Beijing, 27 Oct (Xinhua) -- Contributing to the solution of common problems facing mankind -- the 20th CPC National Congress in the eyes of the international community
Xinhua News Agency reporter Hao Weiwei Zhang Yuan
Before the opening of the 20th CPC National Congress, the website of the Russian Council for International Affairs and the website of the Indian Express unanimously raised the following question: Why is the whole world paying attention to the 20th CPC National Congress and why is the international community eagerly looking forward to this grand event?
About 2,500 Chinese and foreign journalists covered the grand opening meeting, Reuters, TASS, Bloomberg News and other international media continued to track and report, and 8 mainstream media in Pakistan launched special issues of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the same time... From congratulatory messages sent to Beijing to articles focusing on China; From a new plan for investment in China in the making, to the academic dialogues of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that are being prepared... This Chinese event in autumn and October not only brushed the Chinese's "circle of friends", but also set off a new round of "China fever" in the world.
In the past week, the world "listened attentively to China's message on its domestic and foreign policy vision for the next few years", paid attention to "what revelations, experiences, expectations and insights the conference brings", and gained a deeper understanding of "the self-perception and ambition of a global power". Mexican scholar Ehekat Lázaro said that China is one of the countries that has an important influence on economic, political and social development in the 21st century, and the decisions made at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China affect the whole world. Sherik Korzhumbayev, editor-in-chief of Kazakhstan Business Daily, said: "In the complex and changeable international environment, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China injected strong stability expectations into the world. ”
In today's China, under the coordinate system of human development and progress and the evolution of the world pattern, how will the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China be marked by history?
-- After a century of struggle, tempering through revolution, construction and reform, as the world's largest Marxist ruling party, what kind of Chinese enlightenment has the CPC brought to the building of political parties in various countries and the development of political parties in the world, and what kind of Chinese wisdom has it contributed to the realization of good governance in modern society?
——Following the path of Chinese-style modernization, we have achieved the first centenary goal, embarked on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, what kind of Chinese path has China opened up for mankind's exploration of a better social system in the new era, and what kind of Chinese impetus has been injected into the process of human modernization?
——The world is once again standing at the crossroads of history, what kind of China's responsibility has been shown by the eastern powers with the whole world in mind to promote world peace and development, and what kind of Chinese solutions have been provided for creating a better future for mankind?
Playing a new movement of human development and progress in the torrents of the times, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in the world coordinates is of extraordinary significance.
The dimension of political party responsibility: "live up to the times and the people"
"Each of the thousands of exhibits is like a mosaic tile, working together to create a brilliant picture of a prosperous country that is now poised to chart the next leap." After visiting the exhibition of achievements on the theme of "Striving for a New Era", Ruslan Kenzaev, deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Speech newspaper of Uzbekistan, wrote this paragraph in his report on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
The new miracles created by the new era have attracted more and more overseas observers to enter China and decode China. Not long ago, Francis Martínez, a reporter for Mexican TV Six, embarked on a "journey of discovery" in China, hoping to "explore the real China like Edgar Snow did in Yan'an." What she saw and heard made her even more convinced: "It is an unprecedented phenomenon on the political spectrum that China has become the China it is today, and the Chinese Communist Party, the world's largest ruling party with more than 96 million members, plays a fundamental role." ”
A small party born on devastated territory with just over 50 members at the beginning of its founding has continued to grow and develop, united and organized the Chinese people, which were once "scattered sands," established a new China in which the people are masters of their own affairs, brought about the most extensive and profound social change in the history of the Chinese nation, created socialism with Chinese characteristics, and created two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. This is unprecedented in the history of the development of political parties in the world. What the Communist Party of China is, what the Communist Party of China wants to do, and why the Communist Party of China can, the international community has found more and more clear answers through the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
