Adhere to the Chinese Modernization to Promote the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the seminar on "Learning the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech and welcoming the 20th National Congress of the Party" for major provincial and ministerial-level leading cadres, "The modernization we are promoting is the socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China. To promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, we will neither follow the old path of isolation and rigidity, nor the evil path of changing the flag, persist in putting the development of the country and the nation on the basis of its own strength, and firmly grasp the destiny of China's development and progress in its own hands". This is of great guiding significance for us to deepen our understanding of Chinese-style modernization and unswervingly promote the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The theory and practice of the new era have successfully promoted and expanded Chinese-style modernization.
Chinese-style modernization is promoted and expanded in the process of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has led the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country, aiming at the grand goal of realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, unswervingly implementing the new development concept, and advancing supply-side structural reforms. The economic structure has been continuously optimized, and the quality and efficiency of development have been continuously improved, we have formed and actively promoted the "five in one" overall layout of economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction and ecological civilization construction, continuously promoted the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, achieved a comprehensive victory in poverty alleviation, created a miracle in the history of human poverty reduction, built a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way as scheduled, and achieved the first centenary goal, It has opened a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. Standing at a new and higher historical starting point, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has made a two-stage strategic arrangement for the realization of the second centenary goal, that is, to basically realize socialist modernization by 2035 and build China into a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful modern socialist country by the middle of this century. Based on the reality of the new development stage, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee put forward the long-term goal of basically realizing socialist modernization by 2035. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the celebration of the 100 anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, "We uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, promote the coordinated development of material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization, and ecological civilization, and create a new path of Chinese modernization. Created a new form of human civilization". This fully reflects that the new road of Chinese-style modernization is a modern development road that not only pursues all-round development, but also pays attention to coordinated development.
Chinese-style modernization is the socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China.
The century-old history since the founding of the Communist Party of China shows that adhering to the party's leadership is the fundamental guarantee for the successful advancement of Chinese-style modernization. Among the ten valuable historical experiences summarized by the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, "adhering to the leadership of the party" is the first one, emphasizing that "the reason why the Chinese people and the Chinese nation can reverse the historical destiny after modern times and achieve today's great achievements The most fundamental thing is the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China". Over the past century, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people in all their struggles to build our country into a modern and powerful country and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Both history and reality show that we can successfully initiate and promote Chinese-style modernization because of the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China.
The leadership of the Party has ensured that Chinese-style modernization will always advance in the direction of socialism. Chinese-style modernization is a new path explored by the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. It broke the myth that "modernization is Westernization", created a brand-new theory of modernization under the socialist system, and realized the basic principles of scientific socialism and the vivid practice of modernization. Organic combination. The course of the development of modern China tells us that only by adhering to the leadership of the party can the combination of socialism and modernization become a reality and ensure that the road of Chinese-style modernization advances in the correct direction of socialism.
It is an unprecedented great cause in human history for a large country with a population of more than 1.4 billion to enter modernization as a whole. It is inseparable from the leadership of an authoritative, powerful and effective political party. More than a hundred years of struggle and more than 70 years of experience in governing and rejuvenating the country fully reflect the strong political leadership, ideological leadership, mass organization, and social appeal of the Communist Party of China. To persist in promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, we must uphold and strengthen the party's overall leadership.
The key to a series of world-renowned achievements in Chinese-style modernization is to adhere to the correct direction of socialism with Chinese characteristics and constantly give socialism new vitality. It must be realized that Chinese-style modernization is socialist modernization, not modernization dependent on the West. Only by adhering to the correct direction of socialism with Chinese characteristics can Chinese-style modernization have a bright future.
It is the directional regulation of the Chinese style modernization road made by the Chinese Communists based on the positive and negative experience of socialist construction. The old road of isolation and rigidity will only make socialism lose its vitality, and the evil road of changing the flag will benefit the West and suffer the people. The history of the international communist movement has repeatedly proved that whether it is to follow the old road of closure and rigidity, or to follow the evil road of changing the flag and flag, it is a dead end.
Chinese-style modernization is an innovative way of socialist modernization. Practice has proved that Chinese-style modernization abandons the capital-centered modernization of the West, the modernization of polarization, the modernization of materialism expansion, and the modernization of external expansion and plunder. From the beginning, it focuses on the overall interests of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people. It reflects the original intention and mission of the Chinese Communists, and truly embodies the grand vision of the Chinese people towards common prosperity and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must unswervingly promote Chinese-style modernization.
Chinese-style modernization is the modernization that the party leads the people to explore independently.
Independence is the soul of the spirit of the Chinese nation and an important principle for our party and country. Taking one's own path is the historical conclusion drawn by the Party's century-long struggle. History has proved time and again that no nation or country can follow the path of others to successfully realize modernization. The vast majority of those developing countries that choose the Western modernization development model have not successfully joined the ranks of modern countries. On the one hand, because of different cultures, they are not satisfied with the western modernization model, and become indigestion of the western modernization model. On the other hand, they are restricted by western countries because of their different purposes and strength, which leads to the loss of national sovereignty and becomes a vassal led by western countries. Chinese-style modernization takes "going its own way" as the foothold of theory and practice, which is the historical logic of the successful development and promotion of Chinese-style modernization.
Adhering to independence is not a closed door, and any modern road can not develop independently in self closure. From the long-term history of the development of human civilization, civilization often develops and grows through exchanges and mutual learning. Adhering to the independent promotion of Chinese-style modernization means not to attach to any country, not to be interfered by any existing model, and not to accept any "teacher"-like preaching, but to proceed from its own national conditions and reality, insist on giving priority to me, For my own use, adopt an open mind, absorb and learn from all the outstanding achievements of human civilization and advanced foreign experience, not only "do not forget the original", but also "absorb foreign", and walk out of the "future-oriented" modernization road.
Independence is not a denial of the path of other civilizations, but a mutual promotion and common development with other civilizations in learning and exchanges. The important reason why Chinese-style modernization can surpass the Western model in many aspects is that Chinese-style modernization correctly handles the relationship between Chinese civilization and other civilizations, insists on proceeding from its own reality, independently chooses its own path, and treats the outstanding achievements of human civilization. And foreign advanced experience adopts an open and inclusive attitude, which not only retains its own strengths, but also makes up for its own shortcomings. This way, which not only insists on independence but also pays attention to learning from others' strengths, shows distinct Chinese characteristics and provides a new choice for countries and nations in the world that not only want to speed up development but also want to maintain their own independence. The successful promotion of Chinese-style modernization fully proves that there is neither a fixed modernization model nor a universal modernization standard in the world. As long as developing countries persist in proceeding from their own national conditions and take their own path, they will certainly be able to achieve modernization and jointly write a new epic of human civilization. Chinese-style modernization has bright prospects. If we unswervingly promote Chinese-style modernization and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, we will certainly be able to make new and greater contributions to mankind.
(The author is a special researcher of the Xi Jinping Research Center for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
(Editor: Wan Peng, Dai Xiaoling)

Source: Economic Daily