ABSTRACTS

(1)Culturalself-awarenessandtheculturalconfidenceinChineseethics

FANHao·5·

The forty-year reform and opening up witnesses a public anxiety about culture in China. This is a reaction to the challenges posed to ethics in the cultural transformation. However, over-anxiety has undermined the confidence of the Chinese in ethics and morals. Anxiety about ethics as a unique expression of ethical culture is particularly strong in social transformation. The Chinese culture is an ethical culture in essence, which sets the theological culture in the West on an even footing. That the Chinese civilization is nontheistic doesn’t mean it is a culture without religion; instead it is a culture that didn’t choose theology. The Chinese ethics outdid western theology and eventually became well-established in China. The self-awareness of and the confidence in the Chinese ethical culture will develop into the independence of the Chinese ethical philosophy. Therefore, we should shake off the passive cultural strategies and develop our culture from a broader perspective.

(2)Existentialisminvirtueethics

YEFang-xing·15·

The metaphysical basis of virtue ethics is the coexistence of virtue and life. Because of its close association with the human life, social life and character trait, virtue ethics shows an important quality of existentialism. An in-depth study of it will demonstrate the immense value of virtue ethics.

(3)MarxandEngels’socialidealandthefutureofChinesesociety

JIANGChang·23·

The founding mission of CPC is to rejuvenate the Chinese nation and score triumph a of communism. As the “two centenary goals” set in the 18thCPC National Congress is about to be achieved, it is time for us to plan for the future of Chinese society in accordance with the communism thoughts of Marx and Engels. Their thoughts aim to combat the insoluble problems in market economy and capitalism. In the new era, we need to indigenize Marxism so as to develop socialism with Chinese characteristics and foster a set of dominant values, which requires us to attach great importance to modern national governance.

(4)PhilosophybehindPresidentXi’spolicyinnationalgovernance

GAOGuang-xu·33·

President Xi’s policy in national governance embodies notable philosophical richness. Aiming at the national rejuvenation, national prosperity and people’s well-being, the policy firmly aligns itself with the Chinese factual situation and therefore is a guide to solve the China-specific problems. As the most recent development of Marxism sinicization, it represents the zeitgeist of the new era.

(5)OntheexportstructureandinternationalcompetitivenessofChina’sservicetrade:ananalysisfromtheperspectiveoftradeinvalueadded

SHENGBin,MAYing-ying·39·

Based on the 2000-2014 world input-output tables released by WIOD, this paper conducts a systematic measurement of the export structure and international competitiveness of China’s service trade from the value-added perspective and compares that with some foreign countries. We have the following results: (1)During the investigated period, China’s service export structure was optimized on the whole; the share of knowledge-intensive services increased significantly from 19.68% to 27.76%, below the world overall level of 36%; (2)China showed a growing trend in value-added RCA, but still lagged behind the developed countries and some developing countries like Brazil, India and Russia; (3)Traditional trade statistics greatly exaggerated China’s service trade imbalance, the degree of which depended on the labor division between China and its trade partners in the global value chains.

(6)Producerservicesandthefragmentationofglobalvaluechains

HUANGJian-zhong,WUYi·49·

Based on the matrix of intermediate product trade and the panel data of WIOD, this paper quantitatively analyzes the fragmentation of global value chains and investigates the correlation between producer services and fragmentation of global value chains. We have the following results: (1) Producer services have a positive correlation with the fragmentation of GVCs; (2) The impact of producer services on fragmentation varies from industry to industry and from region to region.

(7)MeasurementofinternationalcompetivenessofChina’sequipmentmanufacturinganditsdeterminants:astudyfromtheperspectiveofglobalvaluechains

SUNShao-qin,QIULu·61·

The competitiveness of export from the perspective of global value chains (GVCs) is a hot topic in international trade. This paper studies the international competitiveness of China’s equipment manufacturing and its determinants after measuring its position in GVCs by using export technical complexity. We have the following results. China’s equipment manufacturing is generally in the downstream stage; however, the steady increase of our export technical complexity helps narrow the gap between China and the developed countries. Sustainable development calls for an increase of national R&D investment and human resources. This paper also reveals the regional heterogeneity in the factors influencing the competitiveness of China’s equipment manufacturing.

(8)China’sservicesectorsintheglobalvaluechains:aresearchfromtheperspectiveofmeasurementofvalue-addedaveragepropagationlength

CHENJian,CHENTai-jing,ZHAODi·69·

Service sectors take on considerable importance in global value chains due to its high value added within "smile curve". Based on trans-national and trans-industry input-output framework and by using measurement of value-added average propagation length (VAPL), this paper analyzes the position and evolution of China’s service sectors in GVCs and proposes suggestions for its development. Our quantitative analysis shows that China’s overall VAPL of service sectors has a good starting point and presents a steady growth due to its high VAPL and constant growth of producer service. Our empirical results show that VAPL of labor-intensive service sectors is influenced by multiple factors while VAPL of skill-intensive service sectors is more sensitive to institution, demand from manufacturing and domestic production segmentation. Domestic value chain helps bring about the positive effect of institutions and market scale expansion while international value chain helps produce positive effect of innovation.

