Decoding “China’s Governance” and Constructing China’s Scholarship

As summer nears, the groves grow dense; as spring wanes, the waters deepen. On May 17, 2016, a meeting of guiding and landmark significance in the history of China’s philosophy and social sciences was convened in Beijing. The important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences greatly inspired and encouraged the vast number of philosophy and social science workers.

夏近林方密，春馀水更深。2016年5月17日，一场在中国哲学社会科学发展史上具有引领性、标志性意义的重要会议在北京召开。习近平总书记在哲学社会科学工作座谈会上的重要讲话，令广大哲学社会科学工作者倍感振奋、深受鼓舞。

On the lush campus, vegetation flourishes. Over the past decade, what new progress, new trends, and new directions have emerged in China’s philosophy and social sciences research? With these questions, our reporter came to Tsinghua Garden and interviewed Xue Lan, a senior professor of humanities and social sciences at Tsinghua University, listening to him recount his observations, experiences, and reflections over the past ten years.

菁菁校园，草木葳蕤。10年来，我国哲学社会科学研究有哪些新进展、新趋势、新动向？带着这些问题，记者来到清华园，采访了清华大学文科资深教授薛澜，听他娓娓讲述10年来的所见所闻、所感所悟。

Both thinking and action converge on the construction of an autonomous knowledge system.

思考和行动都汇聚到自主知识体系构建上来

Reporter: Contemporary China is undergoing the most extensive and profound social transformation in its history, and is also carrying out the most grand and unique practical innovation in human history. This unprecedented great practice will inevitably provide powerful momentum and broad space for theoretical creation and academic prosperity. Over the past ten years, what new progress, new trends, and new directions have emerged in philosophy and social sciences research? What are your impressions?

记者：当代中国正经历着我国历史上最为广泛而深刻的社会变革，也正在进行着人类历史上最为宏大而独特的实践创新。这种前无古人的伟大实践，必将给理论创造、学术繁荣提供强大动力和广阔空间。10年来，哲学社会科学研究有哪些新进展、新趋势、新动向？对此，您有哪些感受？

Xue Lan: Ten years ago, on May 17, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences, clearly putting forward the requirement to accelerate the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. In May 2017, the Central Committee of the CPC issued the “Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Philosophy and Social Sciences with Chinese Characteristics.” In 2022, the first national-level plan for philosophy and social sciences development, the “National Plan for the Development of Philosophy and Social Sciences during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period,” was issued, making an overall plan for the development of philosophy and social sciences during the 14th Five-Year Plan period around the strategic task of accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics…

薛澜：10年前的5月17日，习近平总书记在哲学社会科学工作座谈会上发表了重要讲话，明确提出了加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学的要求。2017年5月，中共中央印发《关于加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学的意见》。2022年，第一部国家层面的哲学社会科学发展规划《国家“十四五”时期哲学社会科学发展规划》印发，围绕加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学的战略任务，对“十四五”时期哲学社会科学发展作出总体性规划……

Over the past ten years, the institutional arrangements and practical pathways for accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics have become clearer. The vast number of philosophy and social science workers have actively responded to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s call, carrying out extensive work in promoting theoretical innovation, serving scientific decision-making, and enhancing cultural soft power, providing strong intellectual and intellectual support for comprehensively building a modern socialist country.

10年来，加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学的制度安排和实践路径更加清晰，广大哲学社会科学工作者积极响应习近平总书记号召，在推动理论创新、服务科学决策、提升文化软实力等方面开展了大量工作，为全面建设社会主义现代化国家提供了有力的思想和智力支持。

Taking the discipline of public management as an example, I have a relatively deep feeling about the changes over the past ten years, mainly reflected in three aspects: The first major change, and the most obvious one, is the significant enhancement of the autonomous awareness and autonomous capacity of public management research. In the early stages of the discipline’s development, public management research drew heavily on theoretical resources from foreign public administration, public policy, and organizational management, which played a positive role in discipline construction. However, over a certain period, it also formed a dependence on existing theoretical frameworks, affecting the ability to extract original concepts and explanatory frameworks from China’s governance practice. Specifically, in terms of discourse system construction, research question formulation, and interpretation of China’s national conditions, some research tended to follow existing theoretical frameworks, more often using Chinese experience to verify existing theories rather than proposing concepts, propositions, and theories from Chinese practice that can explain China’s governance. There was also research that paid more attention to international academic hotspots while insufficiently responding to major public governance issues in China’s reform and development process, which to some extent affected the problem focus and knowledge accumulation of public management research. Over the past ten years, this situation is undergoing profound changes. More and more researchers are beginning to take the major practices in China’s reform, development, and modernization of national governance as important sources for forming academic questions, refining theoretical concepts, and constructing explanatory frameworks.

