Great Power Doctrine: Xi Jinping's Governance System

The text analyzes ecology and culture as strategic rather than decorative elements of Xi Jinping's doctrine. The author points out that for China, building superpower status requires an integrated approach where economic development must go hand in hand with environmental sustainability and cultural identity. Ecology is here forged into a hard institutional regime through so-called 'ecological red lines,' intended to prevent resource degradation that would threaten the legitimacy of power. Culture, meanwhile, serves as the 'soul' of the state, giving meaning to the project of great rejuvenation. Overall, it presents a model of state agency striving to be a civilization that produces its own values and meanings, treating nature protection and identity as strategic conditions for long-term survival.