"We must adhere to the supremacy of the people", "adhere to the people-centered development thinking", "rivers and mountains are the people, the people are the rivers and mountains", "benefiting the people is the essential requirement of building the party for the public and ruling for the people"... In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "the people" is a main thread running throughout. For Hansen René, a Luxembourger who has worked as a "foreign volunteer" for poverty alleviation, this is not surprising. From 2018 to 2021, René served as the "assistant" to the first secretary of the village in Zhadong Village, northern Guangxi, where he worked with grassroots cadres to help villagers grow crops and improve infrastructure, witnessing the butterfly change of Xiaoshan Village to achieve poverty alleviation for the entire village. Recalling this special experience, René had a strong feeling: "The good wishes of the local people will soon become the responsibility of Party members and cadres. ”
"The CPC is highly responsible to the people and is committed to contributing to the development and progress of the country," "The CPC and the Chinese and the people are a 'symbiotic relationship' that relies on each other and is closely integrated," "In the face of difficulties and disasters, Party members and cadres always charge ahead"..."The people" and "responsibility" have become the key words for overseas observers to understand the CPC. After carefully reading the relevant reports of the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Brazilian economist Ronnie Lins sighed: "The Communist Party of China regards the benefit of the people as the primary goal, formulates feasible plans that meet the wishes of the people and will strictly implement them." In many countries, people expect their politicians to do the same. ”
Some foreign scholars have raised the question: Why is it that at a time when Western party politics is facing various difficulties, the Communist Party of China has shown vigorous vitality and strong resilience, and has been able to solve the governance problems of super-large-scale communities and unite and lead the people to continue to move forward towards the goal of national rejuvenation?
The CCP solicited public comments on the work related to the 20th National Congress; More than 4,700 people participated in the consultation of the conference report; 2,296 delegates from all walks of life; Hold forums to widely listen to the opinions and suggestions of non-Party personalities; Party and state leaders participate in sub-group discussions, maintain close ties with the masses of party members ... Looking at the operation of the Chinese Communist Party, the Brazilian website "Other Voices" has come to the conclusion that the CCP can unite all the forces that can be united, has a strong organizational and mobilization ability to "concentrate on doing great things", and the attraction of allowing the vast majority of outstanding people in Chinese society to join, which is an advantage that no other political organization can match.
Clarify the party's central tasks, make macroscopic prospects for the two-step strategic arrangement of comprehensively building a modern socialist power, make key arrangements for strategic tasks and major measures in the next five years, and clarify the major principles that must be firmly grasped on the road ahead... The 20th Party Congress clearly presented the Chinese Communist Party's ruling logic of "establishing a long-term vision and putting it into action". Savar Kashmeri, a researcher at the American Foreign Policy Association, said: "The CCP's policy planning is long-term and has a strong system and continuity. This has proved to be very effective. In the view of Rwanda's ambassador to China, James Kimonio, strictly implementing development plans and reform plans and ensuring that every plan and every plan is implemented is the "difference" of the Chinese Communist Party.
There is the cohesion of all people, the ability to act unswervingly, the great courage of self-revolution, and the great wisdom of keeping integrity and innovation.
Russian scholar Andrei Karneev has long been interested in China. In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "the party has found the second answer to self-revolution, which jumps out of the historical cycle of the rise and fall of chaos" and "must always blow the trumpet", he made the following judgment: "The Communist Party of China is determined to move forward along the road of 'self-revolution.'" ”
Because of his work, Wan Sai, editor-in-chief of People's Daily, the central organ of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, has close contacts with his Chinese counterparts. In the past 10 years, Wansai has witnessed the rapid development and changes of the Chinese land, and has also felt the enterprising spirit of the Communist Party of China in continuous theoretical innovation and practical exploration. "The Communist Party of China is good at studying and summarizing, and the theories and accumulated experience it has formed in poverty alleviation and anti-corruption are constantly being used by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, which is very useful."
"Chinese the true leader on the journey of chasing the people's dreams", "has the ability to lead huge diversity", "constantly adapts to the needs of the people and the reality of the world", "attaches great importance to inner-party governance", "has a strict selection system, which is one of the foundations for ensuring China's progress"... The 20th CPC National Congress opened a new window and enriched the world's "impression of the CPC." Internationally, a consensus is becoming stronger: it is precisely the ideals and beliefs upheld by the Communist Party of China, the governance ability it demonstrates, and the political character it upholds that make it stand out among many political parties in the world, providing a "Chinese sample" for the construction of political parties in various countries and the development of political parties in the world.
