2050 China: People-centered socialist modernization in an all-round way
Abstract: The general task and strategic deployment of socialist modernization in the first half of the 21st century can be divided into three steps: the first step is to build a society of common prosperity in an all-round way in 2030; The second step is to build a society of common prosperity in an all-round way by 2040; The third step is to realize socialist modernization in an all-round way by 2050. China’s modernization is essentially a people-centered all-round development modernization, which has four basic factors, namely, modernization, socialism, China and green. The way to realize the general goal of a socialist modernized country is to realize the modernization of the six-in-one centered on human modernization. By the middle of the 21st century, China will make economic, innovative, green, cultural and global governance contributions to human development.
[Keywords:] China; 2050; Modernization; general task
From a historical perspective, the general task and strategic deployment of socialist modernization in the first half of the 21st century can be roughly divided into three steps: the first step is to build a society of common prosperity in an all-round way in 2030; The second step is to build a society of common prosperity in an all-round way by 2040; The third step is to realize socialist modernization in an all-round way by 2050. We must insist that China’s modernization is essentially a people-centered all-round development modernization with four basic factors, namely, modernization, socialism, China and green. It should be noted that the way to achieve the overall goal of a socialist modernized country is to realize the modernization of the six-in-one centered on human modernization. By the middle of the 21st century, China will make economic, innovative, green, cultural and global governance contributions to human development.
First, the strategic vision of China’s socialist modernization
Based on Mr. Zhang Peigang’s definition of industrialization, [1] we define modernization as: "the whole society, a series of modern elements and the combination of continuous breakthrough changes or changes from low to high." Therefore, modernization is a historical and developing concept, which has no fixed model or the only way, and is not equal to westernization. The modernization road of any country is different, and China’s modernization road is bound to be unique. Modernization is the modernization of the whole society, which includes five aspects: economic modernization, social modernization, political modernization, cultural modernization and ecological civilization modernization, especially human modernization, including the modernization of all people, including cities and rural areas, different regions and ethnic minorities. Modernization has both stages of development and qualitative change. As far as the development of China is concerned, from poverty to food and clothing, from initially reaching a well-off level to finally building a well-off society, this is an accumulation from quantitative change to qualitative change. Modernization is also an all-round process of change, which includes changes in ideas, economy, society and culture, and is essentially the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.
After the reform and opening up, the goal of China’s modernization has gradually deepened. The party first put forward the strategic idea of "two steps" and then put forward the strategic idea of "three steps". What is the 2050 goal? In the report of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1987, it was pointed out that by the middle of the 21st century, the per capita GNP would reach the level of moderately developed countries, people’s lives would be relatively affluent and modernization would be basically realized. In the report of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, it was put forward that a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and harmonious socialist modern country should be established in the centenary of the founding of New China.
The party’s layout of China’s socialist modernization has gradually expanded, from economic construction to the "four-in-one" overall layout proposed by the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and then to the "five-in-one" overall layout of economic, political, cultural, social and ecological civilization proposed in the report of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012. In this way, the overall layout of China’s modernization basically took shape in the first half of the 21st century (2000-2050).
The overall layout of China’s modernization was not completed at one time, but was perfected after continuous understanding, repeated practice, exploration and innovation. From economic modernization to overall modernization, from material modernization to human modernization. From this point of view, China’s "five in one" modernization has surpassed the western modernization marked by economic and material modernization. China’s modernization road also provides important experience and reference for the southern countries to innovate and realize modernization.
Second, China’s "Three Steps" by 2050
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that the overall basis for building Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the primary stage of socialism. This historical period can be divided into "first half" and "second half". The second half of the 20th century is the "first half" of the primary stage of socialism, and China has experienced two stages of development: one is the stage of absolute poverty, which is the stage of laying the foundation at the level of extreme poverty, that is, the stage of socialist construction; Second, the economic take-off stage of reform and opening-up, which has experienced the stage of food and clothing and the stage of well-off level. Entering the 21st century is the "second half" of the primary stage of socialism, which has gone through two stages: one is the stage of sustained high growth (well-off society) in the first 20 years, realizing the first century goal, that is, basically realizing the industrialization goal; The second is the stage of sustained and stable growth (common prosperity) in the last 30 years, and the goal of the second century, that is, the goal of socialist modernization in an all-round way.
After building a well-off society in an all-round way in 2020, how to achieve the goal of the second century? What kind of strategic deployment and development path should be adopted? To achieve this goal, we must work hard for a long time step by step. The theme of China’s modernization is still socialist modernization, and the key word is still "comprehensive". There are inheritance, continuity and stages between this and building a well-off society in an all-round way.
The general task and strategic deployment of socialist modernization can be roughly divided into three steps, forming three comprehensiveness.
The first step is to build a society of common prosperity in an all-round way by 2030. As Deng Xiaoping said, "We stick to the socialist road, and the fundamental goal is common prosperity". After 2020, the theme of China’s socialist modernization is that all people will build a common and prosperous society in an all-round way under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. After 50 years of reform and opening up, the time is ripe and conditions are met to achieve this goal. Common prosperity is not the same as average prosperity. The so-called affluence requires that China’s per capita income level, human development level and major modernization indicators reach the forefront of middle-and high-income countries in the world; The so-called common prosperity requires public services and social security to cover the whole population, and the gap between regions, urban and rural areas and income continues to narrow; The so-called socialist modernization power requires that China’s main indicators occupy the first place in the world and become a multi-faceted power in the world in terms of economy, human resources, innovation, culture and comprehensive national strength.
