International corporate strategist, investment banker, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, Robert Lawrence Kuhn , has been observing and studying China for more than 30 years. Kuhn When I first came to China in January 1989, I realized that "China's economy, politics, diplomacy and culture will soon have a significant impact on the world." In 2018, on the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, Kuhn won the " China Reform Friendship Medal " awarded by China. He is one of the 10 "international friends" who won this medal.
Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held, a reporter from " China Report " interviewed this well-known expert on China issues. Kuhn believes that the significance of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is not only to formulate the agenda for the next five years, but also to draft the roadmap for the next 13 years by 2035, and put forward the vision of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China by 2049. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is expected to be realized. If the world wants to understand China, it must understand why the Communist Party of China asserts that its continued leadership is the best for China's development.
Robert Lawrence Kuhn
China Report: As a senior expert on China's issues, how do you view China's economic and social development in the past 10 years?
Kun : China has become the world's second largest economy, the second largest consumer market, the largest manufacturing country, the largest goods trading country, and the largest foreign exchange reserve country. Gross Domestic Product grew from about 54 trillion yuan in 2012 to 114 trillion yuan in 2021, and the global economy accounted for from 11.4% to more than 18%, and the per capita GDP of increased from US$6,300 to US$12,500.
In December 2018, when China celebrates the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, I am about to celebrate the 30th anniversary of my first visit to China in January 1989. I was attracted from the moment I arrived in China. At that time I knew that China's economy, politics, diplomacy and culture would soon have a significant impact on the world. But at that time I didn't know how important China would be to me.
For more than 30 years in China, I have been telling China's stories to the world in various forms - despite China's achievements and many stories to tell, none of them can truly represent China as if they were systematically implemented to eliminate all extreme poverty by the end of 2020, and no story has such a strong influence.
I found that China's poverty alleviation work is the best story to weaken prejudice and break its stereotypes. One reason is that foreigners have very limited understanding of China’s poverty alleviation commitments and movements and how they really work. If foreigners read anything about China's poverty alleviation, it must be a generalized use of big numbers, such as "800 million people", although impressive, there is no emotional exaggeration. To truly understand China's poverty alleviation, we must listen to the stories of poverty alleviation and families - that are millions of stories.
In the past 30 years, especially in the past 15 years, I and my long-term partner Adam Zhu have visited China, visiting more than 100 cities, as well as countless counties, townships and villages, conducting research, surveys, interviews, writing books and essays, and producing TV films and documentaries. Although I thought I knew China very well since then, it was not until I started to go to field trips to poor areas, especially remote mountain villages, and had the opportunity to talk to poor villagers and listen to them tell their own stories that I realized everything needed to help poverty.
In my opinion, the reason why China's poverty alleviation was successful is because of the leadership of the Communist Party of China; the second is that General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping set an example; the third is that the mobilization ability of the Communist Party of China can concentrate on mobilizing the country's human and material resources. There are extremely similar reasons why China's epidemic prevention and control have been successful.
, especially the past five years, have been the five years in which the Communist Party of China led China to achieve extraordinary achievements under severe challenges.We can list some of the most important achievements: in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, China has successfully reduced the number of cases and deaths, making it far lower than other countries; China's economy can continue to grow under various adverse factors; Chinese society, especially poverty alleviation, rural revitalization and the transformation of common prosperity; China's diplomacy has become more open and confident; China's military and national defense strength continues to grow, especially the Chinese Navy; China advocates sovereignty and territorial integrity including Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet, South China Sea , and Taiwan; the Communist Party of China has persisted in carrying out anti-corruption campaigns and fulfilled its commitment to self-purification.
China Report:
In October this year, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held. What do you think of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China?
Kun:The Communist Party of China National Congress is the most important event on the Chinese political calendar every five years. First of all, we must understand the " two establish " - "establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position in the Party Central Committee and the core position of the whole party, and establishing the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" - this was officially established by the "Historical Resolution" of the Communist Party of China in the second half of 2021.
