The Internal Connection,Realistic Implications,and Practical Strategies of Promoting Chinese-style Modernization through Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation
This paper posits a close or symbi-otic relationship between forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and a Chinese path to modernization characterized by shared core content,main strengths,and the pursuit of goals.Furthermore,promoting all ethnic groups to jointly move towards socialist modernization is viewed as an important embodiment of Chinese moderniza-tion.A cornerstone of this modernization,in which all the people should enjoy common prosperity,is the pursuit of common development and progress a-mong the 56 ethnic groups as a whole.This mode of development would potentially help advance na-tional unity and integration as well as enhance the cohesion and centripetal force of the Chinese na-tion.In other words,it can be said that while pro-moting shared progress for all ethnic groups,a Chinese-style modernization could also strengthen the sense of community for the Chinese nation and play a vital role in forging a strong sense of com-munity for the Chinese nation.From the perspective of China's historical and contemporary realities,this study strongly premises that fostering a strong sense of national community is pivotal for the advancement of Chinese moderni-zation.Supported by findings,it can be argued that this fostering could serve to further strengthen the emotional ties of national identity and ethnic integration,enhance a collective sense of identity and belonging of people among diverse ethnic peo-ples within the Chinese nation,form a common value orientation,further consolidate and develop principles of equality,unity,mutual assistance,and harmony among ethnic groups.Furthermore,fostering a strong sense of national community could also facilitate a conducive environment for societal advancement and modernization for China's ethnic groups,thereby forming a harmonious and stable social environment,and providing strong in-ner motivation for the realization of the great reju-venation of the Chinese nation.Based on an understanding of a dialectical re-lationship between forging a strong sense of com-munity for the Chinese nation and the Chinese path to modernization,this article states that efforts should be made to explore a practical implementa-tion of promoting the Chinese path to modernization through forging a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation.Specifically,this ought to entail a multifaceted approach encompassing the following key initiatives:1)Strengthening political leader-ship.Efforts should be directed towards strengthe-ning the political organizational structure of the Party by improving the system and mechanisms of grassroots party unit construction,strengthening the Party's core capabilities in ethnic affairs,and adhering to the Party's strategy of border govern-ance following the law.2)Enhancing ideological consensus.This paper infers it would necessitate prioritizing initiatives aimed at enhancing the"five identities",establishing a correct view of the histo-ry of the Chinese nation,building a shared spiritu-al home for the Chinese nation,promoting a unity and alignment of ethnic and national identities a-mong all ethnic groups,and continuously enhan-cing the overall cohesion of the Chinese nation.3)Consolidating the material foundation.High-quality development should be implemented across all fac-ets of the socioeconomic expansion process of eth-nic regions.To this end,tailored support policies should be formulated and implemented to promote the revitalization and prosperity of border lands and stabilize them,taking into account the unique cul-tural and geographical characteristics of each re-gion.4)Strengthening social education.Lastly,one should closely adhere to core requirements and prioritize educational endeavors on national unity and progress by starting with education on imbuing socialist core values,strengthening the awareness of the Chinese national community,and protecting excellent national culture.
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