(9)RuleofsimilarfactevidenceinChina:acasestudyofHuMouying

WANGZhen·78·

How to identify cases that are factually similar but evidentially insufficient remains unsolved in criminal justice in China. This paper explains the necessity of introducing the rule of similar fact evidence by conducting a case study of Hu Mouying. It introduces in detail its values, theoretical basis and standards and discusses its application, implementation and amount determination.

(10)Critiqueofsentencing-determinedconviction

YELiang-fang·84·

That sentencing can determine conviction has caused growing concern because it may incur the risk that end justifies the means. Going against the judicial law, principle of legality and theory of crime constitution, it seriously undermines the building of the state under rule of law. Worse yet, it has won the support of an increasing number of scholars and judges. Therefore, it is high time to refute the theory and uphold the principle that sentencing is determined by conviction. As for the sentencing imbalance, this paper proposes suggestions on the improvement in regulations and legislation.

(11)Post-disasterrescue:acasestudyofWenchuanearthquake

YANGSong,CHENLin·94·

Based on the data collected one year after the Wenchuan earthquake, this paper evaluates the effectiveness of the post-disaster rescue and relief. We have the following findings: (1) Two thirds of the victims get help in livelihood and only one third receive financial or emotional support; (2) Out of the four relief programs of livelihood, housing, finance and emotion, the average number of programs victims get is 1.75; (3) CPC members get more help than non-party members, and Han people receive less help than ethical minorities. The findings show that governments are a major player in post-disaster reconstruction and that infrastructure needs improving to ensure the efficiency of rescue work.

(12)Influenceofhousehold,communityandgovernmentonpost-disasterhouserebuilding

LUYang-xu,ZHAOYan-dong·100·

Post-disaster reconstruction is an effort involving multiple players. This paper examines the influence of household, community and government on rural house rebuilding after the Wenchuan earthquake. We have the following results: (1) The speed of neighbors’ house rebuilding exerts significant influence while household characteristics do not; (2) Governmental financial aids speed up the rebuilding while administrative intervention slows it down. The results show that post-disaster rebuilding is a collective effort influenced by social norms and governmental intervention rather than an individual act.

(13)Lawofdemandandlawofadvantage:astudyofresourceallocationintheWenchuanearthquake

WEIJian-wen,HANYang,SHIChen·107·

The post-earthquake reconstruction led by the Chinese government in Wenchuan has gained experience that can be shared. This paper analyzes the post-earthquake resource allocation from the perspectives of law of demand and law of advantage. We have the following results: (1) Law of demand is an essential principle. The greater the loss of houses, woodland and farmland, the bigger the housing subsidies; (2) Law of advantage is a basic principle. The higher the economic, human and social assets, the bigger the subsidies for house and livelihood; (3) Law of advantage matters more in bank loans. The more wealth a family possessed before the earthquake, the more bank loans it had after the earthquake; (4) Political background has no saying in resource allocation. CPC members’ share is no bigger than others.

(14)Processinartappreciationandanalysis

XIADong-rong·115·

Whitehead is best known as the defining figure of process philosophy. This philosophical school identifies reality with change and development. Art as a spiritual product is no exception. The growth of artists and creation of art works are important art processes and also important means for art appreciation and analysis.

(15)ConnotationofYiHua

ZHANGQian-yuan·124·

Invented by Fuxi, Yi Hua is an important category in theBookofChanges. Yi is not a numeral but a philosophical concept embodying the idea of Ba Gua (Eight Diagrams) and the Dao of Tai Chi. Applying Yi Hua to his paintings, Shi Tao, a painter in the Qing Dynasty, invented a number of painting terms, concepts and definitions.

(16)ImageofSunWukonginJourneytotheWest

YANGYang·130·

Symbolism as a frequently-used literary device in theJourneytotheWestis well-represented in Su Wukong, a leading character in the novel. The moral lesson of this book is about salvation and self-realization. The pilgrimage of Su Wukong to the West symbolizes his journey inward. An in-depth study of symbols can help us fully understand the morals in this classical novel.

(17)EthicalspiritintheJourneytotheWest

SONGZheng·139·

The story ofJourneytotheWestillustrates a good metaphor for the establishment of the Chinese philosophy of mind. The story gets increasingly profound as the plot unfolds. It captures the mentality and values of the Chinese people in the shape of mythology through its description of Buddhism, Taoism, worldliness and Confucianism and of the sufferings and hardships Xuanzang and his disciples went through in the journey. In this sense, this classic work shows how the Chinese people achieve a unity of knowing and doing in their ethical values.