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

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  • Jiaomu Li

    (College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Bin Wan

    (College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • 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)

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.

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  • Jiaomu Li & Bin Wan & Yaping Yao & Te Bu & Ping Li & Yang Zhang, 2023. "Chinese Path to Sports Modernization: Fitness-for-All (Chinese) and a Development Model for Developing Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-17, February.
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