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China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) held a lecture on the Chinese Modernization and the Promotion of Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind, for foreign journalists from around the world, on Wednesday (March 13).

The lecturer was Professor Wang Yiwei from Renmin University of China (RUC).
The following is just some part of that very informative lecture.
“China is endeavoring to build itself into a stronger country and rejuvenate the Chinese nation on all fronts by pursuing Chinese modernization. The modernization we are pursuing is not for China alone, but for all developing countries through our joint efforts. Global modernization should be pursued to enhance peaceful development and mutually beneficial cooperation and bring prosperity to all. China will work with all parties involved to deepen Belt and Road partnerships of cooperation, usher this cooperation into a new stage of high-quality development, and make relentless efforts to achieve modernization for all countries.”

The above is some part of President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (2023-10-18).

Chinese modernization is socialist modernization pursued under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. It contains elements that are common to the modernization processes of all countries, but it is more characterized by features that are unique to the Chinese context.

Chinese modernization offers humanity a new choice for achieving modernization. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese people have provided humanity with more Chinese insight, better Chinese input, and greater Chinese strength to help solve its common challenges and have made new and greater contributions to the noble cause of human peace and development.

The first stage of modernization: characterized by industrialization and urbanization. There are 10 indicators, i.e. GNP per capita, share of value added in agriculture, share of value added in services, ratio of agricultural workforce, ratio of urban population, medical services, infant survival rate, expected life expectancy, adult literacy rate, and college enrollment rate.

The second stage of modernization: characterized by knowledge and information. There are 16 specific indicators (including fund input into knowledge innovation, and Internet penetration rate) under four categories, i.e. knowledge innovation, knowledge dissemination, life quality, and economic quality, as well as four signal metrics, i.e. share of value added in industry, value added in material sectors, ratio of industrial workforce, and ratio of workforce in material sectors.

Around the world, countries and regions have chosen different paths to modernization, which are rooted in their unique and long civilizations. All civilizations created by human society are splendid. They are where each country’s modernization drive draws its strength and where its unique feature comes from. They, transcending time and space, have jointly made important contribution to humanity’s modernization process. Chinese modernization, as a new form of human advancement, will draw upon the merits of other civilizations and make the garden of world civilizations more vibrant.

It is worth mentioning that this lecture was one of the programs that China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) has arranged for journalists from around the world.

CIPCC, under the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA), has initiated a program to build a platform for the media from countries around the world, especially developing countries, to observe China and study development in this country.
The program aimed at media exchange was halted in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

In each edition of the program, journalists from all around the world gather together to get familiar with modern China and exchange their experiences in the field of journalism.
In 2024 edition of the program, scheduled to be held from late February until late June, over 100 journalists from more than 90 countries are participating.