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Looking at the system of human civilization, there are only two systems that have the greatest impact on the development process of human civilization: one is the Western civilization system and the other is the Eastern civilization system. Before the Industrial Revolution, the Eastern civilization with Chinese civilization as the core dominated the world, and after the Industrial Revolution, Western civilization dominated the trend of world development. In this regard, Mr. Ji Xianlin, a generation of academic masters who have devoted his life to academic careers and has extensive knowledge and in-depth study of Eastern and Western civilizations, once put forward the thesis of "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi" at the end of the last century, and put forward with great certainty: In the 21 st century, the oriental civilization dominated by China will definitely return to its dominant position in the development of world civilization.
Perhaps at that time, China's development had just begun, and the gap between it and the United States and other developed countries in the West was too great, resulting in the lack of self-confidence among the Chinese people. However, after a short period of more than 30 years of development, China, the world's second largest economy, has become an indisputable reality in front of the world, and its development speed is still far surpassing that of Europe and the United States. As a result, people are extremely convinced of Master Ji Xianlin's judgment and foresight.
For nearly 300 years since the launch of the British Industrial Revolution, Western civilization has dominated the world with the economic and cultural strength built up with the support of modern industrial civilization. Today, their dominance is being challenged like never before. This challenge does not come from the Russians, nor from the Arab world, nor from the African continent, but from those East Asians who have experienced the profound influence of Confucianism. So far, they are the only ones who have truly made the achievement of comprehensively confronting the West in economic, cultural, and military aspects. It can be believed that a China that is walking on the road of modernization will certainly be the center of the world's attention in the future. Compared with this new world center that is rising, the economic miracle created by the "Four Little Tigers" in East Asia is really insignificant in changing the world pattern and guiding the direction of civilization.
China's reform and opening up has had an unprecedented historical impact on China's social development and progress. As a result, China has changed its closed and backward situation, gradually absorbed the world's outstanding achievements in civilization with an open and inclusive attitude, and used it for our own use, and has gone through the development process of capitalist countries for hundreds of years in a few decades. China's unconventional and leapfrogging rapid development model benefits from the reform and opening up, and also benefits from the unique national wisdom formed by this ancient nation under the influence of the oriental civilization with Confucianism as the core. It is precisely this national wisdom that has enabled the Chinese to find a path of self-strengthening and innovative development that is completely different from the West, thus completely getting rid of the humiliating situation of being slaughtered by others in history.
China's rise is a civilizational rise and a peaceful rise, which not only does not bring unwarranted harm to any other country, but also benefits other countries and allows other countries to benefit from equal trade and international exchanges with China. China has taken a completely different path from the development of the Western capitalist system. Relying on the military superiority established by the industrial revolution and relying on military means, Western capitalism has carried out unprecedented colonial plundering of all weak and small countries in the world, and has created unprecedented national disasters in the bloody massacres of swords and swords. It can be said that their development is based on the suffering of other peoples, and there are still some countries that have suffered from colonial aggression and have not completely shaken off their shackles and dependence on the old Western colonial countries. It is precisely this course of development that has led the leaders of these old colonial countries to be self-centered in dealing with world problems, domineering and arrogant towards weak and small countries, and unilateralist methods are prevalent.
If you don't like it, you will serve it with a stick. If you look at the world today, wherever the Western world, led by the United States, goes, there are constant troubles. Although the dictatorships in Iraq and Libya have been overthrown, the people of these countries are still living in war and terror, and the people's lives are not even as good as in the dictatorship era. On the other hand, although China's economy has developed, its society has progressed, and its people's living standards have improved through reform and opening up, all this is entirely based on self-reliance, self-development, and self-innovation.
Except for the United Nations' peacekeeping missions, China does not have troops stationed overseas, and all its exchanges with other countries are conducted on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. Despite this, the United States, which has become Xi to the position of the boss, is very uncomfortable with the economic miracle and rapid development created by China. He has always tried every means to create trouble for China and prevent China's normal and peaceful rise. To put it bluntly, US think tanks and policymakers are engaged in an all-round game with China through political, diplomatic, economic, military, and other means, so as to consume China's development strength and slow down China's development speed.
