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2025, Vol.55 Num.10
Online: 2025-12-16
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Chen Guangzhong
The New Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Law: Toward Perfection of the Public Prosecution System
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This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the public prosecution system reform under the forthcoming fourth amendment to China’s Criminal Procedure Law (CPL). Drawing upon historical evolution, comparative perspectives, and empirical evidence, it aims at proposing a systematic blueprint for improving the prosecutorial mechanism in China. The author identifies three institutional areas where long-standing problems have emerged through decades of judicial practice: the system of supplementary investigation (or supplementary inquiry), the system of leniency for confession and plea (RNR), and the system of non-prosecution. The study argues that any reform of the public prosecution regime must adhere to three fundamental procedural principles—protection of human rights, legality of procedure, and primacy of justice—to achieve a dynamic balance between state prosecution power and individual rights.Methodologically, the paper adopts a historical, comparative and empirical approach. Historically, it traces the legislative evolution of the CPL since 1979, identifying three major trends in prosecutorial reform: a shift from “punishment‐oriented” to “punishment & protection”, a structural transition from the inquisitorial to a hybrid model emphasizing adversarial elements, and a progression from “cooperation over restriction” to “enhanced procedural supervision”. In comparative analysis, the author contrasts China’s institutional design with that of Germany, France, Canada, and the United States, highlighting the hybrid configuration of Chinese prosecutorial and investigative powers, which necessitates a unique design for supplementary investigation procedures. Empirically, the study synthesizes normative documents and prosecutorial practice data to provide targeted legislative recommendations.The paper’s innovations are concentrated in three major domains:1. Reforming the supplementary investigation system. The study emphasizes clarifying the division of authority among public security organs, procuratorates, and supervisory commissions, while introducing a “legal checklist” that specifies situations where cases should not be returned for reinvestigation. It proposes institutionalizing this list within the CPL to curb abuse of discretionary power and to mandate written investigation outlines with explicit evidentiary objectives. A “joint meeting and evaluation mechanism” between police and prosecutors is recommended to visualize and assess the results of supplementary investigation. For corruption cases investigated by supervisory commissions, the author suggests codifying prosecutors’ supervisory authority over evidence legality and guaranteeing defense counsel’s participation during supplementary inquiry—thus bridging the procedural gap between supervision and prosecution.2. Expanding and refining the non-prosecution system. The paper advocates extending conditional non-prosecution beyond juvenile offenders to include adult offenders in minor cases, thereby creating a dual-structure mechanism. It calls for loosening the limitations on applicable offenses and penalties, and for strengthening the supervision and education components through community-based electronic monitoring. Additionally, the study introduces a victim participation framework that institutionalizes three mechanisms: (a) mandatory response to victims’ opinions before a non-prosecution decision, (b) legal aid access for victims lacking professional representation, and (c) judicial review rights if prosecutors violate procedural duties. These measures aim at enhancing transparency, accountability, and restorative justice within prosecutorial discretion.3. Improving the leniency for confession and plea (RNR) system. The author underscores the necessity of strengthening legal aid in serious felony cases. It is proposed that defendants facing potential imprisonment of over three years must be provided with mandatory legal assistance. To enhance the fairness and credibility of sentencing recommendations, the paper advocates establishing an interactive negotiation mechanism between prosecution and defense, requiring prosecutors to hold public consultation sessions before finalizing sentencing proposals and prohibiting arbitrary adjustments afterward. Furthermore, the paper proposes empowering duty lawyers with full access to case files, visitation rights, and written opinion submissions, ensuring their substantive participation rather than a merely symbolic role.In essence, this paper’s originality lies in embedding a prosecutorial reform within the broader context of China’s supervisory system transformation and judicial modernization. It not only diagnoses procedural weaknesses but also provides legislatively operable solutions for the 2024 amendment. The proposed model envisions a modern prosecutorial framework that integrates procedural legality, substantive justice, and institutional efficiency, allowing the procuratorate to function as both a “quality inspector” and “filter” of the criminal justice process. The ultimate objective is to ensure that every criminal case in China is prosecuted or dismissed under a transparent, fair, and human-rights–oriented legal regime.
