| General Secretary Xi Jinping points out that “Youth is the most active and vital force in the whole society.The hopes of a country and the future of a nation lie in the hands of its young generation.” The times call and need young people,but at the same time the times are promoting the development of the youth.Therefore,in modern society,the interactive relationship between youth and society is mainly manifested in the interactive relationship between youth and modernization.In other words,the positive interaction between the youth and society will drive the modernization.The problems faced by youth development are coincidentally the reflection of social development problems on the youth in the process of modernization,especially the imbalance between human beings,man and nature,man and society unveiled in the process of modernization.In the final analysis,the youth development in the new journey of modern socialist country is a research paradigm to explore the performance,tasks and paths of youth development from the perspective of modernization.Socialist modernization constitutes the realistic field of youth development,and the scientific connotation of socialist modernization interprets the specific historical context of youth development.The intrinsic relationship between youth development and socialist modernization is not only reflected in the historical process of young people promoting socialist modernization,but also in the healthy growth of youth in the process of socialist modernization.The Communist Party of China attaches great importance to the status and role of young people in the process of socialist modernization.It combines the historical tasks of realizing socialist modernization in different periods with the goals and tasks of youth development,and unifies the goals and tasks of youth development in the entire process and all links of modernization.The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward clear requirements for youth groups and youth development from the broad vision of building China into a modernization country.In the new journey of building a modern socialist country,the majority of the young people should unremittingly follow the Party and its guidance,aim high but be down-to-earth,dare to think big and take action.Young people should strive to be the new era’s great young generation,a generation with ideals,a sense of responsibility,grit and dedication.As a result,the youth can bloom in full splendor in the journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.The new journey of a modern socialist country contains rich modernization connotations from the horizontal and vertical development dimensions.The new journey of a modern socialist country covers the development of politics,economy,culture,society and ecology in the horizontal development dimension,radiates the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,solves the main contradictions in social development and constructs a new form of human civilization.It covers such themes as high-quality development,common prosperity and sustainable development.In the vertical dimension,the new journey of modern socialist country means that socialist modernization has entered a new stage of development.Grasping the new stage of development,implementing the new development concept and building a new development pattern have become an important strategic choice to promote China’s economic and social development in the new era.The background of this era is the specific conditions and historical environment for promoting youth development in the new era,and is the realistic basis for the concept,principle,method,path and policy system of youth development.Youth is the future of the country and the nation,and the country will prosper only when its young people thrive.In order to shoulder the heavy responsibility of socialist modernization and realize the historic task of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,young people must connect their own development with the future and destiny of the country and the nation.In addition,the opportunities and challenges facing youth development come from the issues of the times raised in the process of promoting modernization in the new stage of development.The core issue of contemporary youth development is to realize the symbiotic interaction between youth development and the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new journey of modern socialist country.The first chapter introduces the necessity and reality of the research on the youth development in the new journey of building a modern socialist country,clarifies the background and significance of the research on the development of the young in the new journey of a modern socialist country,and untangles the current situation of research on socialist modernization and youth development at home and abroad.The second chapter is the theoretical origin and practical basis of the development of the young in the new journey of modern socialist country.Firstly,the connotations of the basic concepts of Marxist theory,youth development,modernization,socialist modernization and the new journey of modern socialist country are explained.Secondly,it explores the theoretical basis of the youth development from the classical works of Marxism,traditional Chinese culture and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.Finally,the historical process of youth’s self-development is perceived from the socialist modernization practice of the Communist Party of China leading youth to achieve national independence,people’s liberation and national prosperity.The third chapter is the internal relationship between socialist modernization and youth development,which clarifies the internal logic of the interaction,symbiosis and coordinated promotion between youth development and socialist modernization.Socialist modernization is the realistic field of youth development,and youth are the new force and backbone to promote socialist modernization.The inherent stipulation of youth’s self-development originates from that of modernization.Only when youth’s development conforms to the development task of modernization,can they win a bright future for their own development.The symbiotic interaction between youth development and socialist modernization is mainly manifested in the growth of youth in the historical task of realizing the great rejuvenation of the nation,enhancing the comprehensive national strength of the country and building a community of human destiny.The fourth chapter is the scientific implication of the development of the young in the new journey of modern socialist country.Generally speaking,under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s remarks on youth development in the new era,we should adhere to the principle of giving priority to youth development and the Party’s management of youth to achieve the development goal of cultivating “a new generation”.To promote the development of youth in the new era,we should adhere to the unity of strategy and times,the integration of systematicness and pertinence,and the coordination of nationality and world.Specifically,we should promote the development of young people’s ideology and morality,the improvement of the youth’s education level,the optimization of youth employment and entrepreneurship,the improvement of youth’s health status,and the perfection of youth’s social security.The fifth chapter is a study on the opportunities and challenges for the development of the young in the new journey of socialist modernization countries,based on the unprecedented changes in the world in the past century,the new changes in the main contradictions of socialism in China and the starting point of the new journey to realize the Second Centenary Goal.Besides,the development of network multimedia,the arrival of the era of knowledge economy and the continuous expansion of international exchange of talents are creating a period of great strategic opportunities for youth development.At the same time,the diversified social trends of thought,the complicated changes in the international situation and the changes in the social and economic status of youth have brought great challenges to youth development.Moreover,the approaches to promote the youth development for the new journey of modern socialist country mainly include four aspects,which stress the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s remarks on youth development in the new era.Firstly,we should encourage the young generation to shoulder the due responsibility,and take “following the guidance of the CPC,putting our people first,maintaining harmony while allowing for differences,taking a grand view of history and living up to the expectations of the times” as the principles of youth development in the new era.Secondly,we should strengthen the leadership of youth development and always adhere to the guidance of the Communist Party of China to promote the direction,policy and system of youth development in the same direction as the development of socialist modernization.Thirdly,we should invigorate the inner consciousness and self-awareness of the young people,cultivate their firm ideals,strengthen their responsibilities,and train their hard skills.Fourthly,we should motivate the innovative spirit of the youth.Innovative spirit is a vital element of the development of things,the internal driving force for youth growth,and the significant method for solving problems.The unprecedented changes occurred in the world bring both opportunities and challenges.In this regard,the innovative ability of the youth in the new era plays an important role in the realization of the Second Centenary Goal and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.Besides,traditional ways of thinking and exam-oriented education mode have hindered the development of contemporary youth’s innovative spirit and awareness to a certain extent.Therefore,efforts should be made to create a good environment for the youth development in terms of family education,school education,and social innovation education.Fifthly,we should integrate the synergy of social forces and fully mobilize the role of families,schools and Communist Youth League organizations in youth development. |