In 2017, 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China established the historical status of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Since then, naming methods such as "Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" have been expanded and applied to the fields of economy, rule of law, ecological civilization, strengthening the military, diplomacy, etc. I have discussed its distinctive characteristics in these fields in 5 in-depth reviews. This background will allow us to carefully read the political declaration of the upcoming CCP Congress.
The National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held every 5 years and an agenda is usually formulated for the next 5 years. The significance of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is not only to formulate the agenda for the next five years, but also to draft the roadmap for the next 13 years by 2035, and to put forward the vision of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China by 2049. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is expected to be realized. Therefore, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is the axis of China's new era.
China Report:
You have studied and observed China for more than 30 years. What are your biggest feelings about the Communist Party of China and China over the past 10 years?
Kun: In fact, all political systems have trade-offs. The benefit of a one-party leadership system is that the policy has long-term commitments. A typical example is that Xi Jinping successfully eliminated China's absolute poverty problem in about eight years from the end of 2012 to the end of 2020.
I personally believe that the greatest achievement of the Communist Party of China in the past 10 years is to eliminate the problem of absolute poverty under the guidance of Xi Jinping's " targeted poverty alleviation ". Under the current standards, nearly 100 million rural poor people have all been lifted out of poverty. In the past 40 years, China has reduced poverty by nearly 800 million people.
Although the conditions and cultures of all developing countries are different, China's extraordinary poverty alleviation experience and success can play an important role in helping developing countries. Among developing countries, only China has achieved rapid development and large-scale poverty reduction. The poor people have shared the development achievements of 40 years of reform and opening up. The poor people who are the most difficult to get rid of poverty have finally been lifted out of poverty in about seven years. China's poverty alleviation achievements are called a development miracle, and there is good reason.
When China eliminated all extreme poverty by the end of 2020, it also achieved the poverty reduction goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule. No country can lift so many people out of poverty in such a short time. China believes that these historic achievements prove that China's socialist political system, namely the continued leadership of the Communist Party of China, is correct.
What can the world learn from China’s success in poverty alleviation? a lot of. Of course, China is committed to sharing poverty reduction experience with the international community, especially with the poorest countries: strategy, structure, program, system, insights, checks and balances.
But first of all, be aware that each country is different. Each culture has its own history and culture; the nature of different ethnic groups is indeed different.
International corporate strategist, investment banker, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, Robert Lawrence Kuhn , has been observing and studying China for more than 30 years. Kuhn When I first came to China in January 1989, I realized that "China's economy, politics, diplomacy and culture will soon have a significant impact on the world." In 2018, on the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, Kuhn won the " China Reform Friendship Medal " awarded by China. He is one of the 10 "international friends" who won this medal.
Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held, a reporter from " China Report " interviewed this well-known expert on China issues. Kuhn believes that the significance of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is not only to formulate the agenda for the next five years, but also to draft the roadmap for the next 13 years by 2035, and put forward the vision of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China by 2049. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is expected to be realized. If the world wants to understand China, it must understand why the Communist Party of China asserts that its continued leadership is the best for China's development.
Robert Lawrence Kuhn
China Report: As a senior expert on China's issues, how do you view China's economic and social development in the past 10 years?
Kun : China has become the world's second largest economy, the second largest consumer market, the largest manufacturing country, the largest goods trading country, and the largest foreign exchange reserve country. Gross Domestic Product grew from about 54 trillion yuan in 2012 to 114 trillion yuan in 2021, and the global economy accounted for from 11.4% to more than 18%, and the per capita GDP of increased from US$6,300 to US$12,500.
In December 2018, when China celebrates the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, I am about to celebrate the 30th anniversary of my first visit to China in January 1989. I was attracted from the moment I arrived in China. At that time I knew that China's economy, politics, diplomacy and culture would soon have a significant impact on the world. But at that time I didn't know how important China would be to me.
