Social harmony is an important indicator of a good life. In the era of widespread and in-depth application of artificial intelligence(AI), the enhancement of social harmony has encountered unprecedented opportunities. The application of AI can provide humans with more free time for communication and interaction, and the spatial scope of human interaction will also be greatly expanded. In the era of AI, social transparency significantly increases, which is conducive to ensuring social equity. Moreover, by neutralizing the social governance technology, human prejudice and discrimination can be overcome, thereby enhancing the harmony of society. However, while AI enhances social harmony, it also presents numerous challenges. AI has altered the presence of cultural subjects, posing unprecedented challenges to the historical transmission and continuity of culture, thereby threatening the intergenerational harmony function of cultural heritage. The high exposure brought by AI may erode public trust, tear apart various groups, and magnify the gap between interests and demands, thereby threatening social harmony. The use of AI may lead to the widening of the wealth gap and cause class solidification, which can largely stimulate contradictions and conflicts between different income groups, bringing many discordant factors. The era of AI may also trigger new issues of social justice, thereby challenging the degree of social harmony. The era of AI also inevitably poses challenges to privacy protection, which in turn threatens the degree of social harmony. Faced with the double-edged sword effect of AI, humanity should start with strengthening social governance, fully utilize its positive aspects, and mitigate its negative aspects, thereby continuously improving the degree of social harmony.

Free time is a truly free form of human existence, not only a necessary basis, but also a space for human development. Digital technology saves necessary labor time by transforming production, creates a large amount of free time, and provides more possibilities for human’s free development. However, in today’s capitalist society, due to the dominance of digital capital logic, the application of the digital technology paradoxically intensifies the alienation of time. Not only has the “paradox of labor time” emerged, where the boundaries between labor time and free time are blurred and new forms of labor time are homogenized, but also the “paradox of development time” has arisen, where free time becomes consumerized and entertainment-oriented in quality. In light of the “time paradox” brought about by digital capitalism, it is important for socialism with Chinese characteristics to seriously study these issues during its development. It is imperative to adhere to the people-centered philosophy of technological development, regulate the operations of digital capital, improve the ethical norms and mechanisms of labor protection, construct a conception of subjective time based on the scale of life, make digital China full of time justice, to realize human’s free development.

In the new phase of “from governance to prosperity”, the solution to the economic and social problems in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) still needs a solid political foundation. In this phase, the political development of Hong Kong should not simply continue the logic of “from chaos to governance”, but need to make certain transformations. The Hong Kong National Security Law, the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law, and the electoral system reform are all important tasks in the phase of “from chaos to governance”. After entering the phase of “from governance to prosperity”, Hong Kong should carefully and meticulously promote political optimization and adjustments. Specifically, the political development of Hong Kong should be comprehensively and accurately implemented under the premise of “one country, two systems”, and in combination with the actual situation of HKSAR, to comprehensively promote the construction of the nation-state in Hong Kong. At the same time, it is also necessary to optimize the political system of HKSAR and explore the establishment of a “Chinese democratic system with Hong Kong characteristics” on the basis of upholding administrative leadership, in order to further consolidate the foundation for good governance in Hong Kong and continuously ensure the prosperity and stability of economy and society in Hong Kong.

Generative artificial intelligence(AI), represented by ChatGPT, leads a new round of AI transformation. With the basic characteristic of strong knowledge generation ability, generative AI not only enhances human knowledge and abilities but also plunges humans into the vortex of “knowledge illusion”. In the absence of critical thinking, the harm caused by errors and inaccuracies in knowledge generation will be amplified. Investigating the risks and causes of the “knowledge illusion” in generative AI, and seeking the path of resolution and scientific governance, are of significant value for advancing generative AI towards positive development goals and promoting the construction of a digital China.

Situ Meitang was a well-known patriotic overseas Chinese leader who proposed the idea of forming an overseas Chinese political party relatively earlier, and had successively established the China Hongmen Zhigong Party and the China Hongmen Minzhi Party. He is also consistently referred to as “one of the founders of the China Zhigong Party” and “one of the prominent elders of the China Zhi Gong Party”. In 1949, he attended the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as a representative of overseas Chinese from the Americas. This paper aims to sort out the relationship between Situ Meitang and these three overseas Chinese political parties, striving to present a clearer context of Situ Meitang's long-term efforts in establishing overseas Chinese political parties.

