"Polarization or common prosperity? Material supremacy or coordinated development of material spirit? Fishing with exhausted resources or harmonious coexistence between man and nature? Zero-sum game or win-win cooperation? Copying other countries’ models or developing independently based on their own national conditions? What kind of modernization do we need? How can we achieve modernization? " General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "In the face of this series of modernization questions, political parties, as an important force leading and promoting the modernization process, have the responsibility to answer."
On March 15th, 2023, at the high-level dialogue meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political parties, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader delivered a keynote speech entitled "Walking hand in hand with peers on the road to modernization", which systematically expounded the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s understanding of exploring the road to modernization, put forward the global civilization initiative, and expressed the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s sincere desire to work with political parties of other countries to promote modernization with its own characteristics, promote exchanges and mutual learning of global civilizations, and promote the building of a community of human destiny. It shows the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s political courage and responsibility to face the common challenges of mankind, and provides a Chinese plan to promote the process of world modernization and the progress of human civilization.
In today’s world, multiple challenges and crises are intertwined, the recovery of the world economy is difficult, the development gap is widening, the ecological environment is deteriorating, the cold war mentality is lingering, and the modernization process of human society has once again come to a historical crossroads. Where to go? Historical multiple-choice questions are placed in front of political parties all over the world. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a political party for the happiness of the people of China, and it is also a political party for the cause of human progress. The Communist Party of China (CPC) insists on thinking of the world, always puts China’s development in the coordinate system of human development, and closely links its own destiny with the destiny of people all over the world; Always proceed from unity and cooperation, and join hands with political parties of various countries to lead the way, build consensus and overcome difficulties together. At this high-level dialogue with the theme of "the road to modernization: the responsibility of political parties", General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward five points: we should adhere to the concept of people first and highlight the people’s nature of the modernization direction; We should uphold the principle of independence and explore the diversity of modernization roads; It is necessary to establish a sense of integrity and innovation and maintain the continuity of the modernization process; It is necessary to carry forward the spirit of self-improvement and enhance the inclusiveness of modernization achievements; We should maintain a vigorous attitude and ensure the firmness of modern leadership. These five propositions scientifically answered a series of questions about modernization, and reflected the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s profound understanding and accurate grasp of the laws of modernization.
Realizing modernization is the common pursuit of people all over the world, and it is also the dream of China people in modern times. The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s history of uniting and leading the people of China to pursue national rejuvenation for more than 100 years is also a history of constantly exploring the road to modernization. Through unremitting efforts, our party has led the people not only to create two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, but also to successfully embark on the road of Chinese modernization and create a new form of human civilization. Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has continued to advance on the existing basis, deepened its understanding, improved its strategy, enriched its practice, achieved innovative breakthroughs in theory and practice, and successfully promoted and expanded Chinese modernization. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization. Chinese-style modernization is a modernization with huge population, common prosperity of all people, harmony between material civilization and spiritual civilization, harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and peaceful development. Based on its own national conditions and drawing lessons from the experience of other countries, it not only inherits history and culture, but also integrates modern civilization, which not only benefits the people of China, but also promotes the common development of the world. It is the only way for us to build a strong country and rejuvenate our nation, and it is also the only way for China to seek human progress and world harmony. Practice has proved that Chinese-style modernization is not only right and feasible, but also stable and good.
A just cause should be pursued for the common good. The people of China not only want to live a good life for themselves, but also want the people of other countries to live a good life. At this high-level dialogue, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader clearly pointed out that we will always closely link our own destiny with the destiny of people of all countries, and strive to provide new opportunities for world development with new achievements in Chinese modernization, provide new impetus for human exploration of the road to modernization, and make new contributions to the theoretical and practical innovation of human social modernization. The Communist Party of China (CPC) will be committed to promoting high-quality development and promoting global development and prosperity; Will be committed to safeguarding international fairness and justice and promoting world peace and stability; We will devote ourselves to promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and promoting the progress of human civilization. These important expositions, which are full of China characteristics, embody the spirit of the times and lead the trend of human development and progress, fully demonstrate the responsibility of working together on the road to the world and inject strong positive energy into the process of human modernization.
On the new journey full of glory and dreams, the Communist Party of China (CPC) will continue to exchange experiences with political parties and organizations of other countries in managing the party and the country, join hands with peers in the road of modernization, and stride forward on the road of promoting the building of a community of human destiny, which will surely make the unique modernization cause converge into a torrent of the times to promote world prosperity and progress, and roll forward and develop sustainably in the long history!