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Jiang Bixin
Enhancing Judicial Efficiency Through Modernized Judicial Systems: Addressing the Challenge of a Large Number of Cases and a Shortage of Personnel Through Institutional Improvement and Reform and Innovation
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Currently, China’s judicial system is universally grappling with the structural dilemma of “a surging caseload amid an insufficient judicial workforce”. The growing tension between the continuous upward trend in case volumes and the scarcity of judicial resources not only burdens judges with overwhelming workloads and undermines judicial efficiency, but also entails profound risks, such as compromised quality of judicial rulings and eroded judicial credibility. Constrained by practical constraints including fiscal budgets and staffing ceilings, the traditional approach of simply calling for “expanding staffing quotas and increasing personnel” can no longer meet the ever-growing demand generated by the rising caseload. Furthermore, as this approach fails to tackle the core issue of enhancing judicial efficiency, even short-term supplementary staffing tends to trap the system in a vicious cycle. To achieve a long-term solution to the predicament of a large backlog of cases and inadequate supply of judicial personnel, it is essential to establish a modern judicial system, optimize judicial procedures at the source, and boost judicial effectiveness. Adopting a combination of normative analysis and empirical research, this paper puts forward a systematic solution covering twelve dimensions, offering targeted measures that are both theoretically sound and practically feasible for constructing a coordinated and efficient judicial system. These twelve measures, each with distinct focuses and mutually reinforcing functions, form a comprehensive practical framework, as detailed below:1. Optimization of Resource Allocation. Develop a dynamic judicial resource deployment mechanism to achieve precise alignment between the supply of judicial resources and the demands of case handling.2. Intensification of Diversified Dispute Resolution. Build a “one-stop” dispute resolution platform to break the long-standing pattern where various stakeholders act in isolation in dispute governance.3. Typologization of the Mediation-Litigation Relationship. Clarify the differentiated application scenarios for mediation and litigation, so as to realize the efficient matching of dispute resolution methods with specific dispute types.4. Fairness in Litigation Costs. Establish a differentiated litigation fee system, striking a dynamic balance between “ensuring unobstructed channels for safeguarding rights” and “preventing the abuse of legal rights”.5. Standardization of Case Filing Review. Adopt comprehensive measures to address the problem of procedural redundancy in case filing procedures, consolidating the first line of defense for judicial remedies.6. Consolidation of Related Litigations. Establish a joint trial mechanism to improve litigation efficiency, facilitate the discovery of factual truth, and avoid conflicting judicial rulings.7. Legitimization of Judicial Procedures. Promote reforms to standardize judicial procedures, so as to restrict and eliminate arbitrary decisions and prejudices of judges.8. Objectivation of Evaluation and Expertise. Improve the regulatory system for forensic appraisal and evaluation, and rectify the irregularities in the field of appraisal and evaluation.9. Clarification of Judicial Rules. Construct a sound system of judicial rules to mitigate the drawbacks and risks arising from the uncertainty in the application of laws.10. Substantiation of Dispute Resolution. Resolve various disputes in a thorough and in-depth manner, realizing the integration of political effects, social effects and legal effects.11. Precision of Judicial Supervision. Improve the judicial supervision mechanism to ensure that any judicial injustice has no place to hide.12. Intellectualization of Auxiliary Tools. Further advance the construction of smart courts, so as to unleash the core productive forces of the judicial system.
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Xu Lifang, Liu Jinhong
From Practice Orientation Towards System Reconstruction: Generative Logic and Contemporary Implications of an Autonomous Knowledge System in Chinese Publishing Studies
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As technology reshapes the publishing ecosystem and the Cultural Power Strategy demanding disciplinary contribution, Chinese Publishing Studies stands at a critical juncture for theoretical breakthroughs and systemic reconstruction. As one of the pioneering disciplines advocating interdisciplinary integration, practice orientation and value-led development, its explorations not only embody the paradigmatic significance of new liberal arts development but also furnish an instructive model in its endeavor to build an autonomous knowledge system, offering a reference for balancing applied vitality with theoretical depth within the New Liberal Arts framework.Integrating systematic historical analysis with theoretical explication, this paper delineates the three-stage evolutionary trajectory of the autonomous knowledge system in Chinese Publishing Studies. (1) The Germination Period (1900s-1970s): Publishing studies had not yet formed an independent disciplinary structure. Knowledge production, both in China and abroad, was primarily dominated by summaries of industry experience. Publishing knowledge at this stage resembled professional know-how more than disciplinary knowledge. (2) As global higher education and disciplinary development in publishing entered a new phase, driven