6 CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Monday, June 21, 2021 | 7 VISION CHINA LED BY CPC, COUNTRY WILL CONQUER CHALLENGES, ACHIEVE PROSPERITY China doesn’t need Brazilian academic hails Western-style democracy, accomplishments of country

By zhang zhihao and colonial- British Sinologist says [email protected] ism have been able to elimi- China will overcome many nate extreme By WANG MINGJIE in London CPC being the challenges, from improving liv- poverty. China [email protected] ruling party ing standards in rural areas to is the exception, for decades, it addressing pressure from Taiwan having eradi- The belief that China should does not offer separatists, through the leader- cated hunger adopt the Western style of democra- people choices ship of the Communist Party of and extreme cy, regarded by the West as the high- and thus does China and the strong support of poverty from est form of political system, does not not evolve the Chinese people, a Brazilian the most popu- really make sense because the Com- with the expert said. lous country in the world last year, munist Party of China has demon- times. The “We are sure that the country will which counts as “one of the most strated great success with its thought is that achieve its goal as a socialist and outstanding achievements in governance in modern times, a lead- only a multi- fully-developed nation in 2049,” human history”, he said. ing British Sinologist said. party system, with the alternation of Marcos Cordeiro Pires, professor of Currently, the world is still suf- “The West has dominated the parties in power, ensures this. But international political economy at fering from the COVID-19 pan- world for 200 years and believes China has disproved this, Jacques Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, demic. Despite being one of the ultimately it’s the destiny of every said. said during the Vision China event first country to be hit, China has society to adopt the Western model, “The CPC has this extraordinary on Sunday in Jiaxing, in East Chi- contained infections and revital- most certainly including China,” reforming capacity,” he said. “One of na’s Zhejiang province. ized its economy, becoming the said Martin Jacques, the author of the things that the CPC has been Pires said the history of China is only G20 nation to witness eco- When China Rules the World. remarkably good at is moving with Audience members listen to a speech by British Sinologist Martin Jacques via video at the Vision China “a long journey marked by many nomic growth last year, he said, But evidence suggests otherwise the times. It understands the event in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, on Sunday. WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY sacrifices, much struggle and many adding that it has also become one as China is becoming increasingly dynamics of the society and moving achievements”. of the world’s biggest suppliers of more prosperous and influential with it, and therefore being able to “Few countries in the world have COVID-19 vaccines to other coun- while the Western countries are change the direction whenever it a past associated with one of the tries, including his home country, constantly being contested and fac- needs to change.” great civilizations of history. How- Brazil. According to China’s For- ing a troubled and uncertain future, As an example, Jacques noted ever, only Chinese civilization can eign Ministry, as of early June, the said Jacques, a former senior fellow how late leader Deng Xiaoping had boast of more than 4,000 years of country had provided over 350 mil- of politics and international studies realized that the centralized eco- continuity,” he said. lion doses to the international at Cambridge University. nomic governance system was hin- “Only a few Asian and African community, including vaccine aid Jacques said in the West, there dering China’s economy before the countries that faced European to 80 countries. has been an overwhelming failure to 1980s. Deng led the nation to imperialism managed to regain “When looking for the reasons grasp the nature of the CPC. embrace the market as integral to their status as great powers. Among for China’s achievements, two From 1972 to 2016, the relation- China’s socialist system, and ulti- these few is China.” answers can be found: the determi- ship between the United States and mately, the nation was integrated In 1949, only 20 percent of Chi- nation and resilience of the Chinese China was relatively cooperative into the global economy. na’s population was literate, and people and the leadership of the and benign, as the US government The reason that China’s ruling there were only a few thousand sci- Communist Party of China,” Pires believed that as China modernized, party was able to execute that pro- entists in the country. “Today, Chi- said. it would increasingly westernize, found shift, Jacques said, was na has the most