Social Sciences in China (Chinese Edition)

No.5, 2014

 

Practical Preconditions and Creative Logic for the Political Development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

(Abstract)

 

Zhang Mingjun and Chen Peng

 

Political development demonstrates not only autonomy but also a strong passivity; it cannot be separated from the immediate basis of its economic and social development. The exploration of political development of China cannot be limited to political development itself: the intricate complexity of the objective situation forms the logical starting point for the political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. With a rational discernment we can find that its scientific orientation lies in making maximum return with minimum cost in its principle orientation, realization of the most extensive democracy of the people its goal orientation, and the path of pursuing the political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in an objective and practical way its path orientation. This three-dimensional scientific orientation constitutes the basic framework of the political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and at the same time inherently presupposes that its strategic choice should start with optimizing political participation structure—building a governance style of political participation, i.e., political participation concerning people’s livelihood. The latter would be conducive to promoting social equity and justice and would strengthen the “extensive and multi-level institutionalized development” of the system of socialist democracy.