The united front is one of the three magic weapons of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which is a conclusion derived from the CPC's integration of Marxism with the concrete realities of the Chinese revolution. It also constitutes a vital experience gained by the CPC through its leadership in the Chinese revolutionary struggle, contributing to the enrichment and advancement of Marxist theory. Simultaneously, in its efforts to unite and lead the people, the CPC transformed the Party's theory of the united front into policies applicable to each historical period, thus winning the support of the broadest masses of the Chinese people and mobilizing them to work together for the victory of the Chinese revolution. A retrospect of this history is of great significance for adhering to and developing the united front in the new era.

China's new political party system has demonstrated its unparalleled adaptability and superiority in the process of Chinese modernization. Understanding this system hinges on comprehending the structural relationship between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and non-CPC political parties, as well as the functional differences between the CPC and non-CPC political parties in state power and social governance. The theoretical logic of China's new political party system focuses on elucidating the party nature of non-CPC political parties, the cooperative nature of inter-party relations in China, and the practical stipulations of China's new political party system. Multi-party cooperation and competition are two different kinds of operation modes of party politics, each adapting to different conditions for modernization development. Multi-party cooperation is a historical outcome of China's revolution and modernization efforts, not only fitting China's reality but also contributing to democracy, stability, order, and prosperity. Based on this logic, constructing a theoretical and discursive system for China's new political party system can enhance its global influence and international discourse power. Facing the new journey of building a modern socialist country in all respects in the new era, it is imperative to uphold and improve China's new political party system, and maximize its governance efficacy. To achieve this, it is essential to properly handle the relationship between strengthening Party's overall leadership in all aspects and leveraging the role of the new political party system, to truly integrate the Party's leadership, the united front, and consultative democracy organically, and to enhance the self-construction of each non-CPC political party, enabling them to become influential and effective non-CPC political parties in the process of governance of socialist country with Chinese characteristics.

After Taiwan’s restoration in 1945, the Nationalist government abruptly shifted Taiwan’s administrative system from a “provincial system” to a “special provincial system”. While it is generally believed that this change resulted from the design by the Taiwan Commission of Inquiry led by Chen Yi, newly declassified historical materials reveal that the design suggestions and plans of the Taiwan Commission of Inquiry were more a “result” than a cause, and that the core reason for the shift lay in the change in the American military occupation plan for Taiwan. As a “special provincial system”, the organizational structure of the Office of the Chief Executive of Taiwan Province and the powers granted to the Chief Executive closely resembled those of the “Taiwan Governor’s General Office” during the Japanese colonial period. This resemblance fostered a strong sense of colonial legacy in Taiwan and contributed to the tensions that led to the February 28 Incident. While the implementation of the “special provincial system” in the early post-restoration period in Taiwan was indeed both inevitable and necessary, the unique characteristics of Taiwan, compared to other mainland provinces, determined that this system was temporary and time-bound.

To enhance the international discourse power of China’s new type of political party system, it is necessary to address the current mismatch and even disconnect between discourse and language, academia and politics, theory and narrative. This involves advancing the construction and refinement of the discourse system and innovating narrative methods to actively respond to social and international concerns. It is necessary to emphasize Chinese characteristics without simply attributing all issues to “Chinese characteristics”, highlight the creativity of the new political party system while integrating it into the theoretical framework of world political party politics, accentuate the advantages of the system while focusing on effectively resolving doubts and clarifying misunderstandings, adhere to a self-centered approach while being skilled at adopting different perspectives. It is also necessary to expand the narrative structure, perfect the narrative system, and improve the narrative mode, so as to fully display the internal logic of China’s new type of political party system in a vivid, lively, comprehensive, and sufficient way. Historical logic should be integrated into the grand narrative of founding a nation through consultation, theoretical logic should be integrated into the common values of all humanity, and practical logic should be integrated into the vivid practice of whole-process people’s democracy. It is imperative to improve our stance, expand the pattern, perfect the system, enhance efficiency, and explore new paths to further provide mechanism guarantee for discourse construction and improvement.

