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ssc-topic-problematic

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Use when framing or sharpening the research problem (问题意识 / problematic) for 《中国社会科学》 (Social Sciences in China) — elevating a topic from a narrow empirical question to a 重大理论与现实问题, locating the live scholarly controversy, and tying it to China's development / 时代之问. Use before writing the introduction.

When to use

• Framing the research problem
• Sharpening the problematic
• Elevating a topic to a major issue
• Locating live scholarly controversy
• Tying the topic to China's development
• Structuring the problem statement in the introduction

When not to use

• Writing the introduction
• Industry or technical performance evaluation
• Simple policy goal assessment without institutional logic
• Descriptive regional phenomenon analysis without structural contradiction

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