Abstract: The CPC's modernization discourse not only clarifies the socialist direction of modernization and highlights the Chinese characteristics of modernization, but also showcases the global significance of the Chinese-style modernization. Generally speaking, the CPC's modernization discourse has undergone four paradigm shifts: constructing the initial form of modernization through revolutionary discourse, shaping modernization construction through socialism discourse, starting Chinese-style modernization through the discourse of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and leading the development of Chinese-style modernization through the discourse of national rejuvenation. The evolution logic of the CPC's modernization discourse is manifested in practice as the continuous expansion of the connotation of modernization, the continuous consolidation of the socialist nature of China's modernization, and the continuous highlighting of the independent and self-reliant nature of modernization. The CPC's modernization discourse provides a new direction for breaking through the established framework of modernization discourse, offers a discourse foundation for building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and provides new discourse references for developing countries and regions to explore modernization paths suitable for themselves.

Key words: Communist Party of China, Chinese-style modernization, modernization discourse, Chinese civilization