Abstract:  After the disintegration of the old imperial system, the historical mission for China was externally resisting foreign aggression, and internally unifying political powers so as to achieve national independence and prosperity. History finally chose the Communist Party of China (CPC) to lead the Chinese people on the road of building a modern socialist country with Chinese characteristics. As the explorer and leader of Chinese modernization drive, the CPC has constantly readjusted the goals for the big question of “what kind of country to build” over the past 100 years. The goals have evolved from vagueness to clarity, from vision to reality, from pilot reform to final model, and from deepening reform to breakthrough success. Today, China is at the intersection of achieving the Two Centenary Goals, signifying a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country. It is essential to follow and develop Marxism all the time, adhere to and strengthen the overall leadership of the CPC, steadily promote socialist modernization and state governance modernization, so as to guarantee a stable and vigorous Chinese road of building a modern and strong socialist country.

Key words:  , CPC, nation-building goals, 100 years of evolution, fundamemtal experience