Cognitive evolution and governance reform of political security in the frontier ethnic areas
Political security is the foundation of national security and the objective state of state power,political system,political order and ideology free from threats,violations,subversion and destruction.In different geographical spaces within the national territory,the factors affecting political security and the corresponding governance paths are very different.The political security in the frontier ethnic areas has formed a special and complex governance field due to its particularity and sensitivity in the geographical location,social structure,cultural tradition and geopolitics.While the evolution of the state's cognition of the political security issues in the frontier ethnic areas,as well as the reforms of their governance,is sorted out since the founding of New China,it is found that the cognition of the political security in the frontier ethnic areas has been evolving with the changes of domestic and international environments in terms of problem orientation,leading value,and security attributes,and the approach to its governance has moved from"preserving differences"to"seeking the common ground".Under the guidance of the overall national security concept with the purpose of people's security,governance of political security in frontier ethnic areas should highlight the"people-centered"value orientation,strengthening the national identity and political identity among the people of all ethnic groups in the frontier ethnic areas to build the solid defense for safeguarding the political security.