Pakistani scholar Zemir Awan lamented: "In today's world, countries are facing different degrees of governance problems, and political parties should play a role in leading development and stabilizing people's hearts. The Communist Party of China has a century of glory and is the largest political party in the world, and she has set an example. ”
The dimension of national rejuvenation: "Chinese-style modernization provides new options for mankind to achieve modernization"
On the second day of the opening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to his Guangxi delegation to discuss the report of the 20th National Congress with everyone.
Looking back on the past, General Secretary Xi Jinping talked about people's understanding of modernization in those years: "upstairs and downstairs electric lights and telephones, buns dumplings, shredded meat slices." In just a few decades, the vicissitudes of life have changed, and simple dreams have long become commonplace. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, China has made a great leap from a "country late to modernization" to a "growth pole of world modernization."
After comprehensively eliminating absolute poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, China's modernization process is advancing towards the goal of building a modern socialist power in an all-round way. Facing the people of the whole country and the world, General Secretary Xi Jinping described Chinese-style modernization as follows: Chinese-style modernization is socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China, which not only has the common characteristics of the modernization of all countries, but also has Chinese characteristics based on its own national conditions. Chinese-style modernization is a modernization with a huge population, a modernization in which all the people prosper together, a modernization in which material civilization and spiritual civilization are harmonized, a modernization in which man and nature live in harmony, and a modernization that takes the road of peaceful development.
Having explored the road of modernization with difficulty and relied on generations of continuous struggle, China has opened up a new path of modernization and broadened the horizon of human social development. "The dirt road used to be a high-speed railway" "Not long ago it was a poor village, but skyscrapers have been built when I visit again" "I don't recognize Shanghai Pudong, which was once a farmland and is now a modern financial center"... The world measures the speed, breadth and depth of Chinese-style modernization from the vertical vision of China's development, and also ponders the global significance and value of Chinese-style modernization in the horizontal vision of the modernization of various countries.
After visiting many places in China and witnessing the "fruits of Chinese-style modernization in the most remote areas", Bruno Giger, a French expert on international affairs, lamented: "China has asked a series of interesting questions for Western researchers, prompting them to reflect on their existing views, such as 'what is development', 'what is democracy' and 'what is good governance'." I find that China gives different answers to these questions, which we have become accustomed to. ”
Author of two monographs, The Pursuit of Civilization and The Revival of the East, and hundreds of articles in local media, Jordanian writer Samir Ahmed has never stopped documenting China's march towards national rejuvenation in recent years. In the process of in-depth study of China, he has learned that blindly imitating the past and blindly copying the West are impossible roads, and it is necessary to build a development model that suits its own characteristics. In Ahmed's view, "Chinese-style modernization" is a major theoretical innovation that will lead China's development to a new level, and will also provide an important reference for development and rejuvenation for other developing countries, including Arab countries.
"The Chinese Communist Party has shown us an alternative to the capitalist development path, and many countries are paying attention to China and learning from China's successful experience." On the eve of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Fred Mombe, chairman of the Socialist Party of Zambia, came to China to learn "what is happening in China." Mengbei said that the great success of China's road has greatly encouraged the progressive forces of Zambia and other countries, and has also helped African countries to see more clearly the direction of development and the goal of struggle.
Since modern times in the world, modernization has been an inevitable way for a strong country and a rich people, and a common pursuit of the people of all countries. By placing China's development and the path of Chinese-style modernization in the overall coordinates of the process of human modernization, we can find its great significance for civilization and progress.
