Freedom,Consciousness and Self-reliance:The Intrinsic Logic of the Formation and Construction of the Chinese National Community
The formation and development of the Chinese nation have been driven by two paths:the path of natural development and the path of purposeful construction.The former corresponds to the formation of a free Chinese nation,while the latter corre-sponds to the formation of a conscious and self-reliant Chinese nation,namely the construction of the Chinese national commu-nity.These two paths have intertwined throughout history and are difficult to separate.To understand the connotation of building the Chinese national community,it is necessary to have a clear understanding that strengthening the consciousness of the Chinese national community is not only an inevitable requirement of historical development but also a manifestation of purposeful construc-tion.
Chinese national communitynatural developmentpurposeful construction