Modernization rooted in Chinese cultural heritage

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The selected works of President Xi Jinping on culture offer an insightful look at China's cultural policies. Governing a country and explaining the theoretical underpinnings of…

The selected works of President Xi Jinping on culture offer an insightful look at China's cultural policies.

Governing a country and explaining the theoretical underpinnings of its policies are two different things; in these writings, both are done — objectives are outlined, their foundations explained, and connections drawn to a broader societal vision.

Anyone aiming to understand China's developmental goals should examine the argument on its own terms, rather than evaluate it by its distance from Western models.

To begin with, let's define what cultural policy is. In France, it covers the arts, historic heritage, media and cultural industries.

However, in this book, it also encompasses the cultivation of shared values, the transmission of traditional culture, and the ideas that shape social life.

Its purpose is to help build a socialist society while preserving the continuity of Chinese civilization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.

This involves decisions about educational content, the role of traditions, the values promoted through creative work and how traditional culture is interpreted.

In Xi's selected works, these elements are viewed as part of a unified effort to shape a society capable of pursuing common goals.

While economic development provides material resources, cultural policy shapes beliefs, knowledge and behavior, thereby influencing the kind of society China aspires to become.

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