Diversity and Commonality of the Paths to Modernization between Chinese andAfrican Practice
Based on the overall success of Western modernization,the existing theories tend to highlight the single and linear model of modernization,belie the diversity and even conceal the commonality behind the paths to modernization.The existence of competitive theories and practices,coupled with the success of Chinese path to modernization,not only highlight the diversity of paths to modernization,but also demonstrate the three common elements of such diversity,namely,development consensus building,development momentum cultivating,and development resilience strengthening.The success of Chinese path to modernization attributes to the fact that the Communist Party of China(CPC)has played a leading role in building national development consensus,fostering development momentum through endogenous development,resource allocation optimization,and reform and opening up driven by development-first approach,and improving development resilience through economic diversification,gradual reform,and risk early warning and crisis management.With experience in the integration of traditional consensus governance and modern democratic governance,and practices on balancing development,security and governance nexus,and capacity building of early warning and risk management,African countries have gain momentum on path to modernization.Despite significant differences in national conditions,the experience exchange on modernization between China and Africa,focusing on development consensus,development momentum and development resilience,can effectively break the myth of"modernization=Westernization"and contribute to developing countries'efforts of pursuing modernization independently.
Chinese path to modernizationAfricadevelopment consensusdevelopment momentumdevelopment resilience
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