jointly by policy guidance and industry needs in China, universities began to engage systematically. Institutions like Wuhan University established relevant programs, marking the emergence of distinct disciplinary institutionalization. (3) The Differentiation Period (2000s to present): Divergences in disciplinary orientation and developmental paths became apparent between Chinese and Western publishing studies. Although China’s postgraduate education (Master’s and PhD) in publishing started relatively late and long remained affiliated with other disciplines, it gradually embarked on a path towards theoretical autonomy by deepening interdisciplinary dialogue and constructing a full-chain knowledge system.The formation of the publishing knowledge system is deeply isomorphic with Knowledge Production Mode I, exhibiting distinct characteristics of problem-context-driven research, interdisciplinary collaboration and participation by multiple actors. (1) Problem Context-Driven: Industry challenges guide knowledge production. For instance, researches addressing the knowledge supply imbalance behind the “book scarcity crisis” in the 1980s, and studies on the convergence of traditional publishing with digital technologies in the new century, have continuously propelled disciplinary development. (2) Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Moving beyond closed theoretical systems, this approach builds up an open knowledge system capable of addressing the publishing industry’s complex issues by incorporating insights from multiple disciplines. For example, early textbooks introduced knowledge from economics, law and other fields, transforming and reconstructing it centered around publishing activities. (3) Multiple Actors: A knowledge production network involving collaboration among universities, enterprises, and industry organizations has formed. Examples include university-industry linkage through dual-mentor programs and joint research platforms, and the participation of industry associations and the government through resource support and co-establishment of standards.To achieve systemic reconstruction, the paper proposes four strategic pathways. (1) Reverting to core elements of Mode Ⅰ knowledge production: constructing an accumulable and transmissible disciplinary nucleus through the systematic collation of publishing practice laws and theoretical achievements. (2) Upholding Marxist value orientation: Align with knowledge production Mode Ⅲ’s pursuit of public interest, transcend mere instrumental rationality in knowledge production and forge an indispensable spiritual core and academic distinctiveness for the discipline. (3) Methodological Reinvention: Introduce and adapt exogenous methods to establish a problem-oriented, interdisciplinary integration paradigm. (4) Reconstituting the Academic Community: Reconstruct the academic community to consolidate endogenous momentum for disciplinary development.The evolution of Chinese Publishing Studies demonstrates that the formation of an autonomous knowledge system is not a conceptual deduction conceived in isolation but an organic whole gradually shaped in response to practical needs such as civilization inheritance and technological change. Although challenges remain, including insufficient depth in multi-actor collaboration and the need for continuous theoretical iteration, Chinese Publishing Studies has already provided a reference sample for China’s New Liberal Arts construction, characterized by practical grounding, value stance, and theoretical depth. This reflects the disciplinary self-awareness of publishing studies and represents an essential path for the Chinese humanities and social sciences to gain global recognition.
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Chen Changfeng, Wu Peiying
Communication Mechanism of Intelligent Multi-platform Content Production: Organizational Embedding and Institutional Adaptation of Generative AI
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In the context of systemic transformation of mainstream media and the deep integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the journalism industry, China’s mainstream media face the dual challenge of transforming both technological tools and organizational systems. However, existing research still falls short in theorizing the concept of “system”, dynamically analyzing transformations, and responding to institutional changes in the new technological ecosystem. Therefore, this study focuses on a core issue: how can mainstream media construct an “intelligent news dynamic collaboration system” based on the coordination of humans, technology, and institutions? What are the structural forms, operational mechanisms, and evolutionary logic of this system?Based on in-depth interviews with 47 mainstream media professionals and grounded theory coding analysis, this study identifies multiple structural tensions arising from the application of intelligent technologies in the journalism industry. First, there is a structural misalignment between institutions and practice: generative AI has gradually evolved from individual exploration to institutionalized application, but there are differences in cognition and application across various levels and generations of professionals. Second, AI is increasingly integrated as a key node in the news production process, while also redefining professional boundaries: AI has transformed from an external tool to a key node in news production, breaking the human-centered content creation logic. This shift pushes media from being news providers to becoming intelligent network organizers, but journalists do not allow AI to take on the core tasks of writing, reinforcing the professional value and boundaries