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Chinese modernization offers solutions to many challenges facing human development, Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday.
He made the remarks at a press conference held on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing.
Achieving the modernization of a country of more than 1.4 billion people will be an unprecedented feat in human history, one of profound global significance in itself, Qin told reporters.
"It busts the myth that modernization is westernization. It creates a new form of human advancement, and it provides an important source of inspiration for the world, especially developing countries," he said.
Moreover, Chinese modernization is not pursued through war, colonization or plundering, Qin explained. It is dedicated to peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit, and committed to harmony between humanity and nature, he added.