The innovative spirit and social responsibility of entrepreneurs are key to driving high-quality economic development and cultivating new quality productive forces. Based on the CSSCI and Chinese Core Journals Database, this paper employs the bibliometric methods of Ucinet and CiteSpace to explore the historical evolution, research hotspots, and future trends of entrepreneurship. It is found that research of entrepreneurship has transitioned from a phase of learning and exploration to one of pioneering and progress, characterized by “deepening from external to internal elements”, “considering both internal and external elements”, and “prioritizing innovation and development”. Collaborative research among higher education institutions presents features of “intensive inter-institutional collaboration” and “independent research within institutions”. Research topics cover Chinese modernization, innovation and entrepreneurship, correlations with high-quality economic development, the historical evolution of entrepreneurship, and the cultivation of entrepreneurship in a rule-of-law business environment. Future research could adopt perspectives from multi-level, multi-field, and multi-subject to further explore the multidimensional relationship between Chinese modernization and entrepreneurship.

Common prosperity is the essential requirement of socialism and an important feature of Chinese modernization. The platform economy is the main force in the development of China's digital economy, and platform enterprises are also important entities in the private economy. Fully leveraging the distinctive advantages of the platform economy and guiding platform enterprises to play a greater role in common prosperity is an important approach to solidify the foundation of common prosperity in China and to direct private enterprises towards high-quality development. Adopting labor distribution as a micro perspective, this paper analyzes the value creation, realization, and distribution throughout the entire production process involving platform digital labor from production, distribution, exchange to consumption. It also deeply discusses the mechanism of platform economy to help common prosperity and current challenges, and proposes further optimization paths.

China’s new type of political party system is the basic political system of China and an important part of the socialist system. Since Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, proposed the important proposition of “new type of political party system” in 2018, the academic community has launched an all-round discussion and research centering on the concept, connotation, origin, content, advantages, and path of improvement of this proposition, and has achieved a series of research results. The existing research results provide useful references for a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of China’s new type of political party system. However, there are still certain shortcomings in the existing research in terms of research content and methodology, and there is a need to strengthen empirical research and expand research horizons.

Xi Jinping’s significant thoughts on the Party’s united front work in the new era are rich in content, logically rigorous, and systematically complete. They represent the latest achievements in the theoretical innovation of the Party’s united front theory and have opened up a new realm for the sinicization and modernization of Marxism united front theory. This paper attempts to explain these important thoughts from three dimensions: theoretical theme, main framework, and ideological soul, with the aim of exploring the construction of its scientific system and internal logic as a whole.

The construction of united front studies as a discipline is a significant academic project that integrates political, policy-oriented, and comprehensive theoretical characteristics. Strengthening the discipline construction of united front studies has a demonstrable effect on promoting theoretical innovation and practical development within the united front, and it can provide academic support and theoretical guidance for scientific, standardized, and institutionalized work of the united front. However, it should not be ignored that discipline construction and academic research of united front studies are facing many problems and challenges, which are mainly manifested in relatively weak basic theory, lack of academic discourse system, existence of certain controversy over disciplinary affiliation, urgent needs to strengthen disciplinary construction, and relative scarcity of academic resources. This paper, based on a retrospective reflection on the basic issues related to the discipline construction of united front studies, especially its existing practical dilemmas, clarifies the scope of study, corrects cognitive misunderstandings, and points out the direction of future construction.

After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, especially after the completion of socialist transformation, China entered the period of comprehensive socialist construction. Regarding the question of how to further consolidate and expand the united front of the Communist Party of China(CPC) and utilize the role of non-CPC political parties, Mao Zedong and the CPC Central Committee established the principle of “long-term coexistence and mutual supervision”, bestowing greater political responsibilities upon non-CPC political parties. This signified the further establishment of the basic framework of multi-party cooperation and political consultation system under the leadership of the CPC in socialist conditions, laying a theoretical foundation for properly handling the relationship between the CPC and non-CPC political parties, and implementing cooperation.

Xi Jinping’s important exposition on the relationship between people’s hearts and united front work profoundly elucidates the iron law that “those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world” and “the rise and fall of a nation is determined by whether the people are for or against it”. It also reveals the fundamental issues, underlying logic, and essential requirements of united front work. The evolution of the complex relationship between consistency and diversity constructs the underlying logic of united front work. Furthermore, the great unity and alliance based on building a common ideological and political foundation reflects the essential requirements of the underlying logic of united front work.