of human journalists. Third, there is the gray zone in practice due to the absence of regulations: although AI has become a regular part of the news writing process, there is a lack of clear institutional norms regarding issues such as authorship and copyright. As a result, some journalists conceal their use of AI, and editors intensify the scrutiny of content. Fourth, there is the emergence of technical intermediaries and the lack of institutional safeguards: the role of technical staff has shifted from backend support to frontline governance, but there is still a lack of clear institutional support at the organizational level. Fifth, there is the cross-organizational interaction under the platform logic: the computational power and data flow of platforms have affected the work rhythm and resource allocation within news organizations, with the technical systems gradually eroding the autonomy of content production.These structural tensions highlight the core issue of the intelligent transformation in journalism the absence of a stable, collaborative, and dynamically adjustable intelligent news collaboration system. The ideal system should organically combine technological infrastructure, platform mechanisms, value guidance, and institutional feedback. It should exhibit dynamic network characteristics that promote flexible cooperation among diverse nodes; achieve a balance between platform and organizational systems, facilitating mutual negotiation of resources, rhythm, and logic; strengthen the authenticity and professionalism of the news system; and ensure clear role division and real-time institutional feedback regulation.Theoretically, this paper reveals the embedding logic and structural impact of generative AI in Chinese news organizations, proposing the “intelligent news dynamic collaboration system” model. It innovatively transitions from static individual experiences to dynamic scenarios, and from functionalism to a systems theory perspective. Practically, this paper provides empirical evidences for the integration of generative AI in news organizations, emphasizing the need for professional oversight, value judgment, and ethical review in the intelligent age. It also points out that human-machine collaboration mechanisms, job responsibility configurations, and platform-dependent governance urgently require institutional regulation.
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Wang Gonglong
Materialist Historical Perspective as the Theoretical Basis for the Common Values of All Humanity
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Common values of humanity is not only a value proposition put forward by the Chinese leaders in the new era to advance the major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, but also a new value system grounded in the materialist conception of history. It adheres to the fundamental principles, internal logic, and theoretical pursuits of the materialist conception of history. Common values of humanity are not purely theoretical abstractions detached from reality but rather value concepts generated through human social practice, distilled value consensus forged in material productive labor, value creations that align with the historical development of the world, and value pursuits universally yearned for by the humanity. This value concept carries profound theoretical implications of the materialist conception of history, inheriting and advancing its theoretical logic, fundamental perspectives, and lofty ideals, thus possessing a solid theoretical foundation in the materialist conception of history. Simultaneously, common values of humanity represent a value proposal put forward by China for the benefit of the human society amid the accelerated evolution of global transformations. It also addresses the prominent contradictions and challenges in contemporary human historical development by offering value concepts, policy propositions, and practical pathways with real-world relevance. This endows the materialist conception of history with new theoretical and practical dimensions, enriches and develops it, and revitalizes and demonstrates its enduring vitality in the modern era. Through inheritance and innovation, common values of humanity not only firmly rest on the theoretical cornerstone of the materialist conception of history but also exhibit historical rationality in guiding human value choices in the current era. Consequently, it points the way toward consolidating the greatest common denominator of shared values for the human society. China, together with people from all countries, jointly promotes and practices common values of humanity and advances the building of a human community with a shared future. This aligns with the historical trend of humanity’s yearning for and pursuit of a better world, follows the laws of historical development, and is a historical choice with unquestionable legitimacy. In the new context of accelerated global transformation, it is essential to adopt a materialist historical perspective to recognize the historical inevitability, historical determinacy, and value legitimacy of the shared values of all humanity from a deeper theoretical standpoint. This deepens the understanding of the profound ideological implications of “historical choice”, strengthens the historical confidence and initiative in advocating and practicing these shared values, and enables people to fully grasp their importance, feasibility, and practicality in thought. This enhances practical consciousness, allowing China to collaborate with people from all countries in jointly building a human community with a shared future and taking more resolute steps toward creating a more beautiful world, thereby opening new horizons.
