Abstract: Modernization is the transitional process of human societies moving from traditional to modern ones through industrialization, democratization and rationalization. Historical experience shows that there are a variety of paths and models of human societies' modernization processes. Based on China's own history, culture and tradition, the Chinese-style modernization is the modernization that is adapted to its unique national conditions and development stage, combining tradition and modernity, featuring material and spiritual integration, and pairing institutional modernization with human modernization. From the dual dimensions of human modernization and institutional modernization, the development of the whole-process people's democracy is the essential requirement of the Chinese-style modernization. The wholeprocess people's democracy has been gradually enriched and institutionalized in practices, and surpassesed the electoral democracy in terms of theoretical construction. Taking the path of the Chinesestyle modernization requires the development of wholeprocess people's democracy, in order to solve the problems of governance in super-large-scale economies, achieve common prosperity through highquality development, continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness and security, and surpass the simple “anthropocentric” or “eco-centric” approach, promote the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and adhere to the path of peaceful development amidst the great power competition. 

Key words: modernization, Chinese-style modernization, the whole-process people's democracy

摘要： 现代化是人类走出传统，实现工业化、民主化和理性化的过程。既有的历史和经验表明人类的现代化的进程会呈现多样化的路径与模式。中国式现代化是基于中国自身的历史基础与文化传统，适应中国国情和发展阶段，符合中国人民期待，传统与现代交叠、物质与精神融合、制度的现代化和人的现代化共轭的现代化。从实现人的现代化和制度的现代化双重价值维度上，发展全过程人民民主是实现中国式现代化的本质要求。全过程人民民主在实践中逐步丰富和制度化，并在理论建构上超越了选举民主。走中国式现代化道路，需要通过全过程人民民主，破解超大规模国家治理的难题，以高质量发展实现共同富裕，不断增强人民群众的获得感、幸福感与安全感，超越简单“人类中心主义”或“自然中心主义”、增进人与自然和谐共生，在大国竞争和制度竞争中坚持走和平发展道路。

关键词: 现代化, 中国式现代化, 全过程人民民主