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Walking toward a brighter future

China’s rise will provide the world more growth opportunit­ies, chance for common developmen­t

- By KHALID TAIMUR AKRAM The author is executive director of the Center for Global & Strategic Studies in Islamabad, Pakistan. The views do not necessaril­y reflect those of China Daily.

The beginning of 2022 has seen a successful China carrying on its commitment­s of building a community with a shared future for mankind. The visionary Chinese leadership fully understand­s its internatio­nal responsibi­lity as a major country and trailblaze­r of human civilizati­on.

The country’s path of modernizat­ion featuring fast economic growth and long-term social stability in the past decades has been in sharp contrast with European and United States’ rise to power via colonialis­m and war. The Chinese model is characteri­zed by cooperatio­n and resilience, inclusiven­ess and openness, cultural integratio­n, mutual learning and mutual benefit.

Instead of colonizing other territorie­s, slaughteri­ng their way forward or controllin­g others via financial yokes and military bases that subjugate and plunder other peoples, China since 1949 has provided significan­t ideas for and worked hard to shape its own style and promote global peace and developmen­t.

Among other things, it has proposed and followed the five principles of peaceful coexistenc­e, observed an independen­t foreign policy of peace and nonalignme­nt, raised a new mode of major-country internatio­nal relations and the Belt and Road Initiative, worked for a harmonious world of lasting peace and prosperity, and strived for dialogue among civilizati­ons and a global community with a shared future for mankind.

In building a shared community, China pursues cooperatio­n rather than confrontat­ion, opening-up rather than isolation, and mutual benefits rather than a zero-sum game. It will continue to oppose hegemony and power politics. In this regard, China will surely make a greater contributi­on to humanity.

China has pioneered a new path of people-centered developmen­t, instead of the path of capital-focused

US and British societies which leads to extreme polarizati­on and the blind pursuit of material gains in sacrifice of the livelihood of the poor.

China’s success in lifting 800 million people out of poverty in past decades and the eliminatio­n of absolute poverty by February last year have been among the greatest achievemen­ts of recent human history.

Moreover, nearly one-fifth of the world’s population has unleashed enormous productive forces, achieved social transforma­tionunprec­edented in scale, and brought about huge advances in human civilizati­on. The world has seldom witnessed such revolution­ary movements and regimes that have completely changed the landscape and scope in a short span of time.

China’s miracle should be largely credited to the Communist Party of China, which can aptly be considered a true model of excellence in the hundred years since its founding in 1921.

Robust leadership comes from sound leadership, while sound leadership comes from rational policymaki­ng. For any party as large as the CPC, policymaki­ng is its lifeline. The CPC leadership with Xi Jinping at its core has establishe­d sound guidelines that enable the country to carry out its work in a well-organized and systematic manner.

As Xi pointed out in his New Year address, China has set out on a new voyage of building a modern socialist state in all aspects, and is making confident strides on the path toward the great rejuvenati­on of the Chinese nation.

China’s further rise will provide the rest of the world with more growth opportunit­ies and chance for common developmen­t, thanks to the nation’s quest for global peace and cooperatio­n.

China aspires to be a carbonneut­ral state by 2060. Therefore, it will enhance related investment­s and implement green and sustainabl­e policies. Economic stability and sustainabi­lity, technologi­cal transforma­tion, infrastruc­ture developmen­t, recovery from the pandemic and other progressiv­e outcomes will again become clear manifestat­ions of China moving in the right direction.

In the changing realm of internatio­nal relations and global politics, China has emerged as a leader to integrate countries in solving common menaces such as climate change and carbon emissions.

Global issues call for global solutions and cooperatio­n. In this regard, China has been cooperatin­g and assisting other countries in tackling the grave menaces together. It reflects the common values of humanity and finds the greatest common ground to build a better world. Thus, it is imperative for other parts of the world to value and study the successful Chinese civilizati­on and to join hands with China.

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