The general secretary pointed out that "the essence of modernization is the modernization of people." This important thesis is of great significance for us to deeply and systematically understand the theory of Chinese-style modernization and promote the practice of modernization on the new journey. The exploration process of the theory and practice of Chinese-style modernization has further expanded the Marxist theory of all-round human development. The Chinese-style modernization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has achieved a historic transcendence of the Western modernization model and fully demonstrated the people-centered development philosophy.
Transcend the logic of capital with humanistic logic.
Stretching the historical lens, it can be seen that modernization is a dynamic historical process. Capitalist modernization, which originated in the West, has made great contributions to the progress of human civilization. To a large extent, this has led to the fact that, for a long period of time, people have equated modernization with Westernization. Fundamentally, the underlying driving force of capitalist modernization is the logic of capital. The so-called logic of capital, specifically speaking, refers to the laws and trends of the existence, operation, role and development of capital. Capitalist society is a society driven by capital, and capitalist modernization is modernization driven by capital. The Western model of modernization, dominated by the logic of capital, has led to the polarization of the rich and the poor, the expansion of materialism, and the expansion and plundering of foreign countries. In capitalist society, the relationship between people and things is reversed, and it is not people who dominate things, but things who dominate people. Looking back at the history of capitalist development, it is not difficult to find that the essence of Western modernization is the history of capitalist globalization.
Chinese modernization shatters the myth of "modernization = Westernization" and presents another picture of modernization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has further deepened its understanding of the connotation and essence of Chinese-style modernization, summarized the Chinese characteristics, essential requirements and major principles of Chinese-style modernization, preliminarily constructed a theoretical system of Chinese-style modernization, and profoundly revealed the people-centered fundamental value orientation that runs through the theory and practice of Chinese-style modernization. Beyond the capital logic of the Western modernization model, the essence of Chinese-style modernization is human modernization, which embodies the humanistic logic.
Chinese-style modernization is socialist modernization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The people's nature is the essential attribute of Marxism. Always being with the people and striving for the interests of the people is the fundamental difference between a Marxist political party and other political parties. Our party is a party of the people, and apart from the interests of the state, the nation, and the people, it does not have any special interests of its own, and it has never represented the interests of any interest group, any powerful group, or any privileged stratum. Only by not seeking personal interests can we be good at seeking great interests, proceeding from the party's nature and fundamental purpose, proceeding from the fundamental interests of the people, and serving the people wholeheartedly. Chinese modernization adheres to the people-centered approach, and corrects the relationship between things and people shaped by the logic of capital. Promoting modernization based on the reality of a huge population and bringing more than 1.4 billion people into a modern society as a whole will completely rewrite the map of a modern worldPursue common prosperity for all the people, persist in taking the realization of the people's yearning for a better life as the starting point and end point of modernization, resolutely prevent polarization, and strive to eliminate exploitation and oppressionEmphasize the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and break the antagonistic relationship between man and nature shaped by the logic of Western modern capitalWe will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, always be a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order, transcending the law of the jungle and the hegemonic order based on the balance of strength, and abandoning the zero-sum logic of "you lose and I win", and "you live and die". By reconstructing the relationship between people and things, between people and people, and between people and nature, Chinese modernization has realized the transcendence of the logic of capital with the logic of humanism.
Adhere to the people-centered development philosophy.
** The general secretary pointed out that "the question of why people are is the touchstone for testing the nature of a political party and a political regime." The people's stand is the fundamental political stand of a Marxist political party. Leading the people to create a happy life is the unswerving goal of our party. The key to the success and stability of Chinese-style modernization is to adhere to the people-centered approach and take the benefit of the people as the direction of modernization development.
Adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, adhere to the principle that development is for the people, development depends on the people, and the fruits of development are shared by the people. The Communist Party of China has always represented the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, always upheld the supremacy of the people, and always adhered to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly. Our party comes from the people and is rooted in the people, and all struggles are for the people and for the benefit of the people. What the people want, what the government wants. Our party is engaged in revolution, construction, and reform for the benefit of the people and for the people to live a happy life. The people's yearning for a better life is the goal of the Communist Party of China and the most fundamental value pursuit of Chinese-style modernization.