以公共管理学科为例，我对这10年来的变化有比较深切的感受，主要体现在三个方面：第一大变化，也是最明显的变化，是公共管理研究的自主意识和自主能力显著增强。在学科发展早期，公共管理研究较多借鉴国外公共行政、公共政策和组织管理等理论资源，这对学科建设发挥了积极作用。但在一定时期内，也形成了对既有理论框架的依赖，影响了从中国治理实践中提炼原创性概念和解释框架的能力。具体而言，在话语体系建构、研究问题提出以及中国国情阐释等方面，一些研究倾向于沿用既有理论框架，更多是用中国经验验证既有理论，而不是从中国实践中提出能够解释中国之治的概念、命题和理论。也有一些研究对国际学术热点关注较多，而对中国改革发展进程中的重大公共治理问题回应不足，在一定程度上影响了公共管理研究的问题聚焦和知识积累。10年来，这种状况正在发生深刻变化，越来越多的研究者开始把中国改革发展和国家治理现代化进程中的重大实践，作为形成学术问题、提炼理论概念、建构解释框架的重要来源。

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “Whether our philosophy and social sciences have Chinese characteristics ultimately depends on whether they have subjectivity and originality. Following others step by step will not only make it difficult to form philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics but also fail to solve China’s practical problems.” This reminds public management researchers to more consciously take China as the reference and the times as the reference, directly face Chinese problems, refine Chinese experience, and gradually explore and form concepts, propositions, and theoretical systems rooted in Chinese practice that can explain China’s governance.

习近平总书记强调：“我们的哲学社会科学有没有中国特色，归根到底要看有没有主体性、原创性。跟在别人后面亦步亦趋，不仅难以形成中国特色哲学社会科学，而且解决不了我国的实际问题。”这提醒公共管理学研究者要更加自觉地以中国为观照、以时代为观照，直面中国问题，提炼中国经验，逐步探索形成立足中国实践、能够解释中国之治的概念、命题和理论体系。

The second major change is that academic research closely follows the grand practice of reform and opening up and Chinese-path modernization. The report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC pointed out: “Problems are the voice of the times, and answering and guiding the resolution of problems is the fundamental task of theory.” Objectively speaking, previously, in the development process of the public management discipline, the phenomenon of discussing theory for theory’s sake was relatively common, and the response to practical problems was insufficient. Over the past ten years, the vast number of researchers have paid more attention to heading toward problems and working around problems, focusing on the major issues faced and needing resolution in contemporary Chinese social development, expounding theories, establishing arguments, offering suggestions, and their problem awareness has significantly increased.

第二大变化，是学术研究紧跟改革开放宏阔实践和中国式现代化建设。党的二十大报告提出：“问题是时代的声音，回答并指导解决问题是理论的根本任务。”客观而言，此前，公共管理学科在发展过程中就理论来谈理论的现象比较常见，对现实问题的回应还不够充分。10年来，广大研究者更加注重奔着问题去、围着问题做，围绕当下中国社会发展所面临和需要解决的重大议题，述学立论、建言献策，问题意识明显增强。

Taking the construction of new-type think tanks with Chinese characteristics as an example, over the past ten years, China has gradually formed a new-type think tank system with Chinese characteristics, led by national high-end think tanks, with think tanks at all levels and of all types supporting each other and coordinating progress. The main research fields cover a series of major areas related to the development of the Party and the country, including Party building, national development strategy, national governance, public policy, macroeconomics, scientific and technological development, and international issues. Positive progress and fruitful results have been achieved in providing advice for governance, theoretical innovation, public opinion guidance, and public diplomacy.

以中国特色新型智库建设为例，10年来，我国逐步形成以国家高端智库为引领，各级各类智库相互支撑、协调共进的中国特色新型智库体系。主要研究领域涵盖党的建设、国家发展战略、国家治理、公共政策、宏观经济、科技发展、国际问题等一系列关系党和国家发展的重大领域，在咨政建言、理论创新、舆论引导、公共外交等方面取得积极进展和丰硕成果。

The third major change is that in foreign exchanges and communication activities, the mental outlook of Chinese researchers has been completely renewed, with a broad mind, confidence and composure, and a stronger sense of equality. Since reform and opening up, our country has actively integrated into economic globalization, opened its doors for construction, embraced the world, learned from the world, contributed to the world, and interacted well and developed together with the world. In this process, the vast number of philosophy and social science workers have actively gone abroad and actively communicated with the international academic community.