So far, it has been more than two centuries since mankind began to explore modernization, and the total population of developed countries and regions in the world that have completed industrialization does not exceed 1 billion. China's population of more than 1.4 billion has entered a modern society, which is larger than the total of existing developed countries, and will completely rewrite the modern world map. "Chinese-style modernization is people-centered modernization for a huge population, and the successful exploration of the path of Chinese-style modernization is a great contribution to the cause of human progress." So says Kenyan scholar Kavins Ardeshir.
Both developed and developing countries are facing various modernization problems and issues: How to solve the problem of the gap between the rich and the poor? How to ease the tension between economic development and environmental protection? How to seize the opportunity of the new round of industrial revolution and industrial transformation, improve the level of development, and achieve development catch-up? ...... From the practice of Chinese-style modernization, the world has been enlightened.
"The world is experiencing a huge income disparity... All countries need to work towards a more equitable distribution of wealth. According to Peruvian scholar Carlos Aquino, since the reform and opening up, China has lifted 770 million rural poor people out of poverty, setting an example for many developing countries in poverty eradication, and its efforts to promote common prosperity are "worth learning from every country."
Amadou Diop, a former correspondent for Senegal's newspaper The Sun, is deeply moved by the "modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature". In 2019, he went on a field trip to the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, and he was shocked by the sight of lush vegetation thriving in the vast yellow sand. During that trip to China, Diop also visited a solar power plant with an installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts, and "China's efforts to promote renewable energy also inspire the world."
Bo Xiwen, former director of the Department of European and International Affairs of the German state of Hesse, paid attention to the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) devoted a whole part to high-quality development and rejuvenation through science and education. "General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that innovation is the primary driving force, which is extremely important." Having visited China more than 10 times in the past 10 years, Bo Xiwen is deeply impressed by China's rapid development in digitalization, artificial intelligence, new energy vehicles and other fields.
In The Revival of the East, Ahmed writes: "China in the new era is entering a period of unprecedented development, which is not an imitation of the West or a copy of its industrial model, but a commitment to the leap and progress of its own innovation ability... China is making steady progress on its journey of national rejuvenation. Coincidentally, Giger makes a similar point in his book "Opening Your Eyes to China": the censure of certain Western countries will not force China to change its policies, and China is sailing toward modernization.
The Dimension of World Change: "Walking Together on the Road of the World"
The hands of time are set back 10 years. In December 2012, in the Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, General Secretary Xi Jinping held a discussion with 20 foreign experts from 16 countries. At this symposium, Mak Qi'an, secretary general of the British East Asia Committee, heard a "new expression" - "community of destiny".
Over the past 10 years, Mak has witnessed a series of solid efforts to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, such as China's initiative to build the AIIB, helping the global fight against the epidemic, and supporting the cause of the United Nations, and has also gained a deeper understanding of the forward-looking and contemporary significance of China's philosophy in the context of the world entering a new period of turbulence and change: "This is the only way to provide lasting and sustainable solutions to common global challenges." ”
In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping, "a community with a shared future for mankind" has become the core word in expounding China's foreign policy in the new era. The report includes "promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind" as the essential requirement of Chinese-style modernization, and solemnly declares: "China has always adhered to the foreign policy purpose of safeguarding world peace and promoting common development, and is committed to promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind." ”
At present, the changes in the world, the times, and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way. Where is the world going? Peace or war? Development or decline? Open or closed? Cooperation or confrontation? It is the question of the times before mankind. As the world's second largest economy and largest developing country, China's choice affects the world's attention and the world's future.
"China will never seek hegemony and never engage in expansion." This solemn announcement left a deep impression on Zimbabwe's former ambassador to China, Christopher Mutswangouwa. In his view, China's success is based on international cooperation, not the exploitation of the weak.
"Safeguarding the basic norms of international relations", "safeguarding international fairness and justice", "safeguarding the common interests of developing countries", "actively participating in the reform and construction of the global governance system", "adhering to true multilateralism"... This responsibility has made Singaporean scholar Gu Qingyang have greater expectations for "China's contribution". He said that China has made significant contributions to global issues such as climate change, food security, poverty alleviation and development, and green development, and will be more recognized and expected by the international community in the future.
