英文摘要（ABSTRAGTS）

Governance Studies

（Bimonthly）

Volume 38，Number 6，Nov.2022

ABSTRACTS

The Political Logic and Basic Management of the Systemic Improvement of Party GovernanceLiu Honglin（4）

Abstract：Strictly Party governance is the fundamental requirement of Marxist political parties and the way to self-strengthen the Communist Party of China in its century-long development. In the new era， the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is not only meant to solve the general and specific problems faced by the Party's construction， but also to effectively solve the unique problems besetting its long-term governance. This is also meant to aid the Party remove itself from its historical cycles. To improve the Party’s system of strict governance， reform must be built into the Party's organizational system and structure. This must be done in accord with the general requirements of the Party's construction in the new era， and it must be based on and guaranteed by the system of intra Party laws and regulations. We must adhere to scientific concepts and systematic thinking.  We must focus on preventing power alienation and instead  push to integrate all the elements of strict governance of the Party， making it a structured rather than flat organic system. Fundamentally， the system of strict governance of the Party in an all-round way is a set of institutional mechanisms consisting of dynamism， responsibility， management， supervision， accountability， rewards， punishments，  etc. The key is to further realize the organic unity and supporting operation of the systems related to responsibility， supervision， and accountability within the Party.

Key Words： the system of comprehensively and strictly governing the party; political logic; historical logic; development requirements; scientific concept

The Institutional Guarantee and Optimization Path： the CPC’s  Development of China’s Whole-Process People's DemocracyTang Huangfeng and Huang Xiaoshan（13）

Abstract： Developing a whole-process people's democracy is not only an important guarantee for the Communist Party of China （CPC） to fulfill its original aspiration and mission to ensure that the people are the masters of their country， but also one of the essential requirements of Chinese modernization. The development of the whole-process people's democracy by the CPC， guided by the Marxist view of the masses and the theory of people's democracy， follows the scientific laws of socialist democratic political construction， and has distinctive characteristics and significant advantages. The CPC has a complete institutional basis for developing the whole-process people's democracy. The CPC's leadership system and the nation’s system of people's congresses are the political guarantee and basic carrier for developing the whole-process people's democracy， respectively. China's political party system and grass-roots democracy system provide the most effective channels for developing the whole-process people's democracy to gather the broadest political consensus and participation. As  our modern， socialist country is built，  we must continue to expand the coverage of the whole-process people's democracy. This will include combining the normalized consultative democracy with staged electoral democracy and promoting the matching of democratic consciousness， democratic ability， and democratic style with the construction of a democratic system. One important aspect of this will be  the unity of political democracy， economic democracy， and social democracy， such that there is a constant enhancement of the universality， authenticity， and effectiveness of democracy. This is the optimized path for the development of a whole process， people's democracy in the new era.

Key words： the spirit of the 20th national congress of the CPC; the whole-process people's democracy; institutional guarantee; optimization path

The Common Features and Chinese Characteristics of the Chinese Path to ModernizationChen Xiyan and Chen Lixu（23）

Abstract：The Report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that China’s “path to modernization is the socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China. It has both the common features of the modernization of all countries and the Chinese characteristics based on its own national conditions.” The Chinese path to modernization is a model of modernization， with the common connotations and features of other modernizing countries. The characteristics of modernization may be the same across nations， but the path to achieving modernization is diverse and the western path is not the only model. China’s unique history， culture and basic national conditions such as “Late-developing”， “Parallel connection” and “Huge population”， mark the Chinese path to modernization with distinct characteristics. China  must make its own development path suited to its characteristics. To promote Chinese-style modernization， China must “Always think of problems， make decisions and handle affairs in the light of its national conditions.”

Key words：chinese path to modernization， common features， chinese characteristics， western path to modernization

From “Harmony of man and nature” to “Harmony is precious”——Jurisprudential innovation and the practice of governance in ancient ChinaHe Qinhua and Zhang Shun（31）

Abstract： “Harmony of man and nature” is an outstanding achievement of ancient Chinese epistemology. Transforming it from a philosophical proposition into “Harmony is precious” in the political and legal practice of governing the country， and planning and arranging it in terms of legal concepts and systems， reflects the political wisdom and practical experience of the wise ministers and monarchs in ancient Chinese society. Beginning with a discussion of the relationship between “Harmony of man and nature” and “Harmony is precious”， this paper investigates the origins， connotations， evolution， and practice of the concept of harmony between man and nature. This includes the concept’s institutional embodiment  in the Chinese legal system. Several traditional Chinese legal expressions value harmony， such as the preference for limiting，  ceesing， and even barring litigation， the fusion of etiquette and law， and other ancient judicial practices. This paper posits that national concepts such as “Harmony of man and nature” and “Harmony is precious” still exert significant influence over the process of building a country under the rule of law in China.