Preliminary Exploration of the New Modernity of Chinese-Style Modernization
To understand China,it is crucial to grasp the concept of Chinese-style modernization.From the perspective of the history of global modernization,the West was the first to embark on a path of modernization based on the capitalist system.This led to profound transformations in modes of production and ways of life,shaping modern characteristics centered on capital logic and instrumental rationality.However,the paradoxes of Western modernity have resulted in excessive consumption of resources and environmental destruction,interventions by interest groups and political corruption,conflicts between traditional and modern values,and tensions between individualism and collectivism.Reflecting on the paradoxes of modernity brought about by capitalism,Chinese-style modernization integrates value rationality with instrumental rationality,historical rationality,theoretical rationality,and practical rationality.It continuously creates a better life that people aspire to,concretely addressing the value dilemmas faced in promoting the comprehensive development of individuals and common prosperity for all.Thus,it achieves a historic transcendence over the capitalist model of modernization.From the perspective of global modernization reality,Chinese-style modernization is the only way to achieve national prosperity and rejuvenation.Advancing Chinese-style modernization requires a new theoretical framework of modernity as support,ensuring that we stay rooted in Chinese civilization while not deviating from the common direction of human civilization's development.Grasping the theoretical and practical logic of Chinese-style modernization and its new modernity at the theoretical level,interpreting it comprehensively and multidimensionally,not only holds significant theoretical and practical importance,but also has profound global implications for advancing the process of world modernization and building a new form of human civilization.
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