China Focus
China has just passed the 70th anniversary of National Day, but the situation in Hong Kong has been ill for a long time, and storm conflicts have continued.There is no more illness because it is not possible to apply the right medicine.The right medicine first requires the correct diagnosis of patients.
Some people say that the Hong Kong people march protests because they are not patriotic, but this is relatively far -fetched.As small as a family, as large as a country, there will be disputes with different values and opinions.For example, the May 4th generation of Chinese youths had a fierce conflict with the feudal parent system, but this did not block the deep bonds of families and affection.
As long as you dare to face and recognize the reality, the deep internal reasons of the Hong Kong issue are not difficult to qualitative: that is, the value and means of social governance and development, and the head of value, because the value position determines the means of choice.
The so -called battle of value is actually relatively new for China and Chinese, and its history is only a century.Before the 20th century, there was basically no value or conflict in Chinese society.For thousands of years, the river has rolled eastward, the dynasty has been declining, the social governance cycle, and the traditional tradition of Chinese society and culture with agricultural civilization and Confucianism, all of which have basically maintained stability.Even if there are individual aliens, there are still aspects of the dispute over value.
Since the end of the 19th century, there have been no major changes and shocks in the three thousand years, that is, Western civilization has begun to bring many unheard of Chinese society and culture., That is, three types of rights: constitutional rights, general election rights, and property rights; three development: industrial development, scientific and technological development, and education development, and a new value system that is brewed on this basis.
China's traditional way of governing the country is human governance. Even if there have been so -called legalists and legal systems in history, in fact, it also refers to the method of soothe the methods of Huairou. The rulers unilaterally formulate severe punishment laws to manage society.This is very different from the concept of modernization of the rule of law and practice.Modern the rule of law takes the national constitution that fully represents and public opinion as the basis of governing the country and policy, thereby forming a comprehensive consensus and contract of governing the country according to law.
The meaning of the general election is that the ruler must be recognized and appointed by the ruler, which means that the so -called state's governance and power.However, the public opinion representative appointed by the people's election must be completely derived from the people.This is a subversive impact in the traditional Chinese political and cultural tradition, because Chinese politics has always only believed in the benign of the monarchy, or the winner king, and the loser Kou -style jungle law.Such a specific implementation method.
Property rights are a big topic, but the biggest difference between Chinese and Western is that China has always lacked a clear property rights specification at the personal level, or the boundaries of private property and public property rights are unclear. It has always been a serious problem and obstacle to restrict the harm of the modernization of Chinese society.
Modern large industries are deafening in China, because traditional China is dominated by agriculture and handicrafts; modern science and technology are even more shameful, counting the achievements and innovation achievements of various industries, various industries, and various disciplines in modern society. ChinaIt is almost blank; modern education is also a new career in China, because it completely subverts traditional imperial examinations and eight -share essays, and has pushed down in core areas such as humanistic goals, knowledge structure and discipline standards.
Such a modern three power and three rounds will inevitably lead to a system -related value concept system.The Chinese people proposed democracy and science in the May 4th generation; after the victory of the Anti -Japanese War, all circles in China hoped to form a joint government, and the reform and opening up generations proposed political and economic system reforms. At present, the unity of the Taiwan Strait and the effective implementation of the two systems in the Hong Kong and Macao regions.And the problem, it also focuses on the value concept of national governance.
Contemporary China can have money and missiles, but this is not enough to break through the core dilemma of civilization.During the period of the Great Song Dynasty, China was also rich in the world, and it was a well -off society. During the Qin Shihuang and Genghis Khan era, they also had a sturdy force and a magnificent part.Only modernizations and three rounds are unprecedented challenges of civilization.Contemporary China must make effective care and compatibility on the value of value on the road of Fuxing, otherwise it may move the mountain and even fail.
The author is an expert in international cultural strategic research and consultation in the United States
