Xi Jinping’s Continuation and Innovation on Mao Zedong’s Political Loyalty of the Armed Forces

Zhang Yaxing & Meng Fei

Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong put political loyalty of the armed forces in a prominent position in the thought of building military in different historical periods.Mao Zedong gradually established the thought of political loyalty of the armed forces through the adaptation of Sanwan and Gutian Conference.Since the 18thCPC national congress, Xi Jinping has profoundly recognized the international and internal problems during the current army building.In order to better achieve the goal of strengthening the army, Xi Jinping’s political loyalty of the armed forces thought has been gradually formed.Xi Jinping has upheld and deepened the party’s absolute leadership over the armed forces and constantly promoted the political work of the military in the new era.It is the firm inheritance and creative development on Mao Zedong’s political loyalty of the armed forces.At present, national defense and army building are ushering in a new era, and an in-depth analysis of Xi Jinping’s continuation and innovation on Mao Zedong’s political loyalty of the armed forces thought is theoretically and practically valuable to build a powerful military in the new era.

Research on the Formation and Development of Basic Path of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building

Li Wenjing

Xi Jinping discovered the theoretical basis of Marxism in China through the understanding of Chinese traditional philosophy.Through the in-depth analysis of party building thoughts in various periods, he grasped the pulse of Marxism in China, guided by China’s specific construction practice in the newera,giving Marxism a new connotation.This is the three basic paths for the formation and development of XiJinping’s party building thought, and also the driving force for its continuous development in the long river of history.Criticism and inheritance on the basis of practice are the basic characteristics of Xi Jinping’s party building thought, and also important embodiments of adapting Marxism to Chinese conditions on party building ideology.

Research on the Legal Protection of Overseas Chinese Investment Rights and Interests Under the "Belt and Road" Initiative

Li Meng

Overseas Chinese are the main participants, promoters and practitioners of the “Belt and Road”Initiative, playing an important “bridge and link” role, and a key force role as well.But the geopolitical risks are complex and changeable, the protection problems of overseas Chinese investment rights and interests are becoming increasingly prominent, which needs to take certain measures to coordinate and resolve in time.At present,the domestic legislation of protecting overseas Chinese investment rights and interests lags behind,which reflects in the lack of national legislation and subject's application scope of overseas investment laws and regulations.Overseas Chinese investment rights and interests cannot share the same legal protection as domestic citizens and juridical person.Moreover, according toChina’s attendance in the bilateral investment treaties and regional freet rade agreements,it was not able to commonly adopt a more relaxed criterion for identifying qualified investors,and the protection rules in existing international investment agreements cannot be applied to overseas Chinese investment activities in many cases.Therefore,we can explore the construction and improvement of the legal protection system for overseas Chinese investment rights and interests from both domestic and international levels in the future.Specifically, it includes the enactment of the law on the protection of overseas Chinese rights and interests at the national level, the adjustment of subject's application scope of domestic overseas investment laws and regulations, and the revision of the"qualified investors" clause in investment agreements through consultation with other contracting parties,and then gradually establish a diversified international investment dispute resolution mechanism in China,so as to better protect overseas Chinese investment activities in the “Belt and Road” Initiative through the legal way.

Research on Thailand's Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN After the 1997 Financial Crisis

Dong Yehan

Thailand is one of the ASEAN members.Its foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ASEAN countries accounts for a large proportion of its total foreign direct investment.After the Asian financial crisis in 1997,Thai’s economy was greatly affected.Accordingly, Thai’s foreign investment fell sharply, and direct investment in ASEAN was also affected.It has only gradually recovered in recent years.For Thailand's direct investment in ASEAN after the crisis, there are few relevant domestic studies.Therefore, this paper aims to analyze Thai’s foreign direct investment in ASEAN countries after the 1997 financialcrisis, and learn from the experience and lessons so as to provide a reference for China's foreign direct investment.