people training in The successes resulting from and if it did not, it would be econom- because it was deeply rooted in Chi- engineering, mathematics, science, China’s rapid growth have also ically and politically unstable, he nese society and culture, which in a and information technology,” he brought new challenges. Since said. way gives the CPC the self-confi- Guest speakers at the Vision China event receive portraits as presents from Zhang Bing (first left), Party secretary of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province; Zhu Guoxian (third left), head said. 2013, these include promoting a “This was an extraordinarily arro- dence that it is in step with the Chi- of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Zhejiang Provincial Committee; and Zhou Shuchun (third right), publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily, at This achievement has enabled new type of urbanization, improv- gant and hubristic attitude, which nese people. the event in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, on Sunday. WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY the country to become the second- ing living standards in rural areas, resulted in a huge miscalculation,” In his view, the CPC is “the most largest economy and the largest and tackling the widening of he said. The reality was that China successful political party of modern exporter and importer globally, he income disparities, the middle-in- grew rapidly during this period, times, and it seems that it has no said, adding that China is now a come trap and others. emerging as the world’s second- peers in this respect”. Despite this, global leader in 5G and artificial “All these issues are very com- largest economy while politically he said, China has never regarded Nation’s long-term vision on track to making further progress intelligence. In 2019, China was plex, but China will overcome these remaining very different from what itself as a template for other also the first country to land a challenges with the experience characterizes the so-called Western nations. By xu wei work toward there can be no social stability, no center of eco-friendly agriculture, “Under this mechanism, if water probe on the dark side of the acquired by the millions of officials democracies, he added. He added China has long recog- [email protected] common national rejuvenation,” he said. industry and tourism. from Anhui attains a mutually Gert Johannes Grobler (right), former senior diplomat at the South African Department of International moon. and leaders of the CPC and the There is a profound belief in the nized that it is very different from prosperity aft- The event was held after Zhejiang It was also in the county where Xi agreed standard, Zhejiang would Relations and Cooperation, answers a question at the Vision China event in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, Pires said that not many coun- strong support of the Chinese peo- West that its style of democracy — every other country in terms of its Robert Kuhn still has a vivid er having was named a demonstration zone said the well-known line that “lucid pay Anhui. And if it didn’t, then on Sunday. WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY tries that suffered from imperialism ple,” he said. consisting of a multiparty system size, history, culture and condi- memory of his conversation with declared a for achieving common prosperity waters and lush mountains are Anhui would pay Zhejiang,” he and universal suffrage — is the high- tions, unlike that of the US and Rus- President Xi Jinping back in 2006, complete vic- through high-quality development invaluable assets”, and Kuhn said explained. est form of governance, and that sia. when Xi was the secretary of the tory in the in an official guideline released ear- Anji has proved him right. “The Chinese nation cannot be countries like China that do not fol- The CPC will celebrate the 100th Communist Party of China Zhejiang battle against lier this month. In 2012 Anji became China’s first rejuvenated if its environment South African lauds Red Boat spirit, says Party will continue to excel low this model lack legitimacy. anniversary of its founding in July. Provincial Committee. absolute pov- According to the guideline, by county to receive the UN Habitat remains massively polluted. Zhe- Jacques does not subscribe to “For a political party, 100 years is a Even though Zhejiang was one of erty in rural 2025, Zhejiang should achieve a Scroll of Honor Award for improv- jiang’s eco-compensation system this belief. He said that Western long time. But does the CPC give the China’s fastest-growing regions at areas, he not- per capita GDP of moderately ing its environment. is a novel idea — a new way of By Cao Chen in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Vision China event with the theme the people of second-largest economy. Consistent reaching $208 billion in 2019. It also