The Historical Evolution, Core Implications, and Practical Path of the Scientific Thesis That “New Quality Productive Forces Are Inherently Green Productive Forces”
WU Guo-lin1,2, MENG Zhen1
1. School of Marxism,South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641; 2. Institute for Advanced Study in Science, Technology and Philosophy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510641
Abstract：The scientific thesis that “new quality productive forces are inherently green productive forces” is an important innovative achievement of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the field of ecological civilization. It reveals the intrinsic unity between economic development and ecological civilization construction in the process of Chinese modernization. From the perspective of historical evolution, the Party’s initial exploration of the intrinsic correlation between economic development and the green development approach laid the foundation for the formation of this scientific proposition. During his local governance practice, Xi Jinping further deepened the understanding of the coordinated relationship between economic growth and environmental protection, thereby providing valuable practical experience for the theoretical formulation of this proposition. Since the advent of the new era, the systematic elaboration on the relationship between productive forces and green modes of production has promoted the institutional and systemic development of this scientific proposition. From the core essence perspective, “new quality productive forces” and “green productive forces” share inherent consistency in terms of innovation, coordination, and sustainability. Specifically, “greening” and “new-quality” respectively embody the requirements of the law of productive forces development and the pursuit of purposefulness. At a deeper level, the dialectical unity of the “ecologization” of new quality productive forces and the “modernization” of green productive forces highlights the civilizational connotation of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, marking the historic transformation of Chinese-style modernization from industrial civilization to ecological civilization. From the perspective of practical paths, this assertion demands that we should be guided by the concept of green development, be driven by green technological innovation, and be supported by the construction of a system of institutions. Through the coordinated transformation of concepts, technologies and institutions, we should systematically promote the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, thereby achieving modernization featuring harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.
2025, Vol. 42 
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