For more than 30 years in China, I have been telling China's stories to the world in various forms - despite China's achievements and many stories to tell, none of them can truly represent China as if they were systematically implemented to eliminate all extreme poverty by the end of 2020, and no story has such a strong influence.
I found that China's poverty alleviation work is the best story to weaken prejudice and break its stereotypes. One reason is that foreigners have very limited understanding of China’s poverty alleviation commitments and movements and how they really work. If foreigners read anything about China's poverty alleviation, it must be a generalized use of big numbers, such as "800 million people", although impressive, there is no emotional exaggeration. To truly understand China's poverty alleviation, we must listen to the stories of poverty alleviation and families - that are millions of stories.
In the past 30 years, especially in the past 15 years, I and my long-term partner Adam Zhu have visited China, visiting more than 100 cities, as well as countless counties, townships and villages, conducting research, surveys, interviews, writing books and essays, and producing TV films and documentaries. Although I thought I knew China very well since then, it was not until I started to go to field trips to poor areas, especially remote mountain villages, and had the opportunity to talk to poor villagers and listen to them tell their own stories that I realized everything needed to help poverty.
In my opinion, the reason why China's poverty alleviation was successful is because of the leadership of the Communist Party of China; the second is that General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping set an example; the third is that the mobilization ability of the Communist Party of China can concentrate on mobilizing the country's human and material resources. There are extremely similar reasons why China's epidemic prevention and control have been successful.
, especially the past five years, have been the five years in which the Communist Party of China led China to achieve extraordinary achievements under severe challenges.We can list some of the most important achievements: in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, China has successfully reduced the number of cases and deaths, making it far lower than other countries; China's economy can continue to grow under various adverse factors; Chinese society, especially poverty alleviation, rural revitalization and the transformation of common prosperity; China's diplomacy has become more open and confident; China's military and national defense strength continues to grow, especially the Chinese Navy; China advocates sovereignty and territorial integrity including Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet, South China Sea , and Taiwan; the Communist Party of China has persisted in carrying out anti-corruption campaigns and fulfilled its commitment to self-purification.
China Report:
In October this year, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held. What do you think of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China?
Kun:The Communist Party of China National Congress is the most important event on the Chinese political calendar every five years. First of all, we must understand the " two establish " - "establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position in the Party Central Committee and the core position of the whole party, and establishing the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" - this was officially established by the "Historical Resolution" of the Communist Party of China in the second half of 2021.
In 2017, 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China established the historical status of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Since then, naming methods such as "Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" have been expanded and applied to the fields of economy, rule of law, ecological civilization, strengthening the military, diplomacy, etc. I have discussed its distinctive characteristics in these fields in 5 in-depth reviews. This background will allow us to carefully read the political declaration of the upcoming CCP Congress.
The National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held every 5 years and an agenda is usually formulated for the next 5 years. The significance of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is not only to formulate the agenda for the next five years, but also to draft the roadmap for the next 13 years by 2035, and to put forward the vision of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China by 2049. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is expected to be realized. Therefore, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is the axis of China's new era.
China Report:
You have studied and observed China for more than 30 years. What are your biggest feelings about the Communist Party of China and China over the past 10 years?
Kun: In fact, all political systems have trade-offs. The benefit of a one-party leadership system is that the policy has long-term commitments. A typical example is that Xi Jinping successfully eliminated China's absolute poverty problem in about eight years from the end of 2012 to the end of 2020.
I personally believe that the greatest achievement of the Communist Party of China in the past 10 years is to eliminate the problem of absolute poverty under the guidance of Xi Jinping's " targeted poverty alleviation ". Under the current standards, nearly 100 million rural poor people have all been lifted out of poverty. In the past 40 years, China has reduced poverty by nearly 800 million people.
