"New Confucianism" in Social and Political Life of Modern China
The article analyzes the role of New Confucianism in the political life of China. Currently, the article is relevant in connection with the reference to the study of political philosophy, and the Confucian doctrine at the present stage of Chinese society development. Confucianism in modern China is a factor of economic growth and geopolitical influence of China in the world. The authors goal is to analyze the development of the global Confucian project, the expansion of which is connected with the beginning of economic and political modernization in China. The article discusses the importance of Confucian moral and ethical categorical apparatus in the modernization of the Chinese state for the XX century as the economic and geopolitical influence of China in the world, promotion of the Confucian doctrine. It connects with the growth of Chinese strategic foreign policy soft power. The author points to the development of New Confucianism from 1958, which stands in the genesis of several generations of scientists. The article notes the spread of new Confucianism in China and abroad due to the beginning of Chinas era of reform and openness. The author concludes about the high role of New Confucianism in social and political life of modern China.