Focusing on achieving the longterm objective of socialist modernization, the Communist Party of China(CPC)has explored a unique industrialization path in practice from the specificity of Chinas national conditions, which priorly concentrates on the advanced development of heavy industry and then focuses on the coordinated developments of agriculture, light and heavy industries, so as to realize an accelerated development of industrialization and finally create an industrialization path with Chinese characteristicsThis path of industrial development is different from the conventional approach to the industrial upgrading in other countriesIt has exerted a profound impact on the stability of Chinas economic growth, the completeness of industrial system, and the balance of its spatial distribution since the implement of economic reform and open up in ChinaFurthermore, it offers a strategic framework for successful industrialization in developing economiesThrough an analysis of the logic and experiences behind Chinas choice of industrialization path, this study reveals that the strong leadership of the CPC and its problemoriented, practicedriven industrialization policies are fundamental factors contributing to Chinas successful industrialization.