The realization of state modernization, that is, the national transformation with the completion of modern state building as the core is the development goal that the Chinese people have been striving for in the past hundred years. The modern state highlights the characteristics of modernity, such as sovereignty, nationality and the “people-oriented”( publicity). The Communist Party of China has opened up the road of Chinese-style modernization and led the people to establish a “new State”: a sovereign state that maintains independence in the international system, a state of the Chinese nation that integrates many minzu and carries and promotes the overall development of country,a socialist prosperous and strong democratic country that embodies the “people-oriented”. These three historical tasks are intertwined and shape the historical logic of China’s modern state building led by the CPC, that is, the logic of independence and unity based on the path of “revolutionary founding”, the logic of national rejuvenation based on Chinese civilization, and the logic of the “people-oriented” practice guaranteed by Socialist people’s democracy. Today, the autonomy of China’s modern state, the cohesion of the Chinese nation, the “people-oriented” of the institution and the performance of the institution have been greatly improved. At present, the CPC has set national development goals for 2035 and 2049. In the future, we need to enhance the capacity of national integration and state governance, enhance national identity, enhance the people’s recognition of the institutions and policies of the party and the state.

Editor: Zhong Yao、Zheng Yifan

From:CASS Journal of Political Science.2022.No.3.