LU Zhihua
In the modern political discourse system, political parties, democracy, rule of law, governance, and oversight are all fundamental elements of political civilization construction. China’s new form of political civilization in the new era encompasses these elements, reflecting its adherence to the “universality” principle of the world. The concept of “universality” corresponds with “particularity”, while the “newness” of China’s new form of political civilization primarily stems from the context in which it emerges, the value orientation of the socialist system, and the historical logic of contemporary Chinese politics. Among these, the context of emergence for the form of political civilization serves as the prerequisite, the value orientation as the fundamental direction, and the historical logic as the essential foundation. The content acts as the carrier of the “newness”, concretely manifested in the following aspects: the leadership of the Party, whole-process people’s democracy, comprehensive rule of law, the broadest patriotic united front, the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and the system of checks on and oversight over the exercise of power. These aspects not only gain momentum from “achieving the first centenary goal” but are also strengthened by an advanced social system. Moreover, they have emerged within the historical context of China, endowing them with unique political connotations and a new significance in civilization. However, these six aspects do not exist in a grid-like manner within the overall framework of the new form of political civilization. Rather, they occupy the total space of the new political civilization form from six distinct dimensions, thereby effectively integrating to form the content system and logical structure of China’s new form of political civilization in the new era.