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Chen Jian
North Sea Fisheries and Anglo-Dutch Geopolitical Game in the 17th Century
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The 17th Century Anglo-Dutch rivalry is a historical phenomenon that has long been focused by historians. For a long time, mercantilist explanations have dominated the research on this topic, while geopolitical factors have not received due attention. Although the maritime competition between England and the Netherlands has been a key issue in the competition, the research has been centered on the three Anglo-Dutch Wars, with less focus on incorporating a broader range of geopolitical factors into the research scope. In fact, the maritime struggle between England and the Netherlands is inseparable from the overall geopolitical environment of Europe. Examining the geopolitical game between the two states from the perspectives of diplomacy, domestic politics, and military, and integrating it into the mercantilist interpretive framework, can effectively broaden the research perspective. This paper investigates the 17th Century Anglo-Dutch struggle for the North Sea fisheries, focusing on two specific cases to explore the role of geopolitics in Anglo-Dutch competition.North Sea fisheries were a friction point that led to conflicts between England and the Netherlands in the 17th Century. Since the late Middle Ages, a special phenomenon had emerged in the European North Sea fisheries: England had the geographical advantage in fishery development, but the leadership had fallen into the hands of the Dutch. After the 17th Century, in order to promote the development of its naval power, England sought to seize the leadership in the North Sea fisheries. In view of the Dutch industrial advantage in the North Sea fisheries, the English government adopted a differentiated competition strategy, using its geographical advantage to compete with the Dutch. During the reign of Charles I, the English government exerted pressure on the Dutch through a fishing license system, but it failed due to the latter’s resistance. After the end of the English civil war, the dispute over the North Sea fisheries resurfaced, and with the outbreak of the First Anglo-Dutch War, the English navy successfully disrupted the Dutch fishing order. Disrupting the fishing order with naval power was ultimately proven to be an effective means of weakening the Dutch North Sea fisheries. It was under the interference of foreign arms that the Dutch eventually lost their monopoly in the North Sea fisheries in the 18th Century.Overall, geopolitical factors had a profound impact on the competition between England and the Netherlands. These factors include three main aspects: the international structure, which set the fundamental framework; domestic politics, which dictated its strategic direction; and naval power, which determined the intensity of the contest. During the period of Charles I, England did not have an advantage in these three aspects, so the issuance of fishing licenses was quickly frustrated by the Dutch countermeasures. By the time of the First Anglo-Dutch War, England had established a powerful navy, with anti-Dutch forces dominating the political landscape and fewer restraining factors at the international level, which was the key to its successful disruption of Dutch fisheries. The course of the Anglo-Dutch rivalry also witnessed the shift of England’s foreign strategic focus from the European continent to sea.
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Cai Kaixing, Jin Xuejun
FinTech Deployment and Bank Credit to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Evidences from Strategic Collaborations Between Small and Medium-sized Banks and FinTech Companies
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Against the backdrop of the digital age, commercial banks have accelerated their digital transformation in an effort to improve the quality and efficiency of inclusive financial services. Given the limitations in technical resources and capital strength, small-medium banks (SMBs) often need to accelerate the layout of FinTech with the help of third-party forces. However, there is a lack of systematic research on how FinTech can promote inclusive financial services for small and medium-sized banks, especially from the perspective of strategic cooperation.This paper examines the impact of strategic cooperation between SMBs and FinTech companies on the availability of credit to SMEs using unbalanced panel data from 140 small and medium-sized banks from 2010-2022. The findings suggest that strategic cooperation between small and medium-sized banks and FinTech companies can effectively enhance SME credit supply. Mechanism analysis shows that banks’ strategic cooperation is mainly transmitted through the income level channel. Through further examinations of the differences in the impact of different ways, modes and paths of strategic cooperation on SME credit supply, it can be found that, in terms of different cooperation modes and compared with relying solely on FinTech companies to enhance digital technology, strategic cooperation between small and medium-sized banks and FinTech companies in the form of co-construction has a more significant role in promoting SME credit accessibility. From the perspective of different cooperation modes, the strategic cooperation mode of technology introduction and co-built labs or platforms is more effective in promoting SME credit supply. From the perspective of different cooperation paths, strategic cooperation between small and medium-sized banks and FinTech companies in the field of risk control or marketing can effectively enhance the availability of SME credit. In addition, heterogeneity analysis finds that the promotion effect of strategic cooperation between banks and FinTech companies on credit availability of SMBs is more significant among small-sized, highly profitable, and low-risk-tolerant banks.This paper draws the following policy implication (1) SMBs should deepen the concept of strategic cooperation, grasp their own soft information advantages such as geographic location, affinity, and person-to-person relationship, and actively carry out FinTech innovation with the help of third-party technological advantages and innovations, so as to make themselves stand in the competition; (2) SMBs should lay out the FinTech at the right time according to our own situation to ensure that the strategic cooperation will bring substantial improvement for the bank; (3) SMBs should carefully examine our unique business model, market position and technology foundation, choose the right cooperation track and prioritize the solution of core pain points.
