The Construction Path of Chinese Modernization Discourse System

　　[Analysis of Theory]

　　Author: Xie Chao (director and professor of China Knowledge System Research Center of Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, researcher of Shanghai Supreme Leader New Era Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought Research Center)

　　Discourse is an important carrier of human language expression and an important tool for human information transmission. Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, which has unique theoretical connotation and discourse expression. In order to make the world understand Chinese modernization and break through the long-term monopoly of western modernization theory and practice, we must speed up the construction of Chinese modernization discourse system and enhance the international discourse right of Chinese modernization. To construct a Chinese-style modern discourse system, we should make it well-founded, reasonable and well-spoken.

　　speak on good grounds

　　The discourse system based on discourse not only represents the development mode of human practical activities in a specific historical stage, but also points to human existence and lifestyle. The construction of Chinese-style modernization discourse system should first be "well-founded", which should not only summarize the general experience in the historical process of human modernization, but also explain the practical achievements and success codes of Chinese-style modernization.

　　Summarize the general experience in the historical process of human modernization. In modern times, realizing modernization has become the common aspiration of different countries and nations. Different countries and nations are exploring the development path of modernization, and these explorations together constitute a magnificent chapter in the practice of human modernization. Socialization of production, marketization of economy, democratization of politics and legalization of society are of universal significance to the practice of human modernization. Chinese modernization is an important part of the process of human modernization. In the process of constructing Chinese-style modernization discourse system, we should first consider Chinese-style modernization in the general process of human modernization to avoid separating the relationship between Chinese-style modernization and human modernization and falling into self-talk.

　　Expounding the practical achievements and success codes of Chinese modernization. Chinese-style modernization has the general characteristics of modernization, but also has the characteristics of China. From the idea of "modernization" and "industrialization" put forward by the Communist Party of China (CPC) people with Comrade Mao Zedong as the main representative during the new-democratic revolution, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the people of China to explore modernization for nearly a hundred years. In the century-long exploration practice, the exploration methods, basic characteristics, exploration achievements, experiences and lessons in different historical development stages are different. The summary of the practical experience of Chinese modernization constitutes the original "material" for the construction of Chinese modernization discourse system. Of course, with these primitive "materials", it is still impossible to construct a Chinese-style modern discourse system, and it needs to be further processed, that is, to extract and summarize the marked concepts and categories from practical experience.

　　Words make sense.

　　The so-called "words in words" is to abstract and summarize the practical experience of Chinese modernization, and extract the marked concepts and categories from it. Concept is the basic element of discourse system, which originates from objective facts and constructs categories, propositions and theories in discourse system through specific logical relations. For the construction of Chinese modernization discourse system, its conceptual category should not only reflect the core connotation of Chinese modernization, but also be easily accepted and understood by the international community.

　　Be good at creating concepts and categories that can reflect the core connotation of Chinese modernization. Discourse system consists of a series of relatively fixed concepts, categories, expressions and theories, among which concepts and categories occupy a fundamental position in the whole discourse system. Only on the basis of laying the basic concepts and categories can we construct the theoretical framework of Chinese modernization and explain the scientific connotation and basic characteristics of Chinese modernization clearly. Refining and creating a series of marked concepts and categories that can reflect and embody the core connotation of Chinese modernization is a necessary prerequisite for building a discourse system of Chinese modernization.

　　Be good at creating concepts and categories that are easily understood and accepted by the international community. The generation of discourse and the construction of discourse system are not a process of self-talk, but require communication and exchange between different discourse subjects. Only by creating new concepts, new categories and new expressions that are easy to be understood and accepted by the international community can we guide the international community to study and discuss Chinese modernization. If the concepts and categories we have created are not easily accepted and recognized by the international community, then it will be difficult for this discourse system to have its due influence and to play and realize its due value.

　　sound reasonable

　　"It makes sense", that is, the discourse system of Chinese modernization must rely on the theoretical system and knowledge system of Chinese modernization. If we only explain the content of Chinese modernization within the framework of concepts and categories provided by the West, we will fall into the "discourse trap" of Western modernization.

　　The discourse system of Chinese modernization needs to be supported by the theoretical system. Theoretical system is people’s systematic cognition and exposition of the nature and laws of things, while discourse system is the expression form and language carrier of theoretical system. Only through the discourse system can the theoretical system show the cognition of the nature and laws of the research object, and the discourse system will be convincing only by relying on the theoretical system. As far as Chinese-style modernization is concerned, its theoretical system embodies and reflects the achievements of understanding the essence and laws of Chinese-style modernization, including the basic connotation, main categories, essential characteristics, realization paradigm, evolution law and so on. It is the foundation and support of constructing Chinese modern discourse system. In the process of constructing the discourse system of Chinese modernization, we must constantly promote the innovation and development of the theoretical system of Chinese modernization, and enhance and strengthen the discourse influence of Chinese modernization in the two-way interaction between the theoretical system and the discourse system.

　　Innovating the theoretical system of Chinese modernization in the unity of generality and individuality. Theoretical system is the understanding and reflection of the nature and law of the research object, and the construction of Chinese modern discourse system can not be separated from the innovation of theoretical system. Chinese-style modernization is the organic unity between the universal law of modernization and the special form. On the one hand, Chinese modernization is an important part of human modernization practice and has the common characteristics of modernization. On the other hand, Chinese modernization is carried out in a unique way in the soil and ecology of China, with distinctive China characteristics. Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the Communist Party of China, summarized the China characteristics in five aspects of Chinese modernization, which profoundly revealed the scientific connotation of Chinese modernization. Only the common characteristics of modernization without China characteristics, or only the characteristics of China without the common characteristics of modernization, are not Chinese modernization. To innovate and develop the theoretical system of Chinese modernization, it is necessary to deal with the relationship between the general characteristics of modernization and the characteristics of China.

　　Speak well.

　　The construction of discourse system is a complex systematic project. The so-called "well-spoken" means to spread the stories, experiences and theories of Chinese modernization in different ways.

　　Realize the coordinated development of Chinese modern political discourse, academic discourse and life discourse. As a language expression, the same object of expression may contain different forms of discourse expression. As far as Chinese modernization is concerned, there are different forms of discourse expression in practice, such as political discourse, academic discourse and life discourse. In the process of constructing Chinese-style modern discourse system, we should pay attention to the organic unity and coordinated development of political discourse, academic discourse and life discourse. Specifically, political discourse should clearly explain the goals, directions and principles of Chinese modernization in authoritative and rigorous language; Academic discourse should clearly explain the theoretical basis, historical origin, development vein, development method, development path and development prospect of Chinese modernization in scientific, normative and abstract language; Life discourse should clearly explain the development, changes and achievements of Chinese modernization in lively and easy-to-spread language.

　　Comprehensive use of different communication methods to improve the communication efficiency of Chinese modernization. In the process of spreading Chinese-style modernization stories, experiences and theories, we should not only adopt appropriate communication language, but also adopt targeted communication methods. On the one hand, we should make good use of traditional media and communication platforms, and comprehensively use sound, image, text and video to tell the story of Chinese modernization and convey the experience and theory of Chinese modernization; On the other hand, make full use of the positive role of big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain and other information technologies in news collection, production, distribution, reception and feedback, and explore ways and means for information technology to empower Chinese-style modernization to spread internationally, so as to realize the wisdom and precision of Chinese-style modernization. Only in this way can we expand the new space of international communication of Chinese modernization and comprehensively improve the efficiency of international communication of Chinese modernization.