Francis Fukuyama's "End Of History" Thesis And The Development Of Contemporary China

After the Cold War,Francis Fukuyama,a Japanese-American scholar,was known for his "the end of history" thesis,and since then the "historical end" has continued in support and opposition.In recent years,Fukuyama remains keen observation of the world's political and economic development,as well as continues to make his "end of history" thesis to supplement and improvement position-Sequence of political elements(effective state,rule of law,democratic accountability)????in order to make his thesis more persuasive.In the process of human social development,the "universal history" connotation of the exploration has never stopped.Its historical origins are mainly anthropological and Christian doctrines in Christianity.The historical origins of Fukuyama's "the end of history" thesis originated mainly from Hegel,or Hegel interpreted by Koyev.At the same time,Fukuyama expresses doubt and denial of the Marxist theory of communism with evidence that communist construction in some countries failed in the end of 20th century.In the beginning of 21st century,the global economic situation has changed dramatically.The world financial crisis has swept all over the world,however some developing countries,led by China,have made remarkable achievements in economic and political development.In view of the phenomenon above,Fukuyama try to explore this phenomenon and improve the original theory.Fukuyama emphasizes that the effective state,the rule of law and the democratic accountability are consisted of the essential ability of a country while and the sequence of them can not be reversed.In the process of demonstration,Fukuyama affirmed China's contribution to the construction of the political system and the capacity of effective state plays an important role in China's modernization drive.However he stressed that the rule of law and democratic accountability still have a long way to go.Although Fukuyama has a western development experience to "test" the effectiveness of China's political system construction and his point of view has some limitations,but the theory he quoted,his concerns about China,as well as his re-construction of the theoretical system,means a lot to China to promote the political reform and wade through the "deep water zone".This paper intends to combine the"China model" with Fukuyama 's "historical end theory with the discussion of the ideological origin of "the end of history" to clarify the ideological foundation and realistic dilemma of the thesis,meanwhile the change and constant.The goal of the paper is to explore the legitimacy and rationality of China's development path and China program and increase our confidence in China's development model.