Although the conditions and cultures of all developing countries are different, China's extraordinary poverty alleviation experience and success can play an important role in helping developing countries. Among developing countries, only China has achieved rapid development and large-scale poverty reduction. The poor people have shared the development achievements of 40 years of reform and opening up. The poor people who are the most difficult to get rid of poverty have finally been lifted out of poverty in about seven years. China's poverty alleviation achievements are called a development miracle, and there is good reason.
When China eliminated all extreme poverty by the end of 2020, it also achieved the poverty reduction goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule. No country can lift so many people out of poverty in such a short time. China believes that these historic achievements prove that China's socialist political system, namely the continued leadership of the Communist Party of China, is correct.
What can the world learn from China’s success in poverty alleviation? a lot of. Of course, China is committed to sharing poverty reduction experience with the international community, especially with the poorest countries: strategy, structure, program, system, insights, checks and balances.
But first of all, be aware that each country is different. Each culture has its own history and culture; the nature of different ethnic groups is indeed different.We cannot impose the plans of one country on another without any adjustment. Principles are the most important. China's poverty alleviation principle is clear: "targeted" poverty alleviation is to use specific measures that meet specific circumstances and needs, and have a clear organizational structure to implement, supervise and inspect these measures.
In my opinion, what is more clear is this: if a country wants to do poverty alleviation work well, the primary standard is that the leaders of this country must make absolute and firm commitments to accomplish it. This actually conveys a powerful message to officials at all levels. So, this is an important experience: senior leaders of the country need to make the overall mission of poverty alleviation a high priority for the country. Only in this way can there be good results.
We consider poverty alleviation work from the aspects of standards, measures, mechanisms, procedures, etc. In fact, China is a pioneer in e-commerce, education, relocation, ecological compensation and social security. These can be applied to other countries, and the organizational system led by the Party to implement poverty alleviation through the "five levels" of local governments (province, city, county, township, and village) can also be applied to other countries.
However, ultimately, all countries should recognize in the fight against poverty that it is crucial to inspire officials from top to bottom to make poverty alleviation a priority at the level of values at work. This is a big lesson China has given to the world.
In January 2017, Kuhn and his team filmed the industrial poverty alleviation situation in remote areas of Hainan.
China Report: Based on your research on the governance model of the Communist Party of China, how do you think China will develop in the next 10 years?
Kun: Why can the Communist Party of China bring great development to China, lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, and make China a world power again confuses some foreigners. Part of the reason behind this "mystery" is the high quality of the Communist Party of China.
China's governance model is based on the concept of political elites. Broadly speaking, this is similar to the optimized output and outcomes of economic or academic elite management, which over time will bring incremental benefits to the entire society.
China has a long history of recruiting the best and smartest people into the public service field, and this complex process has also been well applied in the contemporary era. What is little known abroad is that the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee is responsible for selecting, training, supervising, assessing and promoting party and government officials, and will demote or dismiss officials if necessary.
For Chinese officials, this process is strict, quantitative, and continuous, with continuous transparency and a wide range of participation. High-intensity training runs throughout their careers, with stricter rules on work style and personal behavior, eight regulations oppose extravagance and waste, reducing bureaucratic visits, meetings and "empty talks". At the same time, officials will also carry out training activities on strict morality, strict power, strict self-discipline, honest decision-making, honest management and honest behavior. Over the past 33 years, I have contacted officials at all levels in China. Generally speaking, Chinese officials are one of the most capable managers in the world.
Of course, the challenge exists. A system of multi-party elections and free media without open competition, although with the advantages of rapid decision-making and continuity, faces greater challenges in preventing the formation of small groups and factions that have internal small circles of transaction interests and undermine the political elite system. The leadership of the Communist Party of China is aware of these problems, which is also the purpose of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.
According to China's plan, by 2035, China's per capita GDP will reach the level of in the middle-developed countries, and the common prosperity of all people will be basically achieved by 2050. Common prosperity is a comprehensive 30-year plan that requires long-term efforts and has long-term commitment due to the continued leadership of the Communist Party of China. At the same time, embedding "rural revitalization" into "common prosperity" is considered to be the key to China's great rejuvenation. This is a long-term comprehensive system formulated by the Supreme Government of the Communist Party of China and implemented in remote rural areas of China.