As an important component of China’s high-quality talent pool, returned overseas talents possess advanced global expertise in technology, management, and a broad international perspective. They play a crucial role in enhancing independent innovation capabilities and developing high-tech industries. Additionally, they are an indispensable strategic resource in the process of socialist modernization. However, in recent years, China has faced economic sanctions and technological blockades from the West, which have hindered the development of some high-end and sophisticated industries. In this context, attracting more overseas talents to return, and fully leverage their intellectual advantages to support the implementation of national strategy of reinvigorating China through talents in the new era, thereby realizing China’s international talent dividend, is a crucial issue of immediate concern. Taking the returned overseas talents in Shanghai as a case study, this paper, adopting a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative research, with a particular focus on the application of digital ethnography, examines the primary factors influencing the decision-making process of overseas talents returning to China, from both macro and micro perspectives, considering multiple dimensions. It also assesses the current implementation status of the policies in Shanghai for attracting returned overseas talents and further explores innovative pathways for building Shanghai into a talent hub. The findings aim to provide experience and evidence for China’s construction of major global talent centers and innovation highlands.

Adhering to, developing, and perfecting China’s new type of political party system, and promoting its institutional development are the prerequisites and foundation for transforming system advantages into system efficiency and enhancing governance efficiency. In the new era, the mechanisms of China’s cooperative party politics and party system have become more mature and standardized. The role of this system in political participation, policy optimization, consensus building, power consolidation, and political stability has demonstrated unique advantages and significant governance efficiency in China’s political life, contributing valuable governance wisdom to the realization of “governance of China”. The political participation mechanism of China’s new type of political party system provides a platform for national governance, the policy optimization mechanism offers a pathway for decision-making optimization in consultative governance, the consensus-building mechanism lays the cognitive foundation for win-win outcomes in national governance, the power consolidation mechanism supplies system strength for the collective effort in national governance, and the political stability mechanism offers crucial protection for the standardization of national governance.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) regards “consolidating and developing the broadest possible patriotic united front” as one of the inherent requirements and strategic layouts for developing whole-process people's democracy. It embodies a profound intrinsic connection between the united front and the development of whole-process people's democracy. Serving the whole-process people's democracy with the firm advantages of great unity and great alliance is precisely the regular connotation and practical requirement of this intrinsic connection. In the practice of deepening the united front to serve the whole-process people's democracy, efforts should be made to stimulate the function of non-CPC political parties as participating parties in socialism with Chinese characteristics, enhance the ability and participation of personages from new social classes in political participation, consolidate the political status of private entrepreneurs as builders of socialism, strengthen grassroots united front and network united front, and expand the multi-dimensional channels for the united front to serve the whole-process people's democracy.

The development and theoretical influence of united front studies depend on the creation of an independent conceptual system for united front studies, as well as the emergence of identifying concepts within the field. Currently, united front studies remains a niche and marginal field. However, over the years, researchers in this area have been diligently cultivating its theoretical foundations and conceptual frameworks, which has further strengthened confidence in the discipline and its academic value. Compared to other established disciplines, united front studies still has significant deficiencies in the theoretical nature of its concepts, explanatory power, and applicability. Researchers need to continue to strengthen the proactive consciousness in constructing conceptual frameworks of united front studies. The construction of concepts within united front studies must not start from texts, nor should it be philosophers' pure speculation or abstract musing. It is essential to adhere to problem-orientation, strengthen problem awareness, and base efforts on the Chinese characteristics of the united front. There must be continuous advancements in updating, creating, and developing the conceptual family of united front studies.

Strengthening the construction of united front culture is a key element in implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Culture and reflects a new requirement within this framework. United front culture can be divided into subject culture and relationship culture. In the process of constructing united front culture in Shanghai in the new era, it is essential to manage three key relationships. First, the relationship between united front culture and red culture must be appropriately differentiated to avoid redundancy, omission, or lack of focus. Next, the relationship between united front culture and popular culture requires attention. Efforts should be made to popularize united front culture, integrating it into the daily lives of ordinary people and making it an integral part of popular culture. At the same time, popular culture should also actively respond by highlighting elements of united front culture, realizing a two-way integration. Finally, the relationship between united front culture and cultural united front should also be addressed. Cultural united front work should nurture united front culture, ensuring mutual reinforcement. The cultural united front work of today will serve as a valuable resource for the future development of united front culture.

