Chinese Path to Sports Modernization: Fitness-for-All (Chinese) and a Development Model for Developing Countries

Jiaomu Li, Bin Wan, Yaping Yao, Te Bu (), Ping Li () and Yang Zhang
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Jiaomu Li: College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
Bin Wan: College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
Yaping Yao: College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
Te Bu: College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
Ping Li: College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
Yang Zhang: Independent Researcher, Orlando, FL 34786, USA

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: This policy review overviews the Chinese path to sports modernization within the theoretical framework of the Chinese path to modernization, which is centered on the principle of Fitness-for-All. Over a century of endeavors, the modernization of sports in China has created a new and comprehensive sports civilization in a developing country with a large population and inadequate sports resources. The essence of the Chinese path to sports modernization can be summarized as a people-centered process of sports modernization led by the Communist Party of China that relies on a top-level design with universal participation and seeks to develop a diverse global sports governance. The development of Chinese sports will not only make a transformative contribution to China’s commitment to its second Century Goal, but it will also provide a renaissance for the ancient Chinese philosophy of health first into a people-centered modernization theory, and contribute a Chinese blueprint for the pursuit of the advancement of cross-cultural, diverse world sports civilizations and sustainable development goals.

Keywords: governance; 2030 Agenda; globalization; culture; health; physical activity; inclusive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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