"China adheres to the basic national policy of opening up to the outside world, firmly pursues the strategy of opening up for mutual benefit and win-win, and constantly provides new opportunities for the world with China's new development", "China adheres to the correct direction of economic globalization", "jointly creates an international environment conducive to development, and jointly cultivates new momentum for global development"... The open-mindedness of cooperation and common development has made Miura Sheng, the Chinese general representative of Japan's veteran manufacturing enterprise Fujiyoshi, more optimistic about the prospects of China's large market. In 2018, Fujigoe became the first exhibitor to sign a contract at the first CIIE; Today, China has surpassed North America to become the world's largest sales market. Miura is preparing to participate in the fifth CIIE, hoping to find "more opportunities for common development" there.
The main trading partners of more than 140 countries and regions, the world's largest trading country in goods, the super-large-scale market, the "meeting point of the global supply chain"... China is like a huge magnet, attracting more and more countries, enterprises and individuals to join the great cause of development and cooperation, forming a landscape in the world that is completely different from group politics and camp confrontation.
German logistics expert Uwe Behrens works for several companies in China and is involved in projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative. When a reporter from the German "Youth Welt" asked what kind of foreign policy signal the "China expert" of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China send, Behrens replied "further develop global multilateral cooperation." In his view, the Belt and Road Initiative is not just a "train from China to Duisburg", but also includes "multilateral cooperation that makes industrial development possible in Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and other regions", a "successful model worldwide" whose ultimate goal is to promote global prosperity.
Having also witnessed the development and prosperity brought about by the Belt and Road Initiative, Pakistan's National newspaper website reporter wrote: "China has not won the respect of the world through weapons and war, but has won its reputation by helping other countries improve their infrastructure and respecting their way of life." Haili Turck, a professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States and author of "Why the Belt and Road Can Succeed", said: "China is willing to share the fruits of Chinese civilization, and stresses friendship and morality, and the 'Belt and Road' is proof of this." ”
At noon on October 23, in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People, Xi Jinping, who had just been elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee at the First Plenary Session of the 20 th CPC Central Committee, and other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee cordially met with Chinese and foreign reporters. "As long as we walk the world road together, all countries can live in harmony, cooperate for win-win results, and work together to create a better future for the world" "China's development is inseparable from the world, and the world's development also needs China"... A sincere remark that shows the following and basic logic of China's actions in handling relations with the world in the new era.
The evolution of changes in the past century has accelerated, and the balance of peace, development, security, and governance has worsened. In the face of the new reality of the world, China has shown the wisdom to act according to the situation and the courage to take responsibility. The Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative "promote the common values of peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind"... Overseas observers are keenly aware that in recent years, the new diplomatic concepts and initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping have been included in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
"Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, war, irrational attitude of developed countries and instability caused by the climate emergency, China's proposal is like a timely rain." Eduardo Klinger, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic, wrote in an article entitled "China's Global Development Initiative". As an economist, Klinger believes that the Global Development Initiative, which will "promote balanced, coordinated and inclusive global growth," is self-evident in its contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Robert Lawrence Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation for long-term research on China, understands the orientation and choices of China's diplomacy in the new era within a more holistic framework. In his view, a community with a shared future for mankind is "a great idea for improving global governance", while the "Belt and Road" initiative, the global development initiative and the global security initiative are "three grand initiatives" to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and each initiative has a specific implementation plan. "This shows that China is willing to assume more global responsibilities for promoting world peace and prosperity."
"Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down on the prosperity of the category, so wandering is enough to be extremely entertaining, and believe in cola." Not long ago, Italian female astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, who was on a mission on the International Space Station, took a set of Chinese photos when she "passed" over China and posted them on social media, and she was studying Chinese with such an ancient Chinese text.
The common home in the universe and the common emotions that transcend time and space, this warm "space story" has been forwarded and liked by netizens around the world.
One family in the world, common destiny. In the new era and new journey, China will join hands with other countries to build a beautiful earth home and create a better future for mankind.