Recently, during his inspection in Liaoning Province, Xi Jinping emphasized that "Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of common prosperity for all people. It cannot be just a few people, but a common prosperity for all people."Xi Jinping stressed that common prosperity is worth noting, as some comments claim that China has been downplaying "common prosperity" due to the slowdown. Although there will always be some modifications to adapt to the actual conditions, Xi Jinping has made it clear that "realizing common prosperity is not only an economic issue, but also a major political issue that concerns the party's ruling foundation." Therefore, there is no doubt that promoting common prosperity will also be the country's "top priority."
China Report:
When it comes to the Communist Party of China and China, they often say "one-party dictatorship." How do you view this statement?
Kun: In fact, all political systems have trade-offs. I think it is necessary to understand what China means by "full-process people's democracy". This is a mysterious phrase for Westerners. They believe that China's political system does not have multi-party system , nor a universal suffrage system, and it is impossible for it to be democratic at all.
Xi Jinping said that "democracy is the common value of all mankind and an important concept that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people have always adhered to"; he said that democracy is mainly used to "solve the problems that the people want to solve." Theorists of the Communist Party of China describe the whole-process people's democracy as a full-chain, all-round and full-coverage democracy, embedded in process democracy and result democracy, procedural democracy and substantive democracy, direct democracy and indirect democracy. They stressed that people's democracy and the will of the state are unified.
theory is like this, how is the practice?
The Communist Party of China calls for the continuous expansion of people's orderly political participation, strengthen the legal protection of human rights, and ensure that people enjoy extensive rights and freedoms in accordance with the law. This includes the people's exercise of voting rights and democratic election of NPC deputies to ensure that the people know, participate, express and supervise the work of the NPC - of course, under the leadership of the Party.
Democracy under the Party’s leadership system includes accepting public opinion through feedback mechanisms, such as understanding people’s ideas through polls and viewing on new policies. This process is called by the Party “the wisdom of the people”. Therefore, even if there is no election in the Western sense, there is a lot of contact with different constituencies. For example, before an official is nominated for a new position, there will be candid feedback from colleagues, subordinates and superior party organizations for a period of time.
In promoting people's democracy throughout the process, Xi Jinping emphasized the upholding and improvement of the people's congress system and the correct and effective exercise of the supervision power of the National People's Congress; emphasized the important role of political consultation in the development of socialist consultative democracy in . Although the CPPCC does not have legislative power and administrative power, it has a growing social force in professional knowledge, influence and public discourse power.
In addition, the report of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China held every five years and the government work report at the National People's Congress held every year reflects a large number of opinions and suggestions from relevant officials, experts and voters. These work reports are not just forms and rituals proposed by senior leaders. These documents were drafted by different teams and solicited opinions from many officials and experts; these documents were circulated and revised many times within 6 to 8 months or even longer during the drafting period.
My friend in China asked, why does the world misunderstand the Communist Party of China? I think this is a problem with semantics in to some extent. Because in a democratic political system, the English word "party" means a party that competes in a free and open multi-party election. Therefore, when a ruling party does not participate in free and open multi-party elections, this political system is considered undemocratic.
This is wrong in the portrayal of the Chinese system, which is based on different principles. In China, the Communist Party of China is the ruling organization, not a competitive party. It comes from dedicated elites from all walks of life, which constitute less than 7% of the population, but its mission is to represent 100% of the population.
Therefore, as the ruling organization, the Communist Party of China is not equivalent to the ruling party in the Western system. In Western systems, political parties represent only specific groups of voters and are limited by the time limit of the election cycle. Therefore, the Communist Party of China has higher and broader obligations in improving the living standards and personal welfare of all Chinese citizens.This includes reform, the rule of law, transparency in government, public participation in governance, enhanced democracy, freedom and human rights.
