How to understand Chinese-style modernization? Expert: Emphasize “Chinese characteristics” but do not deny “common characteristics”
Recently, the academic symposium "Chinese-style Modernization - Path Choice for Modernization in Developing Countries" hosted by the Shanghai Academy of Management Sciences was held in Shanghai. Participants focused on the uniqueness and innovation of Chinese-style modernization and conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions. Liu Ji, Honorary President of Shanghai Academy of Management Sciences, delivered a speech.
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China stated, “From now on, the central task of the Communist Party of China is to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups in the country to comprehensively build a modern and powerful socialist country, achieve the second centenary goal, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization. ". Participants believed that Chinese-style modernization breaks the barrier of "modernization = Westernization", presents a new picture of modernization, enriches the path choices for developing countries to modernize, and expands the path to realize the common values of all mankind. Therefore, it is particularly important to truly understand the universality, uniqueness, and innovation of Chinese-style modernization.
Li Junru, former vice president of the Central Party School, pointed out in his keynote speech that "realizing Chinese-style modernization" and "realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" are two things that go hand in hand. After experiencing many setbacks such as the repeated failures of the West in modernization, the incomplete success of learning from the Soviet Union, and the rush for success rather than haste, we finally realized that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation depends on the realization of Chinese-style modernization. Only then can Chinese-style modernization be comprehensive. Promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Chinese-style modernization is continuously promoted under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and inherently contains Chinese wisdom, Chinese pursuits, and Chinese dreams derived from China’s excellent traditional culture. Chinese-style modernization is not capital-centered but a modernization with a huge population and centered on the people. It is not polarization but a modernization with the ultimate goal of common prosperity for all Chinese people. It is not materialistic expansion but material civilization and spiritual civilization. Coordinated modernization is not a modernization that exploits the entire lake but a harmonious coexistence between man and nature. It is not a modernization that pursues external expansion and plunder but follows the path of peaceful development.
Some experts pointed out that emphasizing the pursuit of civilization and cultural mission in the process of promoting modernization is a major feature and highlight of Chinese-style modernization. History and reality have proved that "China's modernization" is a social change that has taken place in China. It must have Chinese characteristics and Chinese style, forming "Chinese-style modernization". At the same time, because of its important role in economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, The new civilizational pursuit and orientation built on ecological construction not only transcends the dogma of "modernization equals Westernization", but also creates a new form of human civilization. It is the foundation of modern material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization, and ecological civilization. Crystals.
How to understand Chinese-style modernization? Some experts believe that the uniqueness of Chinese-style modernization stems from the theoretical innovation and practice of scientific socialism - not only from the scientific worldview of the Chinese Communists' understanding of nature and human society, but also from the Chinese Communists' century-old struggle and more than 70 years of struggle. Scientific methodology for governing and rejuvenating the country. Many experts pointed out that while paying attention to the uniqueness of Chinese-style modernization, we should also pay attention to the commonality of world modernization, that is, its universality. You cannot talk about uniqueness without universality, and you cannot talk about universality without uniqueness. Chinese-style modernization is socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China. It not only has the common characteristics of the modernization of all countries, but also has Chinese characteristics based on its own national conditions. Emphasizing "Chinese characteristics" but not denying "common characteristics" requires our attention.
Participants said that in our long-term revolutionary struggle and socialist construction practice, we have accumulated rich experience and learned painful lessons. Therefore, we must insist on being based in China, learn from the world, and follow our own path. We must combine theory with practice. We must combine learning from foreign experience with our own country's reality. China's affairs must be solved by the Chinese themselves. It is necessary to sort out the historical logic, theoretical logic and practical logic of Chinese-style modernization, conduct in-depth study and research on the major theoretical issue of Chinese-style modernization, and further promote the party's practical innovation and theoretical innovation.