第三大变化，是在对外交往交流活动中，我国研究者的精神风貌焕然一新，胸怀天下、自信从容，平等意识更强。改革开放以来，我们国家积极融入经济全球化，打开国门搞建设，拥抱世界、学习世界、贡献世界，与世界良好互动、共同发展。在这个过程中，广大哲学社会科学工作者主动走出国门，积极同国际学界交流。

Over the past ten years, the vast number of researchers have participated in international academic exchanges with a more confident and composed attitude, telling China’s stories well, spreading China’s voice, and continuously improving academic innovation capabilities through open cooperation. For example, China has continuously promoted the establishment of exchange and cooperation mechanisms with internationally renowned think tanks, carried out international cooperative project research, and actively participated in dialogues on international think tank platforms. At the same time, adhering to the combination of “bringing in” and “going out,” efforts have been continuously advanced to absorb outstanding talents such as overseas think tank experts and sinologists, support China’s high-end think tanks in establishing overseas branches, and recommend renowned think tank experts to serve in relevant international organizations.

10年来，广大研究者以更加自信从容的姿态参与国际学术交流，讲好中国故事、传播中国声音，在开放合作中不断提升学术创新能力。例如，我国持续推动建立与国际知名智库的交流合作机制，开展国际合作项目研究，积极参与国际智库平台对话。同时，坚持“引进来”与“走出去”相结合，吸纳海外智库专家、汉学家等优秀人才，支持我国高端智库设立海外分支机构，推荐知名智库专家到有关国际组织任职等工作持续推进。

Ultimately, it is necessary to answer practical questions well and lead practical development.

归根到底要回答好实践问题、引领实践发展

Reporter: In striving to construct philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, how should we carry out knowledge innovation, theoretical innovation, and methodological innovation to fully reflect Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner?

记者：在着力构建中国特色哲学社会科学方面，我们应当如何进行知识创新、理论创新、方法创新，以充分体现中国特色、中国风格、中国气派？

Xue Lan: General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the National Education Conference: “Use the Party’s innovative theory to lead knowledge innovation, theoretical innovation, and methodological innovation in philosophy and social sciences, and construct an autonomous knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences with the backbone of iconic concepts and original theories of each discipline.” At present, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period, and the changes unseen in a century in the world are accelerating. We must further enhance our sense of responsibility and urgency, take scientifically answering the questions of the times as an important focus for theoretical development, focus on new problems encountered in practice, deep-seated problems in reform, development, and stability, problems of urgent concern to the people, major problems in international changes, and prominent problems faced in Party building, summarize experience and reveal laws in finding countermeasures, tell the Chinese logic behind China’s governance well, and guide new practice with developing theory.

薛澜：习近平总书记在全国教育大会上指出，“以党的创新理论引领哲学社会科学知识创新、理论创新、方法创新，构建以各学科标识性概念、原创性理论为主干的中国哲学社会科学自主知识体系”。当前，中华民族伟大复兴进入关键时期，世界百年未有之大变局加速演进。我们必须进一步增强责任感和紧迫感，把科学解答时代课题作为理论发展的重要着力点，聚焦实践遇到的新问题、改革发展稳定存在的深层次问题、人民群众急难愁盼问题、国际变局中的重大问题、党的建设面临的突出问题，在找准对策中总结经验、揭示规律，讲好中国之治背后的中国之理，以发展着的理论指导新的实践。

The characteristics, style, and ethos of philosophy and social sciences are products of development at a certain stage, marks of maturity, symbols of strength, and embodiments of confidence. To advance theoretical innovation, one must first adhere to a scientific attitude. The vitality of theory lies in continuous innovation. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: “The leap of theory is not reflected in the novelty of wording, nor in the self-consistency of logic; ultimately, it is reflected in answering practical questions and leading practical development.” [1]1 “As summer nears, the groves grow dense; as spring wanes, the waters deepen”: A classical Chinese poetic couplet from the Southern Dynasties poet Xie Lingyun, used here to evoke the passage of time and the flourishing of scholarship. Unifying the adherence to Marxism with the development of Marxism, and continuously making new theoretical creations in light of new practice, is an important reason for Marxism’s enduring vitality. In this regard, long-term preparation is necessary; one must not act with undue haste, let alone try to help things grow by pulling them up. [2]2 “Tsinghua Garden”: A poetic name for the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China’s leading institutions of higher education.