democracy is under serious pres- impression that it’s run out of ener- that time, Kuhn, chairman of the ed. Xi has also stressed the need to developed economies, with the Kuhn provided another example thinking — to help solve what [email protected] “The Long March from Red Boat”, the country at economic growth has enabled it to car- supports Africa in containing the sure, highlighted by the Jan 6 insur- gy, that it’s run out of ideas or that its Kuhn Foundation and honoree of pursue a rural vitalization strategy majority of its population being of Zhejiang’s innovative practice of once seemed like an intractable which was held in Jiaxing on Sunday. all levels”. ry out the most successful poverty-alle- COVID-19 pandemic. rection at the US Capitol against historical time is over? I would say the China Reform Friendship Med- in the next step. middle-income. By 2035, Zhejiang protecting the environment, also problem,” he added. The historic Red Boat on Nanhu “The Red Boat sailed with the Chi- “It impress­- viation program in the world,” he said. “China, with its successful growth elected officials. absolutely the opposite,” Jacques al, recalled Xi telling him that “we “This must be China’s long-term should basically achieve common known as an eco-compensation Kuhn said that those who recog- Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, nese people along its revolutionary ed me greatly He said that through its economic path, is a potential role model and To counter China’s rise, Jacques said. should have a cautious appraisal of commitment, and he (Xi) allows no prosperity, with a per capita GDP of mechanism. nize China’s unprecedented suc- encapsulates the inspiration behind path … and ensured the Chinese peo- how Zhejiang and political stability and unwaver- has been working with Africa to said the West has applied an old He foresees that in 20 years’ time, our accomplishments. We should delay in making the transition,” developed countries, including To solve the problem of river cess in both pandemic control and China’s revolution and has far-reach- ple have truly become masters of their province, re­- ing commitment to multilateralism, explore development models for “cold-war” mentality, which he China will be a more diverse and never overestimate our accom- Kuhn said at the latest Vision Chi- rural and urban residents. pollution that came from poverty alleviation must recognize ing implications for the fraternal country and have taken control of flec­ting the China will play an ever increasing African countries suited to their own thinks is a strategy of deflection and prosperous society and a much plishments or indulge ourselves in na event. “An essential part of the plan is upstream of Qiandao Lake, a well- as well that the country’s commit- bonds and shared destiny of China their destiny,” said Grobler, who is also Red Boat spir- and significant role in global affairs conditions,” he said. “Africa and Chi- distraction. The CPC is being equated stronger player in the world, so the our achievements”. He went on to explain that creat- rural vitalization, narrowing the know tourist attraction and an ment to environmental protection and Africa, Gert Johannes Grobler, a a senior research fellow at the Insti- it, embra­ced and that the CPC’s achievements na friendship, solidarity and cooper- to the Soviet Union’s Communist Par- CPC will continue to move with the It was under the same guiding ing common prosperity exempli- urban-rural gap,” Kuhn said. important water source in the is serious and enduring. former senior diplomat at the South tute of African Studies at Zhejiang hard work, have far-reaching implications for ation are stronger than ever before.” ty, and the belief is that as the Soviet times and the changes that are tak- principle of “continuing to improve” fies China’s long-range vision to the His trip to Zhejiang brought him region, the provincial authorities “They must also recognize its African Department of International Normal University. spirited creativity, innovation and pri- relations between China and Afri- To some extent, he said, China’s Union failed, so will China. ing place in society. that Xi this year outlined China’s years 2035 and 2050, when China’s to Anji county, where Xi catalyzed of Zhejiang and Anhui — a less direct relationship to overall Party Relations and Cooperation, said at the “The spirit of the boat reflects the oritizing entrepreneur­ship,” he said. can countries. development has entered a new era, In addition, a fundamental West- “I cannot think, quite frankly, of a growth strategy going forward, goal is to have become a “fully mod- the county’s pioneering transfor- developed area where the upper leadership, and a strong, com- Vision China event on Sunday. remarkable commonalities that In a recent visit to other cities in “The CPC has actively cultivated with increasing economic, social and ern criticism of China’s governing better