholars have pointed out that active migration and migration have improved the efficiency of labor resources. The active migration of population and the rising level of urbanization have revitalized the allocation of population opportunities. The large, extensive and long-term migration of population not only activates the domestic circulation of population, promotes the optimal spatial distribution of population, but also improves the level of urbanization, improves the labor participation rate and labor productivity of the labor force itself, and promotes the spatial mobility advantages of a large population country.
Some scholars believe that negative population growth cannot simply be described as good or bad, and that for a country with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, it is necessary to be hospitable, actively adapt, and actively respond. From the perspective of international experience, negative population growth is the product of population development to a certain stage. In the face of negative population growth, most countries will take measures to hedge against its impact, such as encouraging childbearing, absorbing international migrants, developing education to improve human capital and labor productivity, and actively responding to population aging.
Guizhou "Village Super": The infinite vitality of the countryside glows with the charm and value of national culture
From May 2023, Guizhou's "village super" will become popular all over the network and go abroad. The BBC reported that "a rural amateur football tournament in China's southwestern province has unexpectedly become the ...... of attention."Suddenly, with an incredible momentum, 'Village Super' quickly attracted a lot of attention online and offline. From "Village Evening", "Village BA" to "Village Super", the IP of Guizhou's "Village" brand resounded all over the world, and the infinite vitality of the countryside glowed with the charm and value of national culture.
Scholars have analyzed the reasons for the popularity of Guizhou's "village super" from the perspectives of sociology, ethnology, and culture. Some scholars have pointed out that the mountains and rivers of Guizhou, the Yan of the Miao Nationality, the Qi of the Dong Nationality, the Qiao of the Shui Nationality, the Ya of the Buyi Nationality, and the fire of the Yi Nationality have jointly created the unique and charming national culture of Guizhou, and created the most suitable cradle for the frequent "out of the circle" of Guizhou village culture. Some scholars believe that the success of "Village Super" is accidental, but also inevitable, and its "password" lies in "the participation of the whole people, pure and down-to-earth, ** support, guidance and non-intervention, everyone picks up firewood, holds hands and becomes a joint force, traffic sharing, and everyone is happy rather than alone". At the same time, the joining and promotion of professional teams such as CCTV news and individual Internet celebrities, and actively holding hands with celebrities are also one of the important factors for the popularity of "Village Super".
Some scholars have analyzed the relationship between "village super" and rural revitalization and Chinese-style modernization from the perspective of political science. The influence of Guizhou's "village super" has gone far beyond the scope of sports events, not only finding the fun of rural sports, but also finding a new way of Chinese-style modern county practice in the fun. "Village super" is the result of the "quantitative change" of Guizhou's poverty alleviation victory, the result of the "qualitative change" on the road of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, a "silhouette" of consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, and a "window" to observe the practice of Chinese-style modernization in Guizhou.
Some scholars have analyzed the significance of short-term development to local economic development from the perspective of communication studies. The popularity of "village super" is the infinite possibility of shortening the county economy. Through the information flow, consumers can "walk" into the production line and experience the whole process of products from conception and design, raw materials, production and processing to packaging and salesTourists can experience local characteristics such as beautiful scenery, food, and traditional customs at zero distance, and yearn for a strange villageBusiness owners can create a three-dimensional and direct brand image through content creation, and expand sales channels through live streaming, e-commerce and other functions.
Writers: Huang Yueping, Zhang Jihe, Li Pan, Yuan Xin).