Marx’s proposition of “practice with a high degree of principle” is of great significance and needs to be explored in depth. Today we are still in the historical era indicated by Marx, and the comprehensive advancement of modernization is still China’s opportunity and challenge. The building of modern civilization for the Chinese nation is a “practice with a high degree of principle” in contemporary times. The renewal of life and the modern transformation of Chinese civilization should not be limited to the construction and completion of the particularity of China’s subject, but more closely related to the world historical mission of creating universality for mankind. This indicates that modern civilization of the Chinese nation should not only provide spiritual and cultural support for the construction of a strong socialist modernization country, but also provide ideological guidance and values for the new form of human civilization.

Zheng Dongguo began his military career at Whampoa Military Academy, where the first cooperation between the Chinese Kuomintang(KMT) and the Communist Party of China(CPC) was established. During the Northern Expedition to defeat the northern warlords, he deeply felt the power of the CPC-led mass movement, but he always supported Chiang Kaishek as the leader of the revolution, and still stayed in the Nationalist army after the right-wing KMT began to purge CPC members. As Japan intensified its invasion of China and national contradictions escalated, Zheng Dongguo, with his patriotic sentiments, led his troops to rise up against the Japanese military invasion. They continuously fought against the Japanese forces at locations such as Gubeikou of the Great Wall, Taierzhuang, and Kunlun Pass. He later commanded the Chinese forces in India to counter-attack the Japanese army, contributing to the recovery of northern Myanmar and supporting the entire Burmese battlefield. In the spring of 1948, Zheng Dongguo was ordered to defend Changchun and resist the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). On October 18th, he led his troops, numbering 47,000 to surrender to the PLA in the western part of Changchun. Subsequently, with the assistance of the CPC, he gradually shifted towards the people’s standpoint. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, he served as a member of the National Defense Commission, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC), a member of the Standing Committee of CPPCC, a vice-chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of KMT, and a vice-chairman of the alumni association of Whampoa Military Academy, and he has done a lot of beneficial work for the reunification of the motherland and the rejuvenation of the nation. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Xu Xiangqian, Nie Rongzhen and other old proletarian revolutionaries had done ideological work with Zheng Dongguo. From Zheng Dongguo, the tremendous appeal and influence of the Party’s united front policy can be apparently observed.

Based on the materials collected in recent years, this paper recounts the basic trajectory of activities of the Shanghai Zhi Gong Hall a century ago during its transformation from the hall into a political party, thereby compensating for the previous shortcomings in the study of the history of the establishment of the Zhi Gong Party, which has often been biased towards North America (Huang Sande) and Hong Kong (Chen Jiongming). Based on these findings, it argues that the Shanghai Zhi Gong Hall was one of the “three major cradles” in the history of the founding of the Zhi Gong Party, alongside North America and Hong Kong.

Sun Yat-sen was not only a prominent democratic revolutionist, but also a great revolutionary theorist. His understanding and explorations of party politics in China evolved in response to changing political situations, rather than remaining static. In the early years of the Republic of China (ROC), Sun idealized a two-party system, but the failure of the ROC politics prompted him to revise this view and explore a theoretical model of “ruling the country by the party”. After numerous setbacks and failed armed uprisings, and influenced by the Soviet Russian Revolution and Leninist ideology, Sun accelerated his thinking on the cooperation between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). He personally reorganized the KMT, establishing the KMT-CPC cooperation that laid the foundation for the subsequent vigorous national revolutionary movements. A comprehensive and systematic analysis of the origins and evolution of Sun Yat-sen’s model of party politics is of great significance for understanding the particularities of the functional forms of party politics in China since modern times and the formation and implementation of the first KMT-CPC cooperation.