China Report: What challenges do you think the Chinese Communist Party will face in the future and how should it deal with it?
Kun:China is the second largest market in the world, and it is likely to become the largest market. Some people say that no large international company cannot fail to enter the Chinese market. While this is still certain, no one can deny that difficulties and uncertainties have increased over the past few years. The economic slowdown, epidemic prevention and control, real estate and financial concerns, international tensions, nationalism in a certain range - these have had adverse effects on foreign companies willing to invest in China.
However, Chinese leadership recognizes and appreciates foreign companies' investments in China for profits, as competition drives productivity and technological advancements. Therefore, some foreign companies that are willing to think boldly and act boldly can get the support of the Chinese government and enter this huge market.
The most essential feature of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is the long-term leadership of the Communist Party of China. There is no doubt that such a one-party ruling system can achieve major national engineering projects such as poverty alleviation, epidemic prevention and control, and industrial policies.
The world needs to understand China, it is necessary to understand why the Communist Party of China asserts that its continued leadership is the best for China's development. However, if the Communist Party of China wants to maintain its ruling status, it must hold itself with higher responsibilities and maintain the highest standards of integrity and integrity. Xi Jinping has set a high standard for the Communist Party of China: to govern the Party with standardized, supervised, and supervised rules and procedures.
Anti-corruption is of course the core of the CCP’s self-revolution . In the unprecedented and ongoing fight against corruption, Xi Jinping said that "things must first rot and then insects will grow." He warned that "if the corruption problem is allowed to worsen, the party and the country will eventually be destroyed." He stressed that we must thoroughly implement the policy of comprehensively governing the party with strict discipline, so that our attitude cannot change, our determination cannot be reduced, and our standards cannot be relaxed.
The Communist Party of China is brave in self-revolution, which is a process of "turning the blade inward" and never stopping.
Written by: Reporter of China Reports Xu Hao Special Correspondent Zuo Lin
Translation: Xu Yujing
Editor: Xu Hao
Responsible Disclosure: Zhao Jun
Review and Distribution: Zhao Jun
Xi Jinping stressed that common prosperity is worth noting, as some comments claim that China has been downplaying "common prosperity" due to the slowdown. Although there will always be some modifications to adapt to the actual conditions, Xi Jinping has made it clear that "realizing common prosperity is not only an economic issue, but also a major political issue that concerns the party's ruling foundation." Therefore, there is no doubt that promoting common prosperity will also be the country's "top priority."China Report:
When it comes to the Communist Party of China and China, they often say "one-party dictatorship." How do you view this statement?
Kun: In fact, all political systems have trade-offs. I think it is necessary to understand what China means by "full-process people's democracy". This is a mysterious phrase for Westerners. They believe that China's political system does not have multi-party system , nor a universal suffrage system, and it is impossible for it to be democratic at all.
Xi Jinping said that "democracy is the common value of all mankind and an important concept that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people have always adhered to"; he said that democracy is mainly used to "solve the problems that the people want to solve." Theorists of the Communist Party of China describe the whole-process people's democracy as a full-chain, all-round and full-coverage democracy, embedded in process democracy and result democracy, procedural democracy and substantive democracy, direct democracy and indirect democracy. They stressed that people's democracy and the will of the state are unified.
theory is like this, how is the practice?
The Communist Party of China calls for the continuous expansion of people's orderly political participation, strengthen the legal protection of human rights, and ensure that people enjoy extensive rights and freedoms in accordance with the law. This includes the people's exercise of voting rights and democratic election of NPC deputies to ensure that the people know, participate, express and supervise the work of the NPC - of course, under the leadership of the Party.
