中华民族的政治意义

中华王朝国家的族际政治整合推动了自在中华民族的凝聚。梁启超提出“中华民族”概念后,中华民族在抵抗西方列强的压力下走向自觉。中华人民共和国的成立是中国完成民族国家构建历程的标志,为中华民族打造了坚固的政治屋顶,中华民族拥有了现代国家形式,成为一个国家民族。自此,作为国族实体的中华民族掌握了国家主权,成为各民族团结的历史与现实载体,成为正确理解和准确把握民族政策、落实民族区域自治制度的抓手。新时代中华民族的政治意义集中体现为铸牢中华民族共同体意识、加强中华民族国族建设,具体包括坚持党的领导、坚持单一制国家结构形式、解决少数民族权益保障问题、实现祖国完全统一。

Political Meaning of the Chinese Nation

Integration of inter-ethnic politics in the history of dynastic China improved the cohesion of the Chinese nation.The founding of the People s Republic of China was a symbol that China had built its nation state,providing a political roof to settle the Chinese nation.Thus,as a nation,the Chinese nation is the owner of China s sovereignty,promotes national unity,and becomes the keystone to understand and implement ethnic policies,especially,the regional ethnic autonomy.In new era,the political meaning of the Chinese nation concentratedly focuses on the task to create a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and reinforce nation building,which includes persisting the leadership of the Communist Party of China,upholding unitary state system,solving the issues about minority rights and promoting national reunification.