Constructing a Scientific and Comprehensive Theoretical System for the Chinese National Community:Reflections on Introduction to the Chinese National Community
Based on the 5,000-year history of the Chinese nation,the book Introduction to the Chinese National Community(hereafter the Intro-duction)reveals the process of the communication,interaction,and integration among various ethnic groups on the land of China,spaning from ancient times to modern times.It describes the collabora-tive endeavor of various ethnic groups in the devel-opment and progress of the Chinese nation.The book is a scientific and systematic knowledge sys-tem,answering the questions of"who the Chinese nation is,where it comes from and where it is go-ing".It can be said that the Introduction is land-mark achievement of innovation and breakthrough of the disciplinary system of Chinese national theo-ry,and a masterpiece for the world to understand China,the Chinese people,the Communist Party of China,and the Chinese nation.The Introduction provides theoretical interpre-tations to core concepts such as the"Chinese na-tional community","Chinese national community consciousness","Chinese civilization and the Chi-nese national community",and"view on the his-tory of the Chinese nation",abstracting the con-ceptual tools of the discipline of Chinese national community,and establishing basic categories for the discipline of Chinese national community.Within this analytical framework,the Introduction summarizes and theoretically explains the new thoughts and new conclusions of building the Chi-nese national community in the new era of China with forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation as a main task,and comprehensively and systematically constructs a theoretical system for the Chinese national community in the new era.Then,following a historical logic of"theory emerges from history",based on the long history of the Chinese nation and the guidance of Marxist eth-nic theory,starting from the perspective of"four commonalities"of Chinese national history,and u-sing the narrative line that all ethnic groups in Chi-na have jointly created unified multi-ethnic country and jointly developed the great Chinese civiliza-tion,the Introduction discusses the traits of the construction of Chinese national community across various dynasties in history from political,econom-ic,social and cultural dimensions.It conceivably concludes that the histories of each ethnic group form part of the overall development of the Chinese nation and serve as microcosms of the overall de-velopment and progress of the Chinese nation.What is more,it posits that the Chinese nation is a"state-nation"forged by the mutual learning and integration of various ethnic groups over centuries.Using historical facts,the Introduction makes it clear that this Chinese national community is not an"imaginary community".Thus,it constructs a theoretical system of the Chinese national commu-nity,a disciplinary discourse system,and academ-ic theories of a common spiritual home of the Chi-nese nation.It could be concluded that the Introduction has laid a theoretical foundation for constructing a his-torical and cultural memory to be shared by all Chinese people at home and abroad,consolidating the Chinese people's identity with a common spirit-ual home for the Chinese nation,shaping a histori-cal,national and cultural confidence of the con-temporary Chinese national community,and strengthening the Chinese people's identification with the great motherland,the Chinese nation,Chinese culture,the Communist Party of China,and socialism with Chinese characteristics.
"four commonalities"view of the history of the Chinese nationChinese civiliza-tioncommon spiritual home of the Chinese nation
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