Wen Yang: China as a community of goals

Wen Yang: China as a community of goals Author: Wen Yang Taking advantage of the 18th National Congress, China once again highlighted itself to the world...

Author: Wen Yang

Taking advantage of the 18th National Congress, China once again highlighted itself to the world. The leaders of the two generations not only successfully completed the transfer of power, but also expressed their confidence and determination in the current "China's path" and the goals to be achieved in the future with unprecedentedly consistent words.

In the eyes of the world, China as a whole is united from top to bottom and has the same goal. It is making great strides forward one stage after another along the established path and direction. Looking around the world today, among major countries, China is actually the only country that can form such a situation and maintain such a posture.

For a big country like China, it is completely reasonable to pursue the goals of people's prosperity, national rejuvenation and national strength, and no one has any reason to object. And now that the goal has been set, the path has been seen clearly, and what is needed is this state of unity, joint efforts, and steady progress, then there is no doubt that today's China has definitely done it and done it right.

In the words of the "18th National Congress", it means "taking over the baton of history", "unswervingly following the path of common prosperity", and "continuing to work hard to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation".

For a long time, the popular belief throughout the world has been that the West is always right and non-Western countries are always wrong. So, if China, the largest non-Western country that has received the most criticism and criticism, does the right thing on some of the most important and critical national issues and becomes a representative of doing the right thing, then who is wrong?

In order to see this problem clearly, we might as well break the Western-based mindset and do some research using the good state of China's rapid progress as a standard.

The first is the issue of national goals. There is no doubt that the world today is in the process of globalization, and all countries are striving to keep up with this process. Economic growth and modernization are universally pursued goals. In addition, different countries have other specific goals based on their different national conditions.

However, it is obvious that not every country is like China and has the ability to clarify major national goals and fully implement them into consistent collective actions.

Among major powers, the United States is the global leader, and its national interests rely largely on its leadership. Therefore, ensuring its leadership and global hegemony is one of its important national goals. However, although this goal is vital and indispensable to the United States, it is difficult to become a consensus that brings together all classes in the U.S. government and opposition parties. Regardless of its moral basis, its political party rotation and universal suffrage system also determine that any national goal in the United States cannot remain unchanged and consistent for a long time. It must often be in a state of disagreement, swing, and even conflict between left and right.

All countries that implement Western democracies have similar problems. National goals are either unclear or inconsistent. The national goals of the rich are different from the national goals of the poor, and the national goals of the left are different from the national goals of the right. Although party rotation can take turns taking care of the interests of all parties, it has paid a heavy price at the expense of the country's long-term goals.

A financial crisis and debt crisis have exposed the disease of affluence in Western countries that causes social divisions when encountering difficulties. Everyone only cares about the present and no one is willing to make sacrifices for common and long-term interests. If a country like this can't even pass the three- to five-year barrier, what lofty goals can it be expected to achieve?

>National goals cannot remain stable and consistent, and it is impossible to talk about the correct path to achieve the goals and the effective implementation of various policies. Despite its great comprehensive strength and strong competitiveness, it still sways around or even stands still until all opportunities for development are lost.

Historically, Western countries have experienced historical processes in which the entire country has united and made strides towards established national goals. The unification and rise of Germany and the reform and prosperity of Japan were all impressive. But with the "end of history", they have lost that situation and posture in the enjoyment of liberalism and welfarism. They are only satisfied as a community of interests sharing vested interests, and are no longer a vibrant and forward-looking community of goals.

As a late-developing country, China should be able to see many truths clearly from comparing its own path with the paths of other countries. It is necessary to gradually implement democracy while maintaining political unity. It is necessary to strive to reach the high ground of democracy while guarding against falling into the trap of democracy. It is not difficult to draw this important lesson from the horizontal comparison of national goals.

Bless China!

November 16, 2012