China is no longer the China it used to be, and China's voice on the international stage is becoming more and more important, all thanks to the substantial improvement of China's comprehensive national strength. In order to eliminate all kinds of troubles caused by the Western world, China has relied on its own capabilities and wisdom to build its own communication platform. The establishment of the AIIB has been echoed by so many countries, which fully proves China's international credibility and demonstrates its own national strength. In addition to expressing national voices at the United Nations and relevant international organizations, we also have special channels for speaking out such as the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which provide a broader channel for China to exert its international influence and fully demonstrate its national strength.
In recent years, China has put forward the international strategic development concept of the "Belt and Road", which has received a positive response from the Silk Road countries, which is a wonderful move to eradicate poverty and build a new world pattern of shared peace and prosperity. As a responsible major country, China has its own national interests and international responsibilities, and it is impossible for China to obey the orders of others, and it is time for China to completely control its own destiny and exert its international influence. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", China's image as a powerful and peaceful power is attracting the attention and welcome of the whole world, and many developing countries also have more expectations for China.
The more opportunities China has to make its debut on the international stage, the more bargaining chips for world peace will naturally increase. China and the United States are not only the world's two largest economies, but also represent the two major civilization systems in the world today. Therefore, development at the economic level is more about the competition of interests, but at the level of civilization, it should be more about exchanges and dialogue. Looking at the world today, exchanges and dialogue are more conducive to the establishment of a world peace order than military confrontation. The military intervention of the United States, as the world's largest military power, in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya has led to the fact that these countries are still engaged in tribal distrust and military vendettas. The war in Syria has attracted a wave of refugees, promoted the emergence of terrorism, and posed a direct threat to world peace.
The rise of China as a new-type power is due to the huge size of its economy and the sudden rise of the entire country to a brand-new qualitative leap in the political, economic, and military aspects, which is not Xi to the United States, which Xi is accustomed to dominating the world and dominating the world. Therefore, every now and then, they make irresponsible remarks about China's development, and even do not hesitate to take military action to show off their force and threaten China, but these measures are of little significance to a strong China. At present, China must continue to maintain its own speed of development, and only at the moment when it becomes truly strong can it have the real qualifications to hold dialogues with the United States on an equal footing, and its national strength comes first in international exchanges. At the same time, we should also realize that peaceful development is the mainstream of the world situation. China's rise lies in a stable and peaceful environment. It is precisely by seizing this precious opportunity that China has today's prosperous situation.
Although there is still a long way to go before the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we are very close to the realization of this dream, and we must cherish this precious opportunity and use all possible means to promote our own development. China's progress and development have provided an absolutely positive model for the world. The global economy is sluggish and sluggish, but China is the only one that maintains the expected development rate and exerts a strong impetus for the world economy. All this reminds us that China has reached a critical moment in its development, eliminating all external interference and making development the overriding center of the country, and when a real Chinese century comes, all the threats facing China will naturally disappear. The soldiers who surrender without a fight will ultimately fight for the strength of the country.
The 21 st century will be the Chinese century. An open, self-confident, civilized, prosperous, strong and happy China is making great strides towards us. This is the ideal that countless Chinese people with lofty ideals have fought for and sacrificed, and it is also the great Chinese dream that all Chinese people look forward to. At such a moment, every son and daughter of Yan Huang and every descendant of China will feel happy and proud. At this moment when we are infinitely close to the realization of this dream, we must keep our hearts clear and calm, because the road ahead is never easy. I believe that the arrival of the Chinese century will be a blessing to the world, because the concept of harmony rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people will certainly bring great impetus to the progress of the world. It is foreseeable that the smoke and clouds of war in our world will dissipate at that time, and a new stable and harmonious world order will certainly be realized under the guidance of China. We look forward to this day.