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Luo Tianhua
Revisiting the Ergative Verbs and Ergativity in Old Chinese
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Recent studies have proposed that ergative verbs are employed in Old Chinese, and its morphophonemic variations also exhibit ergative characteristics, suggesting it might be an ergative language. This paper presents different perspectives both theoretically and empirically, arguing that Old Chinese is a neutral language in alignment. It suggests that ergativity are coding strategies of grammatical relations between the verb and the core arguments. Such strategies employ either case markings on the full noun phrases and/or pronouns, or certain verbal person marking.Theoretically, on the one hand, the essence of such analyses largely pertains to unaccusativity within the formalist framework, rather than addressing the typological pattern of grammatical relations. In formal syntax, ergative/unaccusative verbs constitute a subclass of verbs, focusing on verbal semantics and transitivity differences (i.e., unaccusativity). Nevertheless, an ergative language concerns the formal strategies of grammatical relations, namely the alignment of A, S, and P (i.e., ergativity). The only similarity between the two frameworks lies in that formal syntax borrowing the term “ergative” from typology to label a verb subclass (ergative verbs). The presence and/or quantity of ergative/unaccusative verbs are not criteria for ergativity. Old Chinese is not an ergative language although it employs ergative verbs.On the other hand, the “semantic ergativity” analysis posits that Old Chinese exhibits an “agent-patient homonymy” via XVY/YV alternations, where Y in subject and object positions is semantically equivalent. However, this phenomenon still pertains to verbal semantics and transitivity—a syntactic unaccusative feature—rather than reflecting grammatical relations in alignment typology.Empirically, Old Chinese verbs do not cross-reference any person information, let alone the alignment of A, S, and P, which differs the ergative patterns in verbal person marking. Tonal changes in Old Chinese serve as morphological strategies, which signal changes in the semantic properties of verbs (e.g., action vs. state) rather than marking grammatical relations between verbs and arguments. Analyses interpreting such tonal alternations as reflecting a hybrid of ergative and accusative syntax also focus on transitivity. Such “semantic equivalence” differs significantly from the “conjunction reduction” in syntactic ergativity. Modern Chinese is occasionally analyzed as a split ergative language. The classification of causative verbs as ergative and (di)transitive verbs as accusative parallels such unfortunate analyses, although both lack evidences in alignment.It concludes that Old Chinese is not an ergative or an accusative language but a neutral language in that it employs no morphological markings on the noun/pronoun or certain person markings on the verb. A distinctive feature of Old Chinese verbs is their capacity to express both action and state, function as both verbs and nouns, and alternate between transitive and intransitive uses. The essence of ergative verbs lies in the flexibility of transitivity and root in the action-state continuum, which is a pervasive feature in Old Chinese.
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Luo Changqing
Creative Writing as a Method: Pathways of Transmedia Storytelling in the Experience Economy Era
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“As a Method” is a distinctive expression within Japanese academia. It transforms research subjects into tools for analysis and understanding by starting from specific concepts, geographical locations, or historical contexts, thereby advancing academic progress at the levels of thought processes and problem awareness. This approach has been widely adopted by Chinese researchers and successfully applied across various fields, including literature, history, journalism, and management. Creative writing is typically viewed as a practice of creation rather than a theoretical perspective. However, as an exploratory mode of thinking and cognitive framework, creative writing can serve as a research paradigm for examining narrative paths in integrated media during the experience economy era.Driven by innovative thinking, creative writing encourages creators to engage in diverse modes of expressions and personal explorations, fully leveraging their intelligence, talent, and gifts to continuously promote innovation and transformation within the literary field. Creative writing transcends the limitations of traditional literary creation, fostering content creation that is “cross-genre”, “cross-literary”, and “cross-cultural”, thereby constructing a more open and inclusive creative ecosystem. This not only enriches the diversity and expressiveness of creation but also meets the varied consumption demands of audiences, prompting a reevaluation of the boundaries and connotations of creative practice.In response to trends in interactive entertainment, creative writing reshapes the relationship between content creation and entertainment consumption by guiding audiences to participate deeply in the creative process. It transforms audiences from passive content consumers into active participants in creation, fostering an immersive consumption experience centered around role-playing. This not only enhances the attractiveness of cultural and creative entertainment in the experience economy era but also strengthens the sense of participation and belonging among audiences. In the field of interactive entertainment, users establish emotional bonds through role-playing, gaining profound social and emotional experiences and spiritual satisfaction. Through the integration of multiple media forms, creative writing leverages the respective strengths of text, audio, video, and other media to achieve multimodal dissemination of cultural products. Utilizing emerging technologies such as virtual reality, creative writing further expands the expressive space for storytelling.Relying on a comprehensive media collaboration mechanism, creative writing capitalizes on its narrative strengths to effectively empower the development of cultural and creative IPs. In the process of synergistic development with the cultural and creative industry, it reshapes the commercial landscape of the content production value chain. Creative writing reinterprets traditional works in creative ways, enhancing the emotional resonance between classic works and contemporary audiences, thereby achieving the multidimensional dissemination and enhanced value of literature. Driven by both multimedia narratives and cross-media dissemination, creative writing enables cultural and creative IPs to gain widespread recognition. This not only highlights the unique value of creative writing in content production but also facilitates its deep integration with the cultural and creative industry.From the perspectives of content innovation, interactive design, and media collaboration, creative writing fully demonstrates the advantages and potential of integrated media narratives in the experience economy era. Employing creative writing as a method to examine narrative paths in the experience economy era contributes to the innovation of content creation practices, promotes the transformation and upgrading of consumer experiences, and empowers the sustainable development of the cultural and creative industry.
