今天,中国人民正以极大的热情为实现国家的现代化而奋斗。当今的中国已经让世界刮目相看,现代化不可否认已有相当的程度。应该说,从一个世纪之前,当中国还处于封建、半封建和半殖民地的时代,先进的中国人就为实现现代化开始进行努力了。中国的早期现代化始终围绕着如何回应外国列强的不断挑战这个主要线索, Today, the Chinese people are fighting with great enthusiasm for the modernization of the country. Today’s China has given the world its own eyes on it. It is undeniable that modernization has reached a considerable degree. It should be said that from a century ago when China was still in a feudal, semi-feudal and semi-colonial era, advanced Chinese began their efforts to achieve modernization. China’s early modernization has centered on the main thread of how to respond to the constant challenge of foreign powers.