By Wang Changlin
BEIJING, Sept. 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 20th Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China (CPC)
adopted a resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to
advance Chinese modernization at its third plenary session held
from July 15 to 18 in Beijing. The resolution emphasized the need to
further deepen reform comprehensively with a view to advancing
Chinese modernization.
Modernization is a comprehensive and profound transformation of
economic and social development, as well as a profound
transformation of the system and mechanism.
Modernization refers to the profound transformation of social
production methods and human lifestyles, triggered by the rapid
rise in productivity since the industrial revolution. It is a
historical process of rapid increase in social material wealth,
promoting the profound transformation of traditional society into
modern society.
Its main features include highly developed productivity, leading
technological innovation capabilities, effective national
governance, urban-rural integrated society structure, high-level
public services, safe and beautiful ecological environment, and
high levels of civic literacy.
The practice of global modernization fully proves that science
and industrial revolution are the fundamental driving forces for
modernization. For a country or region to achieve modernization, it
must seize the opportunities of technological revolution and
vigorously develop advanced productive forces.
Meanwhile, institutional and cultural innovation is the
guarantee for the development of modernization. The modernization
of national governance system and governance capacity is not only
an important part of comprehensive and complete modernization, but
also a key factor and necessary condition for a country to walk a
smooth path toward modernization.
Advancing Chinese modernization
Chinese modernization is continuously advancing and will open
broad prospects in the process of reform and opening-up.
Reform and opening-up is the crucial policies for China to move with the times in great strides.
Over the past 40 years, reform and opening-up have emerged as the
defining symbol, the most widely accepted consensus, and the most
remarkable spirit of contemporary China.
Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, historic
achievements and progress have been made in the cause of the Party
and the country, relying on reform and opening-up.
China has promoted high-quality
economic development with supply-side structural reform at its
center, resolutely expanded high-level opening-up, decisively
eliminated a range of systemic and institutional drawbacks, and
achieved the transformation from partial exploration and
breakthrough to systemic integration and comprehensive deepening in
reform.
The basic institutional framework in various fields has been
basically established, many areas have undergone historic
progresses, systemic reshaping, and overall
reconstruction.
The level of modernization of the national governance system and
governance capacity has been further improved, providing a strong
institutional guarantee for the comprehensive construction of a
moderately prosperous society, promoting China's economy to embark on the path of
high-quality development, and continuously enhancing the sense of
gain, happiness, and security of the people. China has embarked on a new journey to
comprehensively build a socialist modernized country.
On this new journey, China must
continue to create new opportunities in building Chinese
modernization, with a strong reliance on reform and opening-up.
Currently, China faces a crucial
period of promoting the construction of a strong country and
national rejuvenation through the comprehensive advancement of
Chinese modernization.
China needs to start from its
own national conditions, follow the general laws of modernization,
strive to explore an institutional system suitable for the
development of Chinese modernization, continuously promote better
adaptation between production relations and productive forces,
national governance, and social development, and stimulate vitality
and add momentum to Chinese modernization.
Opening broader prospects
To further deepen reform comprehensively, it is essential to
focus closely on advancing the theme of Chinese modernization. It
is essential to closely focus on the overall goal of upholding and
improving the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and
modernizing China's system and
capacity for governance and further promote comprehensive deepening
of reform.
China needs to focus on
building a high-level socialist market economy system. A high-level
socialist market economy system is an important guarantee for
Chinese modernization.
Since the reform and opening-up, a key factor in the great
success of China's economic
development has been the establishment of a socialist market
economy system. In the new journey of promoting Chinese
modernization, China needs to
prioritize the construction of a high-level socialist market
economy system, further stimulate the internal driving force and
innovation vitality across the whole of society.
Only by working unswervingly both to consolidate and develop the
public sector and to encourage, support and guide development of
the non-public sector, building a unified national market,
improving basic market economy institutions such as property rights
protection, market access, fair competition, and social credit, can
China better play the role of
market mechanisms, optimize resource allocation efficiency and
maximize benefits, accelerate the construction of a new development
pattern, and promote high-quality development.
Prioritizing the improvement of people's quality of life is
essential. A higher quality of life encompasses stable employment,
greater satisfaction with income, reliable social security, and
improved basic public services. These elements serve as both the
foundation and the driving force behind economic development,
playing a crucial role in fostering a high-quality economic
cycle.
To advance Chinese modernization, it is crucial for China to align reforms in both the economic
and social sectors.
This includes improving the income distribution system,
strengthening the social security framework, and ensuring that
basic public services are balanced and accessible to all. By doing
so, China can achieve meaningful
progress in the comprehensive development of individuals and
promote the common prosperity of its citizens.
The author is vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences.
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