哲学社会科学的特色、风格、气派，是发展到一定阶段的产物，是成熟的标志，是实力的象征，也是自信的体现。推进理论创新，首先要坚持科学的态度。理论的生命力在于不断创新。习近平总书记深刻指出：“理论的飞跃不是体现在词句的标新立异上，也不是体现在逻辑的自洽自证上，归根到底要体现在回答实践问题、引领实践发展上。”把坚持马克思主义和发展马克思主义统一起来，结合新的实践不断作出新的理论创造，是马克思主义永葆生机活力的重要原因。对此，要做好长期的准备，不能操之过急，更不能揠苗助长。

The scope of philosophy and social sciences research is very broad, and different disciplines have their own knowledge systems and research methods. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, “To solve China’s problems and propose Chinese solutions to human problems, we must adhere to the worldview and methodology of the Chinese people.” [3]3 “the 14th Five-Year Plan period”: The period from 2021 to 2025, covering China’s 14th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development. For some time, in the field of public management research, popular Western concepts, theories, and methods have been used to discuss China’s practical problems without scrutiny. On the one hand, this has caused China’s

哲学社会科学研究范畴很广，不同学科有自己的知识体系和研究方法。习近平总书记强调，“解决中国的问题，提出解决人类问题的中国方案，要坚持中国人的世界观、方法论”。一段时间以来，在公共管理研究领域，西方流行的概念、理论和方法在一些研究中未加审视就被用来讨论中国的现实问题，一方面使中国公共管理学科在理论建构方面缺席、失语；另一方面也使得西方公共管理学科话语体系中的许多问题被“移植”到了中国，而对这些问题的探讨对解决中国问题并无裨益。

Specifically regarding the path of innovation, the key to advancing knowledge innovation, theoretical innovation, and methodological innovation in philosophy and social sciences lies in adhering to the “Two Integrations.” On the one hand, we must take China’s actual conditions as the starting point for research, take root in Chinese soil, directly confront Chinese problems, excavate new materials, put forward new viewpoints, summarize new experiences, construct new theories, and guide new practice. On the other hand, we must focus on absorbing the essence of fine traditional Chinese culture, deeply excavating and elucidating its distinctive systems of thought, knowledge and wisdom, and rational speculation, and from this refine concepts, paradigms, and ideas with subjectivity and originality. In particular, we must put forward concepts, propositions, and plans that can embody China’s stance, China’s wisdom, and China’s value, break the narrative monopoly of Western-centrism, form the distinctive features and advantages of China’s own philosophy and social sciences, and enable the international community to better understand the deep and enduring civilizational foundation behind China’s path and China’s governance. In this process, we promote the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture, making it the “living source” for the development of the discipline of public administration.

具体到创新路径上，推进哲学社会科学知识创新、理论创新、方法创新，关键在于坚持“两个结合”。一方面，要以中国实际为研究起点，扎根中国大地、直面中国问题，挖掘新材料、提出新观点、总结新经验、构建新理论、指导新实践。另一方面，要注重汲取中华优秀传统文化精华，深入挖掘阐释其中富有特色的思想体系、知识智慧、理性思辨，从中提炼具有主体性、原创性的概念、范式和思想，特别是要提出能够体现中国立场、中国智慧、中国价值的理念、主张和方案，打破西方中心主义的叙事垄断，形成我国哲学社会科学自己的特色和优势，使国际社会更好地理解中国之路、中国之治背后深沉持久的文明基底。在此过程中，推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展，成为公共管理学科发展的“源头活水”。

A good academic culture is important soil for nurturing independent innovation. Whether it is the growth of academic talent or the flourishing development of philosophy and social sciences, they are inseparable from the stimulation, nourishment, and support of a good academic culture. To thicken the soil of innovative culture, we must persistently create an academic atmosphere that encourages exploration, supports innovation, and tolerates mistakes. We must continuously improve policy mechanisms that encourage innovation, establish and perfect a platform system that conforms to the laws of academic development and talent growth, promote coordinated efforts among government departments, universities, research institutions, academic communities, and publishing and dissemination platforms, and support young researchers with concrete measures to sit steadily and securely, focusing single-mindedly on long-term, fundamental, and original research.

