BEIJING: One of the most challenging tasks for Western scholars is understanding China. The differences in their cultures overshadow the interpretation of China in Western discourse. As a result, China is regularly portrayed according to Western expectations or standards.
China’s progress in the last decades has been the result of hard work, systematic action and careful planning. Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume III offers a valuable account of Chinese political thinking and the priorities in the governance of the country structured around 19 thematic units.
China finds itself at a crossroads due to the volatile international environment. President Xi Jinping is leading the country during a period of unprecedented challenges, which had been apparent even before the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As he says, “One should be mindful of possible danger in times of peace, downfall in times of survival, and chaos in times of stability.” China created a miracle in the past and now it needs to patiently sustain it. What deserves attention, particularly from the Western perspective, is that this miracle was created with a different governance model. Xi’s book explains this model, socialism with Chinese characteristics, and how it is being played out in the political, economic, cultural, societal and international spheres.
– The Daily Mail-Beijing Review News exchange item