During his work in Fujian, Xi Jinping resolutely implemented the spirit of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and creatively adapted his approach to the actual situation of the region. He proposed a series of important ideas on the united front, mainly including strengthening the united front and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, establishing the concept of “greater overseas Chinese affairs”, advocating for common prosperity and wealth for ethnic minorities, emphasizing the full implementation of the Party’s religious policies, and proposing several significant ideas regarding Taiwan-related work. In practice, he led the united front work under the firm leadership of the Party guided by the concept of a “greater united front”, advanced overseas Chinese affairs with the “greater overseas Chinese affairs” perspective, leveraged the unique advantages of Fujian, and creatively addressed Taiwan-related issues. During his work in Fujian, Xi Jinping’s ideas on united front and the implementation reflected characteristics such as a broad and strategic mindset that combines maintaining central authority with local innovation, an emphasis on investigation and research, a strong sense of responsibility, and a deep affection for the people. Xi Jinping’s important expositions on the united front, developed during his work in Fujian, were deeply rooted in the practice of the united front in Fujian and were highly innovative, and his practice greatly advanced the work of the united front in Fujian.

Xi Jinping Thought on Culture is a series of theoretical views and guiding ideologies on cultural construction proposed in the process of Chinese modernization, which emphasizes the uniqueness of Chinese civilization and is endowed with new connotations of the times in the modern context. Xi Jinping Thought on Culture is deeply integrated with Chinese modernization: cultural confidence provides the internal impetus, the goal of culture lies in constructing a socialist modern civilization, the integration and innovation of culture and technology empower the development of new quality productive forces, and cultural exchange is one of the important ways for China's modernization to move towards internationalization. Xi Jinping Thought on Culture has expanded the innovative space of cultural forms for Chinese modernization. By analyzing its historical logic, theoretical logic, practical logic, and mission logic, a deeper understanding of this scientific theory can be achieved. Xi Jinping Thought on Culture lays a solid foundation for constructing a socialist modern civilization with Chinese characteristics. Simultaneously, it also helps to uncover the unique civilization genes in the process of China's modernization development.

National education refers to the formal patriotic education provided to students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions studying at mainland universities. An empirical study involving 607 students from these regions across 22 provinces and districts indicates that national education has not yet become a predominant factor in shaping these students’ perceptions of the mainland or their identity formation. In the practice of cultivating and forging the souls of the Chinese nation, national education urgently requires systematic guidance through intergroup contact theory and constructivism. By integrating knowledge with action, the national education model can dissolve stereotypes and prejudices towards the mainland, reshaping the “collective unconscious” and creating a “new common historical memory” among students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. In this subtle and imperceptible process, social values can be reconstructed, fostering a comprehensive identification with Chinese history and Chinese and a stronger connection to Chinese cultural identity. The mechanism of constructing the curriculum model, which incorporates knowledge infusion, emotion transmission, experiment witnessing, and active participation in development, allows students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions to truly understand China and reconstruct their national spiritual homeland.

The common prosperity in spiritual life is an important dimension in the pursuit of a beautiful and happy life for the Chinese people. It is an essential pathway for the Communist Party of China to guide the broad masses in achieving socialist modernization and a key component of common prosperity in socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Based on CiteSpace software, this paper systematically and comprehensively reviews 500 pieces of literature on common prosperity in spiritual life from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) over the past 30 years. The aim is to clarify their research characteristics and scientifically predict future trends. The findings indicate that the research output has increased in response to national policies, with themes focusing on the formation logic, conceptual evolution, constraints, and practical pathways of common prosperity in spiritual life. Future research should further explore its scientific connotation, identify clear pathways for realization, refine subject areas, expand the research scope, and convey Chinese wisdom.

In the development of Chinese modernization, constructing a strategic system for the dissemination of national cultural symbols plays an important role in enhancing the country’s cultural soft power, telling a compelling Chinese story, and presenting a comprehensive, multidimensional, and rich image of China to the world. While China boasts an abundance of cultural symbol resources, several challenges persist in the strategic dissemination of these symbols. These include insufficient overall planning, an imbalance between traditional and contemporary cultural symbols, a lack of compelling storytelling, and misaligned values. Therefore, it is essential to strengthen the top-level design of the strategic dissemination of national cultural symbols in the process of Chinese modernization, promote the involvement of multiple stakeholders in the dissemination process, and shape a comprehensive and multidimensional system of national cultural symbols and national image. Additionally, it is necessary to actively develop a narrative discourse and narrative system for strategic dissemination of these symbols, thereby enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of strategic dissemination of national cultural symbols.

