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STUDIES ON PARTY AND GOVERNMENT
No. 2 2025
( Bimonthly) ( Serial No. 191)
The Chinese Civilization as the Foundation of Chinese Path to Modernization
DUAN Zhi - Wen ZHANG Xiao - Wei 4
〔 Abstract〕Civilization is the key to understanding the Chinese path to modernization. However,the intricate
relationship between Chinese civilization and modernization raises critical questions yet to be resolved: Given the
temporalspatial misalignment between Chinese civilization and modernization, how can a distinctly Chinese path
to modernization be defined,differentiating it clearly from the Western model?Considering the historical mis
alignment between tradition and modernity, how can a successful transition from traditional to modern society be
achieved?Furthermore,how can Chinese civilization and the Chinese path to modernization transcend the long
standing debates of ‘ ancient versus modern’and ‘ Chinese versus Western’to create a new civilizational form?
Decoding the civilizational foundations of the Chinese path to modernization requires uniquely Chinese responses
to these multidimensional misalignments—rooting itself deeply in Chinese civilization and leveraging Chinese
subjectivity to challenge Westerncentrism;drawing upon civilization as the source through the ‘ second integra
tion’to overcome the traditionmodernity dichotomy and shape modernization; and utilizing the cultural essence
of Chinese civilization under the principles of ‘ drawing on the past for present use’and ‘ integrating foreign in
sights for China’s needs’to surpass traditional debates and usher in a new civilizational paradigm.
〔 Key words〕 Chinese Path to Modernization;Chinese Civilization;Chinese Characteristics;Modern Form;
New Type of Civilization
The Processual Interactive Relationship and Logic between “ Creative Transformation & Innovative
Development”and the “ Two Integrations” JI Nai - Li CHEN Ying - Yi 12
〔 Abstract〕Creative Transformation and Innovative Development ( Two Creations)and the Two Integrations are
essential components of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture. Existing research has mostly positioned their relationship
in a unidirectional manner, failing to recognize it as a coevolutionary process. By dissolving conceptual bounda
ries and examining the interactive process of Creative Transformation and Innovative Development and the Two
Integrations from a unified perspective, it becomes evident that they serve as both necessary theoretical prerequi
sites and effective practical tools for each other. The logic of their interaction is as follows: Creative Transforma
tion and Innovative Development act as a vehicle to advance the modernization and popularization of the Two In
tegrations,while the Two Integrations serve as a guiding framework to foster the diversification and valuedriven
development of Creative Transformation and Innovative Development. These two processes exhibit a mutually em
bedded,bidirectional interactive relationship, wherein Marxism is better positioned to guide the modernization of
socialism with Chinese characteristics while simultaneously facilitating the integration of China’ s outstanding tra
ditional culture into contemporary social life. Looking ahead,further exploration of the path for innovation and
development in the modernization of socialism with Chinese characteristics should be carried out under the prac
tice guided by the theory of integration and development.
〔 Key words〕Chinese Outstanding Traditional Culture; Marxism in China; Creative Transformation and Innova
tive Development;Xi Jinping Thought on Culture;Two Integrations
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