Abstract: The discourse of the Chinese way to modernization is rooted in the basic principles of modernization derived from the Marxist theoretical framework.It draws upon the indigenous interpretations of modernization developed by Chinese intellectuals since the modern era,incorporates civilizational concepts and early Western theories of modernization,and references the relevant theories of national modernization advanced by Lenin and Stalin.Its formation has experienced four developmental stages:initial gestation,foundational establishment,pioneering development,and progressive expansion.From the perspective of narrative structure,this discourse adheres to a people-centered value orientation in its stance,focuses on the historical aspiration of achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in its direction,expands from localized priorities to comprehensive and systemic dimensions in its conceptual scope,maintains a path-oriented model of blazing our own trail in terms of characteristics,and emphasizes the dynamic integration of revolution and modernization along its central narrative thread.As the latest achievement in the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics-both theoretically and practically-the discourse of the Chinese way to modernization enriches Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era,strengthens the public's sense of identification with Chinese-style modernization,shapes accurate international understandings of China's modernization path,enhances China's global discursive power,and reconstructs the existing structure of the global discourse of modernization.In doing so,it generates profound and far-reaching value of times.

Key words: modernization, Chinese way to modernization, discourse, Chinese communists