Understanding China hinges on grasping the concept of Chinese modernization. The key issue that the Chinese nation has faced since modern times is how China can find its own path to rejuvenation and achieve a transformation from traditional to modern civilization. Transformation is ultimately about the reformation and development of human nature, which is closely linked to the transformation of society. Modernization is a universal and inevitable historical task for all nations and countries. Marx and Engels proposed two complementary lines of thought: one is the path of Western capitalist modernization, and the other is the non-Western modernization path for backward nations and countries in the East. The development of the latter path encounters a series of historical challenges that require different approaches from Western countries to solve. The Communist Party of China persists in and develops socialism with Chinese characteristics, pioneering a new path for Chinese modernization and shaping a new form of human civilization. Advancing the construction of a powerful nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation through comprehensive Chinese modernization is the central task of the Party and the country in the new era and journey, as well as the most significant political endeavor of the new era. The united front work in the new era must align with Chinese modernization.

“Who are the people”, “Whom to rely on”, “For whom” and “Who has the final say” are the basic elements, basic requirements, work orientation, and fundamental standards for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation. To forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, it is essential to adhere to the principle that the people are paramount, upholding the supremacy of the people’s status, rights, interests, and satisfaction. Only by doing so can the close unity of all ethnic groups be effectively promoted and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation be realized.

Many current culture contradictions stem from conflicting views of time: culture revival is understood as “looking back”, while civilization construction is regarded as “looking forward”. Viewing civilization and culture as different ways to understand reality differs from this simplistic binary opposition, reflecting the dialectical relationship between synchronicity and diachronicity. Civilization construction is rooted in both micro-level daily interactions and macro-level order of communication. Therefore, culture as a practice of communication forms the foundation of civilization construction. The current development of media and communication technology has brought about significant changes in the modes of interaction and the experience of time and space, profoundly impacting the construction of culture and civilization. Analyzing the new characteristics of culture and civilization in the new media environment, specifically “collage regeneration” and “interwoven narratives”, aims to clarify the new cultural mission of the contemporary united front.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, youth, as a vital force in the integrated development across the Taiwan Strait, have played an increasingly important role in the development of relations on both sides. A series of favorable policies for Taiwan issued by the Chinese mainland have become an important driving force in guiding and promoting the integrated development of youth on both sides. The widespread use of new media in the practice of youth integration across the Taiwan Strait has also emerged as new characteristics, creating new channels for interaction and collaboration. Currently, the integration of youth in areas such as education, community governance, entrepreneurship and employment, as well as folk customs and culture across the Taiwan Strait, has become an important model for the integrated development of youth on both sides, which has profoundly shaped the direction of youth integration and development on both sides. On this basis, this paper explores the space, problems, and corresponding measures for fostering integrated development among youth across the Taiwan Strait, in order to achieve stability and continuity in the integrated development of youth on both sides, laying a beneficial foundation for strengthening national identity and promoting unification.

The Chinese national community constitutes a multifaceted national entity encompassing politics, economy, culture, society, and geography. In the context of comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization, the promotion of formation of the Chinese national community has a clear civilization dimension. The civilization dimension of formation of the Chinese national community is to integrate and focus on the consciousness of the Chinese national community in the process of building a modern Chinese civilization and creating a new form of human civilization. It involves a comprehensive and collaborative effort across various fields to strengthen the consciousness of the Chinese national community, aiming to build the Chinese national community into an ethnic entity that leads the new form of human civilization. In terms of political civilization, efforts should be made to advance the construction of a new type of political order that unifies the country, thereby laying the political foundation for the unity of the Chinese national community. In terms of material civilization, the practice of Chinese modernization must be promoted, steadily advancing towards common prosperity for all members of the Chinese national community. In terms of spiritual civilization, efforts should be made to promote the construction of modern culture centered on the modernization of individuals, creating new cultural carriers for the Chinese national community. In terms of social civilization, it is necessary to enhance the rationalization of social relations and behaviors among all ethnic groups, establish a modern social norm system, and form a system of behavioral norms that are collectively adhered to by the Chinese nation. In terms of ecological civilization, the focus should be on safeguarding the territorial space that sustain the survival and development of the nation, improving the ecological space for the prosperity of the nation, and ensuring the long-term sustainable development of the entire nation. In terms of symbolic civilization, efforts should be made to advance the construction of the theoretical discourse system for the Chinese national community, strengthen the construction, promotion, and protection of specific symbols of the Chinese national community, and present a beautiful image of the Chinese national community to the world.

