Abstract:

Modernization, national rejuvenation and the establishment of human civilization in a new form are three major narratives in modern China. Modernization has been a core narrative of the Chinse nation since modern times, which has been developed from “Chinese learning as substance and Western learning as function” and “overall Westernization” to “socialist modernization”. The national rejuvenation, which means the establishment of China’s modern civilization, has been a key narrative since the foundation of PRC, especially since the practice of reform and opening-up. Human civilization in a new form is an innovative narrative in the new era, which goes beyond China as a nation-state and aims at a new civilization created by China in the history of human society. There are differences and tensions among these three narratives. By unifying and integrating these three major narrations, the report of the 20^th National Congress of the CPC advocates Chinese modernization to comprehensively boost the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and create human civilization in a new form.

Key words: modernization, national rejuvenation, human civilization in a new form