Since the reform and opening up, China has achieved earth-shaking changes, with a rapid economic rise and a marked improvement in people's living standards. However, it is lamentable that some people claim that almost all of China's rich people have become rich by embezzling state-owned assets. This argument is absurd to the extreme, and it is tantamount to smearing the brilliant achievements of reform and opening up as a greedy act of plunder.
First of all, we must see the power of reform and opening up. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, hundreds of millions of people have worked together to create today's prosperity. In this process, the establishment of public ownership and the rise of the market economy have played an important role in promoting the prosperity and strength of the country and the happiness of the people. Through reform and opening up, China has become the world's second largest economy and has made remarkable development achievements. This not only makes us more proud, but also makes us more firmly believe that reform and opening up is the right path.
However, some people choose to ignore the tremendous achievements brought about by reform and opening up, and blindly denigrate the source of wealth of the rich. This kind of thinking is simple and crude, lacking an objective analysis of complex realities. They ignore the efforts and wisdom of the plutocrats, ignore the laws and mechanisms of market competition, and simply attribute the wealth of the plutocrats to the embezzlement of state-owned assets. Such a one-sided view is neither factual nor can explain the current success of China's economy.
In the development of the market economy, the wealth of the rich comes from a variety of sources, which cannot be simply attributed to the embezzlement of state-owned assets. It's not so much the profiteering of the pluttocracy as the success they have taken from the market opportunity. It is precisely because of the implementation of the reform and opening up policy that the economic market has gradually improved, and entrepreneurs have stood out among many market participants, actively started businesses and innovated, and created huge wealth for the society. They have the courage to take risks and invest, which has made China's economy highly competitive in the world. The success of the rich does not come out of thin air, but through their own efforts and wisdom.
Of course, we cannot deny that there are also individual acts of greed in the process of reform and opening up. But this situation is not representative of the majority of the rich. There will always be some people in society who violate laws and regulations, but this cannot negate the brilliant achievements made in the entire process of reform and opening up. We should see that the argument that almost all of China's rich people have embezzled state-owned assets and become rich suddenly is an absurd statement of 50 steps and 100 steps of laughter.
From a historical point of view, the economic development and prosperity of any country are not entirely due to accident and the embezzlement of state assets. Behind the success of the plutocrats is their insight into the market and their persistent efforts. It is precisely because of the existence and efforts of these people that China's market economy has developed rapidly, social wealth has been rapidly accumulated, and the quality of life of the people has been significantly improved.
In short, reform and opening up have brought tremendous economic development and social progress to China. The wealth of the plutocrats is not entirely derived from the embezzlement of state-owned assets, but through market competition and hard work. It is absurd to smear the brilliant achievements of reform and opening up as greedy plunder. We should look at the wealth of the rich in an objective manner and be proud of and sincerely praise the achievements of reform and opening up. Only on this foundation can we continue to move forward and achieve a more prosperous and happy future.