Artificial intelligence (AI) legislation operates within the dual value orientation of ensuring technological safety while promoting innovation. Harmonizing these two objectives is essential for constructing a harmonious and orderly social relationship around AI. Law and technology interact in a “question-response” model, where each asks and answers the other, fostering mutual adaptation. This interaction permeates the entire process of AI application and development. While the current legal system provides a basic framework to interpret and regulate AI, technological advancements have introduced multiple uncertainties regarding legislative needs. In light of the global competition in AI, China’s current AI legislation should not only prioritize innovation, pay appropriate attention to technical security, strengthen “hard law”, and promote “soft law”, but also create a “friendly” legal environment for AI technological innovation, ensuring that the law evolves in tandem with the advancement of AI technology.

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Journal of Shanghai Institute of Socialism, experts including Chen Xixi, Tang Yunyi, Ding Xiaoqiang, Wen Jun, and Xu Jiangang gathered to discuss the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from the aspects of politics, economy, culture, society, and history respectively. Scholars reviewed the evolution of themes from previous Third Plenary Sessions and delved into the connotation of the key term “further” in this session. The plenary session called for enhancing the implementation of institutions and mechanisms of “two unswervinglys”, promoting the spirit of private entrepreneurship in the new era, and stimulating market dynamics through the high-quality development of private enterprises, thereby fostering market prosperity. To implement the requirements of the Third Plenary Session, it is essential to firmly grasp the cultural roots of Shanghai, deeply understand the basic connotations of Shanghai culture, fully highlight the cultural characteristics of Shanghai, and actively reinforce the development momentum of Shanghai culture, thereby creating the best practice ground for Xi Jinping Thought on Culture. We are currently facing unprecedented changes unseen in a century, and only by using a well-established system to prevent and mitigate risks can we effectively respond to the new challenges of social governance. The proposal of the “broad united front” framework not only summarizes the Party’s centennial united front work, but also answers the question of what kind of united front is needed in the new era. The experts have engaged in a multifaceted and multidimensional in-depth discussion on how to promote practical innovation through united front theory innovation.

Examining the intrinsic mechanism by which the united front supports Chinese modernization reveals an objective chain of empowerment logic that goes from “whole-process people’s democracy to the united front, and ultimately to Chinese modernization”. First, governance is the cornerstone of modern social development, and advancing Chinese modernization is inseparable from the five major governance approaches of “selecting capable and virtuous officials”, “safeguarding the interests of the people”, “making wise plans and decisions”, “governing effectively and taking action”, and “correcting deviations in an orderly manner”. Next, the united front serves as a powerful tool for uniting people and gathering strength, playing a significant role in empowering Chinese modernization. By utilizing the “five questions” mechanism, which includes seeking wisdom from the people, understanding their needs, asking for strategies from them, consulting with them on governance, and assessing governance efficiency with them, it empowers each of the five major governance approaches in the field of the united front to advance Chinese modernization. Finally, to further utilize the “five questions” mechanism effectively, the united front must also accumulate energy or be empowered. The whole-process people’s democracy empowers the “five questions” mechanism of the united front in sequence by practicing the “five democracies” work path in the field of the united front, which includes democratic elections, democratic consultations, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision.

Ownership is a core issue in Marxist economic theory, and the common development of various ownership economies represents a concrete manifestation of Sinicization of Marxist ownership theory. Since the reform and opening up, the Communist Party of China has continuously deepened its understanding of Marxist theories on ownership, proposed a series of new perspectives, judgments, and measures to support the common development of various ownership economies, and created China’s globally remarkable economic miracle. In the new era and on the new journey to promote high quality development and advance Chinese modernization, it is essential to uphold and implement the “two unswervinglys” and create an institutional and policy environment conducive to the complementary advantages and common development of various ownership economies.