良好的学术文化是孕育自主创新的重要土壤。无论是学术人才成长，还是哲学社会科学繁荣发展，都离不开良好学术文化的激发、滋养和支撑。厚植创新文化土壤，要持之以恒营造鼓励探索、支持创新、宽容失误的学术氛围。要不断完善鼓励创新的政策机制，建立健全符合学术发展规律和人才成长规律的平台体系，推动政府部门、高校、科研机构、学术共同体和出版传播平台等协同发力，以实实在在的举措支持青年科研人员坐得住、坐得稳，心无旁骛开展长期性、基础性、原创性研究。

Reporter: Speaking of methodological innovation, as a strategic technology leading a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, artificial intelligence is profoundly changing the way humans produce and live, and the risks and challenges it brings have also attracted widespread attention. In your view, what role has artificial intelligence played in the flourishing development of philosophy and social sciences?

记者：说到方法创新，作为引领新一轮科技革命和产业变革的战略性技术，人工智能正在深刻改变人类的生产生活方式，带来的风险挑战也引发广泛关注。在您看来，对于哲学社会科学繁荣发展来说，人工智能发挥了怎样的作用？

Xue Lan: I have noticed that recently, Google hired Henry Shevlin, a scholar from the University of Cambridge, as a “full-time philosopher” to participate in research on frontier issues such as machine consciousness, human-machine relations, and general artificial intelligence readiness. This matter enlightens us: the development of artificial intelligence ultimately serves human society. “Technology for good” means taking human well-being as the fundamental goal of technological development. Whether it is technological design or rule-making, both should revolve around human needs, ensuring that technological development serves the comprehensive development of people and the public interest of society, and promoting the sharing of the fruits of AI development among all countries.

薛澜：我注意到，最近，谷歌聘请剑桥大学学者亨利·谢夫林（Henry Shevlin）担任“全职哲学家”，参与机器意识、人机关系和通用人工智能准备度等前沿问题研究。这件事情启示我们：人工智能发展归根结底要服务人类社会。“技术向善”，就是要把人的福祉作为科技发展的根本目标。无论是技术设计还是规则制定都应围绕人的需求展开，确保技术发展服务人的全面发展和社会公共利益，推动各国共享人工智能发展成果。

Currently, artificial intelligence is accelerating its empowerment of thousands of industries, deeply integrating into social operations. It will inevitably have a profound impact on social structure, power relations, culture and ethics, and will give rise to new research topics and theoretical demands, promoting the continuous renewal of paradigms in philosophy and social sciences. At the same time, as a powerful research tool, artificial intelligence can process massive, multi-source, and unstructured social data, helping researchers more finely depict social phenomena, more deeply discern complex laws, more prospectively simulate development trends, and inject new momentum into philosophical and social science research in the links of problem discovery, hypothesis generation, experimental design, and analytical verification.

当前，人工智能加速赋能千行百业，深度融入社会运行，必将对社会结构、权力关系、文化伦理等产生深刻影响，并催生新的研究课题与理论需求，推动哲学社会科学范式不断更新。同时，作为强大的研究工具，人工智能能够处理海量、多源、非结构化的社会数据，帮助研究者更精细地刻画社会现象、更深入地洞察复杂规律、更前瞻地模拟发展趋势，并在问题发现、假设生成、实验设计、分析验证等环节，为哲学社会科学研究注入新动能。

For example, with the rapid iteration of AI technology, some technological breakthroughs often outpace the formulation of governance rules. The “time lag” between technological development and institutional supply causes governance to always be “chasing” technology, forming governance difficulties. Facing the risks brought by new technologies such as generative AI and embodied intelligence, some governance rules still have imperfections and inadequacies. This also provides an important opportunity for related disciplines to expand research questions and update theoretical tools.

例如，人工智能技术快速迭代，部分技术突破往往领先于治理规则的制定，技术发展与制度供给之间的“时间差”导致治理始终在“追赶”技术，形成治理难题。面对生成式人工智能、具身智能等新技术带来的风险，一些治理规则还存在不完善、不适应之处。这也给相关学科拓展研究问题、更新理论工具提供了重要契机。

In the era of artificial intelligence, the role of philosophy and social sciences becomes even more prominent. What direction technology develops in, what value principles it follows, and how it serves human well-being and social progress all require philosophy and social sciences to provide value guidance and normative support.

人工智能时代，哲学社会科学的作用更加凸显。技术朝什么方向发展、遵循什么价值原则、如何服务人的福祉和社会进步，都需要哲学社会科学提供价值引领和规范支撑。

Upholding Subjectivity in Openness, Advancing Originality in Mutual Learning

在开放中坚守主体性 在互鉴中推进原创性

Reporter: At a new starting point, what should the vast number of philosophy and social science workers do to live up to the trust of the times and the people?