The second step is to build a society of common prosperity in an all-round way by 2040. A high level of affluence requires that China’s per capita income level, human development level and major modernization indicators approach or reach the level of moderately developed countries in the world, and basically realize modernization; Building a common and prosperous society in an all-round way requires high-level public services and social security to cover the whole population, and the gap between regions, urban and rural areas and income continues to narrow. China will have a strong comprehensive national strength and a more prominent position in the world.
The third step is to realize socialist modernization in an all-round way by 2050. This is the logic and stage of modernization with the comprehensive construction of a well-off society, a comprehensive construction of a society with common prosperity and a comprehensive construction of a society with common prosperity.
After that, China will enter the intermediate stage of socialism, which may take several decades. To this end, we can consider and put forward the goal of the third century, that is, to build a highly developed socialist modern country by the 100 years of reform and opening up (2078), which constitutes an important goal to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Now, the most important thing is to focus on the first step. According to the spirit of the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, plan the 14th Five-Year Plan, establish clear development goals, and create a good start for achieving the goal of the second century.
III. China in 2050: People-centered Comprehensive Modernization
In terms of modernization factors, the realistic goal of China’s socialist modernization is to catch up with and surpass the modernization level of developed countries, but more importantly, it embodies the road characteristics and advantages of China Road. In essence, it is a kind of transcendence and innovation, and it creates a modernization mode that is completely different from and superior to traditional western capitalism.
China’s modernization is Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s modernization, and its essence is people-centered all-round development modernization. It has four basic factors: modernization, socialism, China and green, and they work together to promote people-centered modernization.
Comrade Supreme Leader’s "people-centered" development thought contains five connotations. First, development is for people’s freedom and all-round development, which is also the goal of Marxism. Secondly, the essence of modernization is people’s modernization, and material modernization serves people’s modernization. Third, people are the main body of development. Fourth, the fundamental driving force for development is to mobilize people’s enthusiasm and creativity. Fifth, the fruits of development are shared by all the people. This is the theoretical basis and ideological soul for realizing China’s socialist modernization.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s modernization has four basic factors: first, developed modernization, which has all the modernization factors in the world; Second, the modernization of socialism, with more advanced socialist factors superior to capitalism, is jointly built, shared and shared by all the people; Third, China has its own characteristics, with China’s unique road theory system and cultural factors, which are shared by the Chinese nation; Fourth, the green modernization of China’s ecological civilization, "establishing the concept of respecting nature, conforming to nature and protecting nature", provides ecological products and services for contemporary people, ecological wealth for future generations and ecological security for the whole world.
China’s socialist modernization is essentially the modernization of man’s all-round development, which is based on Constitution of the Communist Party of China. It includes modernization at individual, social, national and global levels. From the perspective of human beings, it fully embodies Marx’s thought of all-round development of human beings. From a social perspective, it is to build a developed society of common prosperity. From the national level, it is to build a socialist modernization power. From a global perspective, it is to become an advocate, practitioner and leader of the community of human destiny.
IV. China in 2050: Overall Goals and Tasks
The overall goal of 2050 is to build a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and green socialist modern country in an all-round way. This is not only the all-round development of people, but also the all-round development of more than one billion people. According to the six-in-one overall layout, China puts forward the goal and index system of China modernization in 2050. This system includes six aspects: economy, politics, society, culture, ecological civilization, national defense and military modernization.
The overall goal is to build a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious and green socialist modern country in an all-round way by 2050. It includes six main goals: first, to build a socialist modern country with a rich people and a strong country. Second, build a socialist democratic and modern country. Third, build a better and more civilized socialist modern country. Fourth, build a more harmonious socialist modern country. Fifth, build a greener socialist modern country. Sixth, build a country that has made great contributions to human development. From the core indicators, the overall layout of the six-in-one has shifted from GDP as the center to the all-round development of people (see Figure 1). First, from the perspective of economic construction, we no longer aim at pursuing high growth, but aim at sustained, healthy and stable economic growth, and only stipulate the bottom line of economic growth. Second, from the perspective of social construction, we should focus on improving people’s livelihood and promote social construction in an all-round and balanced way, with human development indicators as one of the core indicators. Third, from the perspective of ecological construction, we should focus on people’s livelihood environment, focus on solving environmental problems such as water, gas, sound and soil that people care about, and focus on solving environmental problems closely related to people’s interests such as non-point source pollution, drinking water safety and ecological poverty in rural areas. Fourth, from the perspective of cultural construction, we should focus on promoting people’s cultural construction. People are not only the main body of cultural consumption, but also the main body of cultural creation and participation. Fifth, from the perspective of political construction, we should promote democracy with people’s livelihood and promote people’s livelihood with democracy. Sixth, from the perspective of national defense construction, it is necessary to ensure national security.Ensure that the army is a people’s army that listens to the party’s command, can win battles, and has a good style of work.
























