When the myth of "modernization=westernization" is still puzzling many developing countries, and when the drawbacks of the single development model are increasingly prominent in the global development dilemma, the former President of Ethiopia's high praise of Chinese path to modernization is just like a key, opening a new vision to examine the development path of human civilization. Chinese path to modernization has entered the grand practice of modernization with a population of more than 1.4 billion, breaking the "only standard answer" of western modernization, and opening up a new path of independent, mutually beneficial and win-win development for countries in the South. Its world significance lies not only in the demonstration of practice, but also in reshaping the value core and civilization logic of the modernization process.

Modernization is not a "Single choice question question"

For a long time, the West has relied on its first mover advantage to package its own development path as the "ultimate paradigm" of modernization, exporting the development logic of "Western centrism" to the world through colonial plunder, economic control, political intervention, and other means. In this narrative, developing countries seem to have only two options: either copy the Western model and become dependent economies; Either be labeled as' backward 'and marginalized in the wave of globalization.

The development process of the African continent is a vivid footnote to this hegemonic narrative. Some African countries blindly imitate Western political systems and economic models, resulting in political party disputes, a single economic structure, and a huge wealth gap. The rise of Chinese path to modernization completely subverts this logic. It is based on its own national conditions, combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and excellent traditional culture, and has embarked on a modernization path centered on the people, with high-quality and peaceful development. The evaluation of the former President of Ethiopia is a high recognition of this practice - Chinese path to modernization has proved that a country can completely embark on its own modernization path based on history and culture, population size, and resource endowment. Modernization has never been a "Single choice question question", but a "multiple choice question".

From zero sum game to win-win symbiosis

The process of Western modernization has always been accompanied by the plundering and expansionist nature of capital, and the jungle rule of "a strong country must dominate" has brought war, colonization, and turmoil to the world. From the very beginning, Chinese path to modernization has embarked on a completely different path - it has abandoned the zero sum game thinking of "beggar thy neighbor", adhered to the win-win concept of "the world is good, China can be good; China is good, the world can be better", and integrated its own development into the overall global development.

This win-win logic is vividly reflected in the practice of jointly building the "the Belt and Road". From the Addis Ababa Djibouti Railway, which connects Ethiopia to the sea, to the headquarters of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which strengthens the public health defense line in Africa; From the China Laos railway, which helps upgrade the infrastructure of Southeast Asian countries, to the photovoltaic projects that enable the energy transformation in Latin America, China has always adhered to the principle of "non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries and no political conditions attached", and has provided support for the modernization of developing countries with an attitude of equal cooperation. As the former president of Ethiopia once said, China's support enables developing countries to independently formulate their own development blueprints. This cooperation model rooted in mutual benefit and win-win cooperation is highly compatible with the trend of multipolar world development.

In the field of high-quality development and green transformation, Chinese path to modernization also provides new solutions for the world. It adheres to the coordinated promotion of development and environmental protection, integrating the concept of green development throughout the entire modernization process. Breakthroughs in renewable energy, low-carbon technology, and other fields allow developing countries to bypass the old path of "pollution first, treatment later" and achieve "overtaking on the bend". This development logic not only balances economic growth and ecological protection, but also demonstrates the responsibility for the common destiny of humanity.

Injecting new momentum into human progress

Currently, global challenges such as weak economic recovery, intensified geopolitical conflicts, and climate change are intertwined and overlapping, and developing countries are facing increasing development pressure. In this context, the successful practice of Chinese path to modernization has not only injected strong impetus into world economic growth, but also expanded the development vision of human civilization.

As the largest modernization practice in human history, Chinese path to modernization carries the dream of 1.4 billion people, more than the total population of all developed countries. Its process itself is a huge contribution to human progress. It breaks the shackles of Western civilization centrism, proves the diversity of modernization paths, and gives developing countries hope for independent development. At the same time, China's global development initiatives, global security initiatives, and global civilization initiatives provide Chinese solutions to address global development deficits, governance deficits, and trust deficits, and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable international order.

It is worth emphasizing that Chinese path to modernization is not closed and exclusive, but open and inclusive. It does not seek "pattern output", but advocates for cultural exchange and mutual learning. In the wave of globalization, different civilizations and development models can learn from each other, complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, and jointly paint a magnificent picture of human modernization.

From the evaluation of the former President of Ethiopia, we can see the world's recognition and expectation of Chinese path to modernization. In the process of mankind's modernization, the development wisdom and value concept contained in Chinese path to modernization will surely provide more enlightenment to the countries in the South, inject more powerful impetus into the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and let human civilization bloom more brilliantly in exchanges and mutual learning.Editor/Bian Wenjun