记者：新的起点上，广大哲学社会科学工作者应如何做，才能不负时代和人民的重托？

Xue Lan: First, adhere to long-termism and follow the laws of academic accumulation and theoretical innovation. A theory with vitality must not only possess a sense of historical weight and a sense of the times facing reality, but also possess the profundity of grasping the essence of things and revealing inherent laws. Genuine theoretical innovation is inseparable from long-term accumulation and can withstand the test of practice and history. This is what is meant by “haste makes waste” and “slow work yields fine products.” We must maintain a sense of urgency that time waits for no one, but also follow academic laws, adhere to long-termism, not be confused by temporary matters, and not be disturbed by short-term evaluations. Relevant management departments should also provide institutional space and stable expectations for the vast number of philosophy and social science workers to explore and innovate, further improve the discipline construction system, and cultivate a healthy academic culture.

薛澜：第一，坚持长期主义，遵循学术积累和理论创新规律。有生命力的理论，既要具有历史的厚重感和面向现实的时代感，也要具有抓住事物本质、揭示内在规律的深刻性。真正的理论创新，离不开长期积累，也经得起实践和历史检验。正所谓“欲速则不达”“慢工出细活”。我们既要保持时不我待的紧迫感，也要遵循学术规律，坚持长期主义，不为一时一事所惑，不为短期评价所扰。有关管理部门也应为广大哲学社会科学工作者探索创新提供制度空间和稳定预期，进一步完善学科建设制度，涵养健康学术文化。

Second, facing the major practical issues of China’s economic and social development, carry out organized research and collaborative tackling, establish cross-departmental, cross-regional, and cross-disciplinary research consortia, and guide philosophy and social science workers to settle down and conduct research solidly. The systematic nature and complexity of “China’s governance” require workers in philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics to conduct in-depth research, design plans, and attempt iterations in a more organized manner. Taking the study of Chinese-path modernization as an example, to profoundly explain the reasoning, theory, and philosophy behind the remarkable achievements of Chinese-path modernization, it is necessary to fully mobilize relevant disciplines and research forces, and promote the integration of research perspectives and complementary advantages through organized research. In addition, we must also give full play to the role of new-type think tanks with Chinese characteristics, deepen research on major theoretical and practical issues, enhance the theoretical support for policy advice, and provide more constructive and forward-looking research results.

第二，面向中国经济社会发展的重大现实问题，开展有组织科研和协同攻关，组建跨部门、跨地区、跨学科的研究联合体，引导哲学社会科学工作者沉下心来、扎扎实实开展研究。“中国之治”的系统性、复杂性，要求中国特色哲学社会科学工作者以更加有组织的方式深入研究、设计方案、尝试迭代。以中国式现代化研究为例，深刻阐释中国式现代化显著成就背后的道理、学理、哲理，需要充分调动相关学科和研究力量，通过有组织科研推动研究视域融合、优势互补。此外，还要发挥好中国特色新型智库作用，深化重大理论和现实问题研究，增强咨政建言的学理支撑，提供更具建设性、前瞻性的研究成果。

Third, we must make efforts in systematization and theorization. Promoting the systematization and theorization of theory is an inherent requirement and an important pathway for theoretical innovation. We must accelerate the construction of the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, adhere to taking Chinese tradition, Chinese practice, and Chinese problems as important sources for constructing academic discourse, and summarize and refine the successful practices and valuable experiences from the practice of Chinese-path modernization. We must uphold subjectivity in openness and advance originality in mutual learning, strive to create a batch of theoretical achievements with originality, iconic academic concepts, and systematic theoretical frameworks, provide Chinese ideas and Chinese solutions for solving common human problems, and highlight the world value of Chinese philosophy and social sciences.

第三，要在体系化、学理化上下功夫。推进理论的体系化、学理化，是理论创新的内在要求和重要途径。要加快中国特色哲学社会科学学科体系、学术体系、话语体系建设，坚持以中国传统、中国实践、中国问题作为学术话语建构的重要源泉，把中国式现代化实践中的成功做法、宝贵经验总结好、提炼好。要在开放中坚守主体性、在互鉴中推进原创性，着力打造一批具有原创性的理论成果、标识性的学术概念、系统性的理论框架，为破解人类共同难题提供中国思路、中国方案，彰显中国哲学社会科学的世界价值。

(Our reporter Zhang Sheng)

（本报记者 张胜）