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Tao Ran, Shao Ruimin
A Case Study in Textual Supplementation of Goryeo and Joseon Ci Poetry
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The literary creation of Ci poetry on the Korean Peninsula originated with the work of
He Sheng Chao Ying
by King Xuanzong of Goryeo. Later generations saw the emergence of renowned masters and masterpieces, forming an important part of the overseas development of Ci poetry alongside Japanese and Vietnamese traditions. In modern times, Goryeo and Joseon Ci have attracted attention from scholars worldwide. For instance, the Korean scholar Ryu Geesoo compiled
An Anthology of Korean Ci Through the Ages
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The Complete Collection of Goryeo and Joseon Ci
, offering a preliminary framework for understanding these works. However, given the vast ocean of historical documents from these dynasties, numerous Ci works and poets remain to be supplemented. By supplementing currently undocumented Goryeo-Joseon Ci and systematically categorizing methodologies for textual recovery, we may promote the study of overseas Ci traditions.Textual supplementation must be grounded in original sources, with exhaustive investigations into extant documents. For literary collections, massive compilations like
Korean Poetic Commentaries (Shihua) Series
and
Annotated Complete Korean Shihua
remain to be thoroughly collated. Diplomatic records such as
The Records of a Journey to Yan
also serve as crucial sources. Beyond major anthologies like
A Collection of Korean Literary Works Through the Ages
and
Compendium of Korean Literary Collections
, studies on various editions of authors’ works and rare prints are also the important approaches to textual supplementation. Besides South Korea, Goryeo-Joseon literary collections are available respectively in China, Japan, Europe and America, while some of these Ci works are not even seen in South Korean archives. Non-literary sources, such as historical records like
Newly Expanded Gazetteer of the Eastern Kingdom
and ritual texts like
Rituals for Offering Banquets,
also contain valuable traces of Ci music and lyrics, which should never be ignored.The documentation methods of Goryeo-Joseon Ci were shaped by unique conceptual factors such as anthology compilation practices and perceptions of the Ci genre, resulting in significant differences from Chinese Ci traditions. Consequently, when conducting textual supplementation work, it is crucial to establish sensitive and well-defined editorial guidelines tailored to specific documents. The lack of Ci tune titles, extremely common in Goryeo-Joseon literary collections, remains a basic cause of Ci omissions. The practice of composing
Eight Scenes
suites to the tune of
Wushan Yiduan Yun
represents a distinctive Goryeo-Joseon creative phenomenon. Scholars often directly used
Eight Scenes
as headings instead of formal tune titles, thus leading to the failure of some Ci works being enrolled. Ci tune titles placed after subtitles or embedded as marginal annotations frequently result in failed enrollment. Mixed publication of poems and Ci in undifferentiated volumes or simultaneous creation of both genres, if without meticulous scrutiny, will likewise lead to the missed enrollment. The frequent irregular prosody in Goryeo-Joseon Ci very likely causes misinterpretation or neglect of these works. Tune titles misused can also cause failed enrollment, therefore, supplementation and textual corrections are required. In ritual compositions such as ceremonial musical phrases, Ci may be concealed within liturgical recitations and may lack tune titles, causing inadvertent enrollment. Finally, some poets’ works, though absent from their personal anthologies, may have survived in other collections of their literary associates and colleagues.
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