In the new era, the people's yearning for a better life is even stronger. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Comrade China has adhered to the people-centered development philosophy, regarded letting the people live a better life as the top priority in governing the country, focused on strengthening the construction of inclusive, basic and comprehensive people's livelihood, and strived to solve the problems of the people's urgency, hardship and longing, and constantly enhanced the people's sense of gain, happiness and security. With solid actions, our party responds to the people's expectations for better education, more stable jobs, more satisfactory incomes, more reliable social security, higher levels of medical and health services, more comfortable living conditions, a more beautiful environment, and a richer spiritual and cultural life, so that the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security is more substantial, more secure, and more sustainableWith firm determination, precise thinking, and effective measures, we have organized and implemented the largest and strongest poverty alleviation campaign in human history, enabling the Chinese nation to historically solve the problem of absolute poverty and build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way on the land of ChinaVigorously solve the problems of general concern of the people, such as housing security, educational fairness, and the ecological environment, so that the young can be educated, the learning and education, the labor is earned, the sick are treated, the elderly are supported, the housing is provided, and the weak are supported, and the people's yearning for a better life is becoming a reality step by step. All these vividly demonstrate the people-centered value pursuit of Chinese modernization.
Strive to promote the all-round development of people.
Promoting the all-round development of people is the basic value orientation of Marxism and an important value goal of scientific socialism.
In the historical process of Chinese-style modernization, to promote the all-round development of people, we must follow the path of creative modernization and development. China's population of more than 1.4 billion has entered a modern society as a whole, which is larger than the population of the existing developed countries combined. There has never been a large-scale, arduous and complex modernization practice in human history, and there is no ready-made experience to learn from, and there is no fixed model to copy. This requires us to follow the general law of modernization and development, and at the same time conform to the reality of our own development, persistently integrate the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's fine traditional culture, choose a development path and mode of advancement that suits us, and firmly hold the destiny of China's development and progress in our own hands.
In the historical process of Chinese-style modernization, all-round human development should be gradually realized in the process of realizing common prosperity for all the people. Common prosperity is the essential requirement of socialism and an important feature of Chinese modernization. The common prosperity we are talking about is the common prosperity of all the people, the prosperity of the material and spiritual lives of the people, not the prosperity of a few, nor the uniform egalitarianism. Achieving common prosperity is a long-term process, which determines that the realization of all-round human development will also be a long-term process.
In the historical process of Chinese-style modernization, the all-round development of human beings should be gradually realized through the coordination of material civilization and spiritual civilization. Material poverty is not socialism, and spiritual poverty is not socialism. To promote the all-round development of people, it is necessary not only to create rich material wealth through high-quality economic development, but also to create more and better spiritual products, cultivate and practice the core values of socialism, improve the overall civilization of society, and enrich the spiritual world of the people. This is not only an important part of promoting the all-round development of man, but also the spiritual strength necessary to realize the all-round development of man.
In the historical process of Chinese-style modernization, the all-round development of man should be gradually realized in the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. Man and nature are a community of life, and man is a part of nature. Only by respecting, adapting to and protecting nature can we continue to consolidate the foundation for human survival and development. In the process of modernization of human society for hundreds of years, people's ability to transform nature has been significantly improved, but at the same time, it has also brought about disharmony between man and nature. To promote the all-round development of people, we must handle the relationship between man and nature, meet the needs of the people for a better living environment with a high-quality ecological environment, and better support high-quality development.
In the historical process of Chinese-style modernization, all-round human development should be gradually realized in the course of peaceful development. In the exploration of modernization, our party has led the people to create two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability that are rare in the world, and have abandoned the old Western path of capital-centered modernization, polarized modernization, materialistic modernization, and foreign expansion and plunder, and provided a Chinese solution for mankind's exploration of a better social system. Human modernization and all-round human development are closely related to the reality of our own country and the general trend of world development. We must continue to hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win results, and seek our own development in the process of firmly safeguarding world peace and development, and at the same time better safeguard world peace and development with our own higher-level development, so as to achieve all-round human development on the road of peaceful development.
Comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization is an unprecedented pioneering undertaking. In the great historical process of Chinese-style modernization, the realization of human modernization and all-round human development will inevitably require us to continue to explore in theory and practice, continue to promote a series of transformative practices, achieve a series of breakthroughs, and achieve a series of landmark achievements, so as to provide a more perfect institutional guarantee, a more solid material foundation, and a more active spiritual force for Chinese-style modernization.
Author: Zhang Zhongjia and Zhang Weidong, researcher of Hubei Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, Hubei Provincial Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics).