The Chinese path to modernization is a path of independent innovation. As independence is the soul of the national spirit and innovation and development is the essence of the spirit of the times, independent innovation is the distinctive background and essential feature of the Chinese path to modernization. Its independent innovation is mainly reflected in the fact that the Chinese path to modernization is an innovative path that combines the national independence and the independent explorations, the universal truth and the concrete reality, socialism and market economy, and innovation and taking reference. It is of great practical significance to deeply analyze, reveal and grasp the essential characteristics of independent innovation of the Chinese path to modernization.

Editor: Zhong Yao、Zheng Yifan

From:World Socialism Studies.2023.No.3.