On the Ethical Implication of "Telling the Truth"

Yang Jingye

People who tell the truth are the people who show justice, who have confidence and who create the harmonious atmosphere.Telling the truth is the way of realizing self-affirmation and self-esteem.The ethics of telling the truth includes the moral ethics that perfect personalities, the cultural ethics that harmonize the interpersonal communication and the national ethics that flourish the cause of our country.Only when"telling the truth" are seen as a justified right, a reasonable duty and an unshakable developing mission both in terms of conscientiousness and behaviors, can the ethical issue which has been depressing our people from telling the truth be broken and a harmonious atmosphere where people can telling the truth withcourage,eagerness as well as appropriate considerations be created.

Practical Wisdom and Contemporary Values of the Communist Manifesto

Zou Zhipeng

The publication of theCommunist Manifestomarked the birth of scientific socialism, which turned 157 socialist theory from fantasy to reality.In this article, Marx and Engels examined the formation of world history, the social role of class struggle and the rich connotation of historical materialism, and revealed the practical wisdom contained in theCommunist Manifestoin the three dimensions: history, reality and philosophy.Practical wisdom is to understand and transform the world from the viewpoint of practice, and to embody the unity of theory and reality of the values of the proletariat and humanity.The practical wisdom of the three dimensions is the spiritual treasure left by theCommunist Manifestofor later generations, which is of great enlightening significance for the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Concepts and Systems: Two Dimensions of Understanding the Concept of Contemporary Chinese Cadres

Li Meixiao

From a dynamic and historical point of view, the concept of contemporary Chinese cadres can be understood from the dimensions of concept and system.The former is to understand "cadre" from a conscious and normative perspective.They are the continuation of the image of revolutionaries in the waryears.They have a firm ideals and beliefs and a spiritual realm to devote entirely for the public and adhere to the principle of democratic centralism and act in close contact with the masses.The latter is to understand "cadre" from the organizational and structural perspectives.They are mental workers who have specific responsibilities in the organization of the CPC’s leadership and pursue personal interests, and their behavior is subject to institutional constraints.The two dimensions are both common and mutually exclusive,which reflects the difficulty and complexity of the transformation of national governance modernization.

Rural Revitalization Under the Perspective of Reverse Urbanization

Chen Peng

The process of urbanization is closely related to the fate of rural areas.It is the process that population and capital continue to flow from rural space to urban space.In the early days ofurbanization, a small number of migrant workers returned to the countryside, accordingly promoted the development of rural areas to a certain extent.Along with the acceleration of urbanization process, there are continuous outflow factors rural areas,such as population and capital.Thus, the decline of rural areas has begun to become predominant.With the fading of the urbanization climax, the stage of reverse urbanization began to emerge.The resources and elements began to return to the rural areas to a certain extent.Rural revitalization started under the impetus of cities’ diffusion benefits to the surroundingareas, especially to the rural areas.Complete rural revitalization will be realized in the near future.

A Study on the Phenomenon of Lacquer Ware Reflecting Etiquette During the Period Before Qin Dynasty: Focusing on Ji Li

Liu Jinyou

In the period before Qin Dynasty’s society of utensils reflecting etiquette, lacquer ware, like bronze ware, was an important carrier that ancient people express the connotation of different etiquette.Wooden eating utensils,dancing and musical instruments, bow, arrow and vehicle were internalized a wealth of etiquette of divinecommunication, repelling disaster, differentiating between superiors and inferiors,distinguishing identity and high lighting the pomp and circumstance, so these lacquer wares contain the characteristics of seniors andjuniors, divine communication, authority and gradation.In a word, it is of great significance to discuss the ritual and music culture of the period before Qin Dynasty in order to study the phenomenon of lacquer ware reflecting etiquette with Ji Li (吉禮) as the center.