example, anywhere in the including steps to reduce relative ernized, socialist nation”. mation from a hub of mining and part of the lake is located — estab- mand-down, Party-led govern- As the physical embodiment of placed China on its road toward a the province, such as Hangzhou, cordial relations with African coun- security challenges. system is that, as a system with the world,” he added. poverty, close the wealth gap and “Without common prosperity, cement production into a green lished a mechanism in 2012. ment,” he said. the CPC’s spirit, the famous boat is ‘moderately prosperous society’ and Yiwu and Wenzhou, Grobler says he tries since the 1955 Bandung Confer- “However, based on China’s phe- where the First National Congress national rejuvenation.” felt the spirit had strongly influenced ence in Indonesia and provided nomenal achievements, excellent lead- of the Communist Party of China Grobler first arrived at the university the province’s transition into an eco- material and ideological support to ership and resilience of its people, the concluded in 1921, during which 13 in Jinhua, Zhejiang, in 2019. Despite nomic powerhouse of phenomenal Africa’s liberation and decoloniza- CPC and China will remain prepared delegates announced the founding being an expat, he felt welcomed in the daily progress and a hub of industri- tion movements,” he said. for these challenges, meet them head- Strong leadership critical in winning COVID fight of the Party, which currently has “open, friendly and livable city” where al, scientific and technological inno- Grobler said China has become the on, and resolve them to give Chinese 91.9 million members. he has since experienced nothing but vation, auguring well for the future. continent’s largest trading partner, people a greater sense of fulfillment, By ZHOU WENTING other system under the strong leadership of the Morgan said that he was also Grobler made the remarks at a “kindness, respect and goodwill from “The CPC presides over the world’s with trade between the two sides happiness and security,” he added. [email protected] has enabled a CPC. impressed by the Party’s plan to let country to “It ensured that China is now the an eastern region and a western The Communist Party of China lead recovery safest place to be,” he said, adding counterpart pair up, which runs Over China of the 21st century’ and has played an incredible role in so fast, and no that life in China was restored very across such a huge country for the have called me the ‘Edgar Snow of the leading the entire nation through other places rapidly. People went to work and benefit of all. 100th anniversary an event ‘worth celebrating’ new era’,” he said. “Some even jokingly the fight against the spread of the have created a companies began trading again. Zhejiang has invested in eight call me, ‘Erik Snow’. COVID-19 virus, and its people place where I Supermarkets and shopping malls counties in Qinghai province in the By China Daily front lines, I have no doubt it will also ed often-remote ‘intractably poor’ out of extreme pover- “Our publisher Zhou Shuchun has cooperated so well, said a universi- can feel so at were filled with people. Northwest. Taking the education accomplish this second centenary communities in ty, largely through the targeted poverty just announced the official establish- ty professor from the United King- home in the In the big picture, the growth of field as an example, schools were China’s achievements under the goal on time.” every province of alleviation approach advocated by ment of the Edgar Snow Newsroom, dom who has lived in Zhejiang middle of a retail and shopping malls is a sign built and teachers were dispatched Communist Party of China are worth China achieved its first centenary the Chinese main- General Secretary Xi Jinping.” and I’m truly honored to be a mem- province for nine years. global catas- of how life for local residents is get- from Zhejiang to assist in rural celebrating as the country commem- goal of “building a moderately pros- land over the past He said his journeys in Yan’an were ber. There are many foreign journal- Such strong and systematic CPC trophe,” he said during the event ting better and better, Morgan said education, he said. orates the 100th anniversary of the perous society in all respects” recently. 