Party leads building of modern civilization

Chinese civilization has a glorious history of more than 5,000 years. Still, building a modern civilization is a daunting task and a challenging project for the Chinese nation.

Since the First Opium War (1840-42), this project has covered two major stages: the preparatory period from 1840 to 1949 (founding of the People's Republic of China), and the construction period from 1949 to the present.

After experiencing many ups and downs and going through arduous struggles, the Chinese nation has achieved significant progress in building or preliminarily establishing a modern civilization.