Modernization of a Huge Population:Prospects and Supports, Constraints and Solutions
Unlike the modernization modes of developed countries and regions such as Europe, the United States and Japan, Chinese modernization, a kind of modernization based on the premise of a huge population, aims to realize material and cultural-ethical advancement, harmony between humanity and nature, and ulti-mately to achieve common prosperity for all through taking the path of peaceful development. This needs to be supported by an independent, large and complete industrial system, a sound urban system, a well-developed in-frastructure system, a robust public service system, and high-quality population development. In this develop-ment process, China will not only face various challenges arising from the huge population size and low fertility rate, but also be constrained by insufficient resources, energy shortages, and the limited ecological and environ-mental carrying capacity.To address these issues,it is essential to vigorously promote the high-quality develop-ment of the population, to improve resource utilization, to ensure energy supply, to strengthen pollution preven-tion and control, to enhance the carrying capacity of ecology and environment, to implement high-standard opening up, and to develop a friendly international environment.
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