Abstract:

The people are the practitioners and creators of Chinese modernization, serving as its most profound and enduring source of momentum, driving its vigorous and sustained advancement.The intrinsic, dialectical, and dynamic organic connection between Chinese modernization and the people must first be comprehensively and deeply understood from three perspectives of Marxist philosophy: ontology, epistemology, and essential requirements. The people, as the creators, fundamental driving force, and ultimate purpose of Chinese modernization, provide it with dynamic, proactive, and creative power, ensuring its value, effectiveness, and feasibility. To further stimulate the people's historical and practical consciousness as an endogenous driving force, Chinese modernization adheres to a people-centered approach, following the logic of "development relying on the people, development for the people, and development outcomes shared by the people," thereby accumulating valuable experience. On the new journey of the new era, advancing Chinese modernization still requires sustained efforts in upholding the Party's overall leadership, emphasizing top-level design, prioritizing talent development, and fostering value shaping, among other aspects, to further activate the people's principal force and provide a deeper and more enduring source of momentum for Chinese modernization.

Key words: the people as the mainstay, Chinese modernization, endogenous drivers