![]() From another perspective, such movements, reforms and revolutions have transformed China from an ancient civilization to a modernized nation and from a closed nation to one open s up to the world. With all the W esternization movements, reforms and revolutions, the Chinese have always sought prosperity for China, and ultimately the rejuvenation of the great Chinese nation. ![]() This process of self change has enabled Chinese society to modernize itself. The Self-Strengthening Movement that began in the 1860s, the Hundred Days Reform that began in the 1890s and the Republic Revolution that began at the beginning of the 20 th century have shown the resolve of the Chinese people to change ourselves in the face of fighting against foreign aggressors. During the 110-year modern history of China, the Chinese people have opened their eyes when fighting against foreign invaders and come closer to the rest of the world in terms of society and politics. ![]() But rejuvenation of the Chinese nation today does not mean going back to the Han or Tang d ynast ies. The modernization path aim ing to achieve rejuvenation of the great Chinese nation displays the remembrance of past glories enjoyed by our nation glories which have propped up the Chinese people when they have faced the meddling of foreign powers. Looking back at the170-year modern history of China, we can see that from 1840 to 1949 the Chinese people fought against foreign aggressions and feudal lords to seek national independence. Only with this background and perspective in mind may one have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of China. When looking at the path of modernization that China has taken, even after numerous modern setbacks, the history of the Chinese nation should be the angle from which to view future prosperity. Only by looking back at the Self-Strengthening Movement, the Hundred Days Reform and the 1911 Revolution during the course of the past 100 years, can one understand the historical context of the New Democratic and Socialist Revolutions and the historical inevitability of the evolution from Old Democracy to New Democracy and from New Democracy to Socialism. On the one hand, Chinese society has been decaying since the mid 19 th century due to the impact of external forces on the other hand, the Chinese people have always fought back when bullied by foreign powers, despite the century-old history of humiliation and national struggle. This development path is different from that of any Western nation, and the implications are profound and long lasting. Compared with the GDP and overall state of the economy, the development path discovered by the Chinese people is more meaningful in terms of theory and practice. Now China is the closest it has been since the beginning of the modern Chinese history, to the achievement of restoring the glory of the Chinese nation. 30 years), a process that took the West 200-300 years. On this path, China has completed the development process within the time of one generation (approx. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially after the Reform and Opening up Program was initiated, the Chinese have found a unique development path for socialist modernization with remarkable achievements. ![]() It is the solution to the centur y- old problem of transforming China, the only ancient civilization that has successfully ensured its continuity in the world, into a modern nation. The Chinese D ream, featuring national prosperity, rejuvenation and people’s welfare, is actually the answer to the question of “where should China go” a question which has been asked by the Chinese people during the past 100 years. The Chinese Dream and the Path of Modernization for Chinaįang Songhua, Research Fellow & Managing Deputy Director of Chinese Marxis m Institute Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences ![]()
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