Scholars from many countries: Chinese-style modernization expands modernization path choices

China News Service, Nanchang, November 7 (Zhu Ying) "China has broken the inherent concept of 'there is only one path to modernization.' The practice of Chinese-style modernization has allowed the European people to see that world development can take different paths." Marga Ferré, president of the Spanish left-wing think tank "Change! Europe" said in an interview with China News Service on the 7th.

On the same day, the international academic symposium on "Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations and the Chinese Path to Modernization" was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi. Thirty foreign leaders of communist parties, experts and scholars from 14 countries including Brazil, Spain, Italy, and Chile participated. Scholars from many countries believe that Chinese-style modernization has expanded the options for modernization paths.

Marga Ferre has long been paying attention to left-wing thought and social development in Europe. She believes that Europe used to regard its own modernization model as the only path to economic development, but China's development practice breaks this understanding. In her view, China's concept of putting people at the center of development and emphasizing government guidance on the market corresponds to the current real issues such as the gap between rich and poor and housing pressure faced by European society.

She believes that Europe and China can strengthen exchanges in the fields of science and technology, innovation and ecological protection, and should pay particular attention to cooperation between youth groups, universities and scientific research institutions. "We need to conduct more dialogues around issues such as how technology can improve labor conditions and respond to employment challenges brought by artificial intelligence."

Catalina Lufin, chairperson of the Chilean Communist Youth League, expressed concern about China’s experience from the perspective of youth development. She believes that equal educational opportunities are an important part of the country's development model. If young people face unemployment, the country's development will also be affected. "I hope to have a better understanding of China's red history and the sustainable development of cities. The youth of the two places can enhance cooperation in education, culture, science and technology, and social innovation."

Yu Haiqing, deputy director of the Institute of Marxism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the successful practice of Chinese-style modernization has broken the perception that "modernization is equal to Westernization" and opened up a new realm for mankind to explore the path of modernization. "Countries around the world can explore modernization paths with their own characteristics based on their own historical and cultural traditions and actual national conditions, learn wisdom from exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations, and make progress together."

The seminar was hosted by the Institute of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and hosted by Nanchang Hangkong University.