The Dimensions and Enlightenment of British War Mobilizations During the Falklands war

Xu Dongbo

The Falklands war was a representative of island disputes during 20thcentury, which provides the basic paradigm across the ice force solution for resolving the dispute over islands.As for Britain, the successful paradigm related to the British war mobilization system deeply, meanwhile, the war mobilization during the war also plays a significant role.Dimensions of mobilization which comes from foreign political, traffic combat readiness and the armed forces, combined with the development of war situation and peace time mobilization’s preparation condition.The British always exert effective mobilization.In specific war mobilization activities, political and diplomatic mobilization closely coordinated with other areas,trafficcombat readiness mobilization synchronized with armed forces mobilization.During the different stages of the war, mobilizing various fields have primary and secondary levels that showed a series of characteristics,which can be regarded as a reference to other island dispute.

On English-Chinese Translation of Children’s Literature from the Perspective of Reception Aesthetics: a Comparative Study of Two Chinese Versions of Charlotte’s Web

Fan Jing

The major readers of the translation of children’s literature(CL) were children.Compared with adults,they had different reading levels, receptive abilities and aesthetic requirements.The theory of Reception Aesthetics emphasized the role of readers and held that the literary work could achieve its aesthetic value and social function only when the reader understood and accepted it.The basic views of Reception Aesthetic had great inspiration for the study of CL translation.Based on the theory of Reception Aesthetics, the thesis made a comparative analysis on two Chinese versions ofCharlotte’s Webin order to demonstrate that because translators of different versions had shown their consideration for child readers to some different extents and adopted different translation strategies as well.That was why children accepted and liked those versions with different degrees.Only the translation which was reader-oriented and which realized the communication with the original text as well as the communication between the translated text and the child readers could produce aversion adored by children.

On the Influence of the Revision of the Constitution of CPC on the Changes of the Constitution—an Analysis Centered on the General Program of the Constitution of CPC

Qin Qianhong & Zhou Hang

Under the leadership of the Communist PartyChina, the Constitution of China is the fundament allaw that embodies the people's fundamental will, and it is the most important rule of governing the country by the CPC.At the same time, the policies and propositions of the Party have great influence on the constitution of China.As a result of the influence of the concept of law of the Communist Party of China, the Constitution of the Party and the Constitution are both affected by this concept.The Constitution of China, which has a strong programmatic nature, is deeply influenced by the policies and programs of the ruling party.The part of the General Program of the Party Constitution includes a large number of lines and principles, and it can be seen from the comparison of the provisions of the General Program of the Party Constitution and the Constitution that there are great similarities between the two.The general program of the Party Constitution has a direct impact on the basic features of the Constitution, the establishment of national tasks and the revision of the Constitution.Researching theconnection between the general program of the Party Constitution and the Constitution can help us to grasp the law of the change and development of the Constitution, to explore the benign interactive mode between the general program of the Party Constitution and the Constitution, and to put forward suggestions to improve the way of amending the Constitution of china.

The Chinese Experience of the Development of Rule of Law—Based on the Analysis ofthe Main Contradictions in China’s Society

He Jiahua & Yu Yansong

Marxism that illustrates the development of rule of law is the result of social development, which reveals the integrity of the rule of law development.The transformation of the social principal contradictions has led to three historical stages: revolution, construction, and reform.At different historical stages, China has made adjustments to social development due to changes in time, gradually implemented the rule of law in stages, and finally formed a socialist legal path with Chinese characteristics, which reveals the stages of the development of rule of law.The social principal contradiction analysis method is the scientific route to recognize the law of social development.In the course of more than 60 years of practice of the rule of law,under the guide of problems and summarizing the regularities of the development of rule of law, China has successfully solved the following major problems in the development of the rule of law.First, what is the rule of law and what kind of rule of law China should pursue? Second, who will promote the development of rule of law, thatis, the relationship between the party, the people, and the rule of law? Third, how to build the legal system in China, namely the relationship between the state and the rule of law, which reveals the practicality of the development of the rule of law in China?