15 years. especially meaningful, as he was ists and editors like me in our leadership and the rapid and unan- held by the Publicity Department while sharing what he saw and Morgan recalled that he once CPC’s founding and beyond, US jour- Nilsson pointed out that the Party’s Nilsson trav- retracing the footsteps of US journal- newspaper, we will do our utmost to imous response from the public has of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial heard during his Chinese experi- read an article in China Daily. It nalist Erik Nilsson said on Sunday. priorities and achievements are chief- eled to the Vision ist Edgar Snow, the first foreign writ- walk the land of China, to trace the allowed a sense of normalcy to have Committee, China Daily, and the ence. said “Zhejiang province represents During a speech at Sunday’s Vision ly directed toward a better future. China event from er to enter CPC territory in northern development of China with our own returned to most parts of China, CPC Jiaxing city committee. For more than two decades, Zhe- a juncture of China’s past and China event in Jiaxing, Zhejiang prov- “That is, not only for the people of Yan’an in Shaanxi Shaanxi roughly 85 years ago. Snow footsteps to tell the stories of China said Peter Morgan, associate dean Zhejiang has had roughly 1,300 jiang has remained the fourth-fast- future. The birthplace of the Red ince, the China Daily journalist today, but also the children of tomor- province, on his wrote his seminal book, Red Star in the new era, just like Snow.” of the Business School of the Uni- confirmed COVID-19 cases, while est-growing economy in the Boat spirit, the eastern province recalled that a China Central Televi- row,” he said. second recent trip to the city. There, he Over China, based on his journey. Nilsson’s hit book and personal versity of Nottingham Ningbo. the UK currently has more than country, and the Party and the gov- embodies the country’s revolution- sion reporter recently asked him what “Party-led progress enables people hosted documentaries and wrote arti- Nilsson’s second trip to Yan’an this story have received a great deal of “The Party has done something double that on a single day, said ernment have made continuous ary hallmarks of innovation, hard he expects the country will be like to go further, beyond meeting their cles on this first journey, exploring sto- year, which ended the day before the attention from readers, netizens and really special, and it is accountable Morgan. Only one death caused by efforts to further improve the liv- work and dedication”. when his daughter reaches his age. basic needs to pursuing individual ries related to the CPC’s revolutionary Vision China event, was to attend the major media. to the people of China and is dedi- the contagion has been reported in ing standards of locals, Morgan “And all these ideas — economic “I suddenly realized she’ll be my and collective … aspirations, including history and contemporary poverty Snow of the New Era International “My book is ultimately the fulfill- cated to their needs,” Morgan said Zhejiang, he continued. said. and cultural development and har- age, 38, in 2050, the exact year that those that are spiritual in nature. As alleviation projects. Forum. ment of my personal Chinese during a speech at the latest Vision Morgan said that he was in the “Zhejiang has recently been cho- mony — have been at the core of China, led by the Party, will have such, while I’m not Chinese, I recog- “The CPC was founded to improve “These trips are especially meaning- dream, a vision for fulfillment that’s China event in Jiaxing, Zhejiang UK when the epidemic broke out in sen to be the demonstration zone what began in 1921 on the Red Boat achieved the second centenary goal nize that the Chinese dream belongs people’s lives, generally and specifical- ful to me now, since — to my great sur- experienced collectively by the province, on Sunday. China early last year. After making for common prosperity because it right here in Jiaxing, announcing of ‘building a great modern socialist to the world. My Chinese dream is ly, especially at that time, to enable prise — many internet users, media nation and individually by its peo- “No other country has had the his way to China not long after, he has achieved progress in resolving the Party’s official founding with country’,” he said. contributing to telling the story of Chi- poor farmers to meet their basic and people at events have called my ple,” Nilsson said. ability to manage, control and then witnessed how the Chinese people the problem of unbalanced devel- the boat symbolizing the coura- “I also suddenly realized how hap- na’s development, and particularly its needs,” he said. “I’ve been delighted by new book, Closer to Heaven: A Global And that dream extends to future recover from something that has took prompt actions and did all opment, under the CPC leader- geous and pioneering spirit of the A member of the audience asks a question at the Vision China event in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, on py this makes me. Because of my poverty alleviation miracle.” the accelerated progress made in the Nomad’s Journey Through China’s generations, too, he said, including to wiped out millions elsewhere. No they could in fighting the virus ship,” he said. Party’s early leaders,” he said. Sunday. GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY experience covering China from the The Beijing-based journalist has visit- final push to bring the so-called Poverty Alleviation, the ‘Red Star his own children.