Democracy under the Party’s leadership system includes accepting public opinion through feedback mechanisms, such as understanding people’s ideas through polls and viewing on new policies. This process is called by the Party “the wisdom of the people”. Therefore, even if there is no election in the Western sense, there is a lot of contact with different constituencies. For example, before an official is nominated for a new position, there will be candid feedback from colleagues, subordinates and superior party organizations for a period of time.
In promoting people's democracy throughout the process, Xi Jinping emphasized the upholding and improvement of the people's congress system and the correct and effective exercise of the supervision power of the National People's Congress; emphasized the important role of political consultation in the development of socialist consultative democracy in . Although the CPPCC does not have legislative power and administrative power, it has a growing social force in professional knowledge, influence and public discourse power.
In addition, the report of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China held every five years and the government work report at the National People's Congress held every year reflects a large number of opinions and suggestions from relevant officials, experts and voters. These work reports are not just forms and rituals proposed by senior leaders. These documents were drafted by different teams and solicited opinions from many officials and experts; these documents were circulated and revised many times within 6 to 8 months or even longer during the drafting period.
My friend in China asked, why does the world misunderstand the Communist Party of China? I think this is a problem with semantics in to some extent. Because in a democratic political system, the English word "party" means a party that competes in a free and open multi-party election. Therefore, when a ruling party does not participate in free and open multi-party elections, this political system is considered undemocratic.
This is wrong in the portrayal of the Chinese system, which is based on different principles. In China, the Communist Party of China is the ruling organization, not a competitive party. It comes from dedicated elites from all walks of life, which constitute less than 7% of the population, but its mission is to represent 100% of the population.
Therefore, as the ruling organization, the Communist Party of China is not equivalent to the ruling party in the Western system. In Western systems, political parties represent only specific groups of voters and are limited by the time limit of the election cycle. Therefore, the Communist Party of China has higher and broader obligations in improving the living standards and personal welfare of all Chinese citizens.This includes reform, the rule of law, transparency in government, public participation in governance, enhanced democracy, freedom and human rights.
China Report: What challenges do you think the Chinese Communist Party will face in the future and how should it deal with it?
Kun:China is the second largest market in the world, and it is likely to become the largest market. Some people say that no large international company cannot fail to enter the Chinese market. While this is still certain, no one can deny that difficulties and uncertainties have increased over the past few years. The economic slowdown, epidemic prevention and control, real estate and financial concerns, international tensions, nationalism in a certain range - these have had adverse effects on foreign companies willing to invest in China.
However, Chinese leadership recognizes and appreciates foreign companies' investments in China for profits, as competition drives productivity and technological advancements. Therefore, some foreign companies that are willing to think boldly and act boldly can get the support of the Chinese government and enter this huge market.
The most essential feature of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is the long-term leadership of the Communist Party of China. There is no doubt that such a one-party ruling system can achieve major national engineering projects such as poverty alleviation, epidemic prevention and control, and industrial policies.
The world needs to understand China, it is necessary to understand why the Communist Party of China asserts that its continued leadership is the best for China's development. However, if the Communist Party of China wants to maintain its ruling status, it must hold itself with higher responsibilities and maintain the highest standards of integrity and integrity. Xi Jinping has set a high standard for the Communist Party of China: to govern the Party with standardized, supervised, and supervised rules and procedures.
Anti-corruption is of course the core of the CCP’s self-revolution . In the unprecedented and ongoing fight against corruption, Xi Jinping said that "things must first rot and then insects will grow." He warned that "if the corruption problem is allowed to worsen, the party and the country will eventually be destroyed." He stressed that we must thoroughly implement the policy of comprehensively governing the party with strict discipline, so that our attitude cannot change, our determination cannot be reduced, and our standards cannot be relaxed.
The Communist Party of China is brave in self-revolution, which is a process of "turning the blade inward" and never stopping.
Written by: Reporter of China Reports Xu Hao Special Correspondent Zuo Lin
Translation: Xu Yujing
Editor: Xu Hao
Responsible Disclosure: Zhao Jun
Review and Distribution: Zhao Jun
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