Over the past 75 years, what has New China brought to the world?
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"Remembering the extraordinary years of the past is thick." 75 years ago, the Communist Party of China led the China people through ups and downs, and the Republic broke out of the ground from the ruins of war. Faced with the difficult situation of everything to be done and everything to be done, the Communist Party of China has gathered the majestic power of hundreds of millions of China people and created an unprecedented development miracle in human history through unswerving exploration and struggle. In the past 75 years, the world has changed. The Chinese nation has achieved a great leap from standing up, getting rich, and becoming strong.
The journey on the road is sonorous. Over the past 75 years, China has demonstrated to the world its great responsibility as a responsible big country with a posture of peace, development and cooperation. This journey is not only a self-transcendence of the Chinese nation, but also a positive contribution to the common development of mankind.
Guardians of world peace
At the beginning of the founding of New China, it demonstrated to the world its strength and responsibility as the guardian of world peace. In the 1950s, the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea clearly conveyed to the world the defense of New Chinasovereigntyand a firm belief in maintaining regional peace. The proposal of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence also injects China's wisdom into international relations of "harmony without diversity, and sharing beauty and beauty." When the global national liberation movement was surging in the 20th century, China actively supported the national liberation movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America, helped many countries get rid of external oppression, and demonstrated to the world the national temperament of a "chivalrous man."
Over the past 75 years, China has always resolutely opposed hegemonism and power politics, advocated equality and respect among all countries, respected the right of people of all countries to independently choose their own development path, opposed interference in other countries 'internal affairs, and continued to promote international relations in a more just direction. Entering a new era, China has proposed global security initiatives and elevated this concept to the strategic level of global cooperation. The initiative emphasizes respect for all countriessovereigntyProperly resolve international disputes and abandon the Cold War mentality to establish a true common security system. This not only provides a new path for European and American countries that have experienced Cold War confrontations to transcend traditional security frameworks, but also provides a China solution for global security governance.
Whether participating in international peacekeeping as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council or providing diplomatic mediation in global conflict areas, China has always been at the forefront of maintaining global peace and stability. The "China Blue Helmets" in United Nations peacekeeping operations have become a symbol of peace and justice, and China's mediation role in regional conflicts has also been widely praised. As an important force in promoting world peace and stability, China continues to promote the construction of a new international security architecture and sow more seeds of peace in a turbulent world.
A leader in the global economy
China's development is closely linked to the world. In the early days of its founding, New China worked hard to break the external blockade and actively carried out foreign exchanges. After the reform and opening up, China has followed the trend of globalization, firmly implemented the basic national policy of opening up to the outside world, opened its doors to construction, embraced the world, and learned.XiThe world also contributes to the world, interacts well with the world and develops together.
The large-scale "invite in" policy has injected infinite vitality and vitality into China, and has also allowed foreign companies to choose to invest and start businesses in China. More and more international people are coming to China to studyXi, work and tourism fully reflect China's appeal and influence on the global stage. Joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) and signing a series of free trade agreements have enabled China to participate more extensively and deeply in international economic and trade exchanges and cooperation and promote the sustained growth of world trade. In the past 75 years, China has achieved an amazing transformation from being closed to the world during the semi-colonial and semi-feudal period to now leading free trade, radiating unprecedented global influence.
Development is the general key to solving all problems, but the world is currently facing a development deficit. Faced with this global issue, China has put forward a global development initiative, which is a positive response by China based on its profound thinking on global development issues. Popular support is the greatest political issue. The global development initiative emphasizes the importance of "people-centered" and "development is for the people, development depends on the people, and the fruits of development are shared by the people." This is by no means a simple political slogan, but a development concept that China has demonstrated to the world through vivid practices such as poverty reduction, education popularization, and medical and health system construction. According to statistics, since the founding of New China, China has lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty, contributing more than 70% to world poverty reduction, writing the "most successful poverty alleviation story" in human history. United Nations Secretary-General Guterres commented: "China is the country that has made the greatest contribution to global poverty reduction."
The development of China's economy has not only promoted the improvement of the living standards of China people, but also injected strong impetus into global economic development. The World Bank report shows that from 2013 to 2021, China's average contribution rate to world economic growth was as high as 38.6%, exceeding the total contribution rate of the G7. It is the first driving force for world economic growth and an important leader in global economic growth.
Contributors to global governance
China's development is not only reflected in the economic field, but also in its in-depth participation in global governance. As an active promoter and firm practitioner of global climate governance, China has proposed carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, and has implemented many national strategies to actively respond to climate change. In 2020, China's carbon emission intensity dropped by 48.4% compared with 2005, exceeding the target of reducing by 40%-45% promised to the international community by 2020, and basically reversing the rapid growth of carbon dioxide emissions. In 2020, China's non-fossil energy accounted for 15.9% of energy consumption, an increase of 8.5 percentage points from 2005, and its dependence on coal consumption dropped significantly. On July 16, 2021, China's carbon emissions trading market officially launched online trading. The first compliance cycle included 2162 key emission units in the power generation industry, covering more than 4.5 billion tons of carbon emissions every year, making it the world's largest carbon market with greenhouse gas emissions.
As the largest developing country in the world with a population of more than 1.4 billion, China faces a series of arduous challenges such as economic development, improvement of people's livelihood, pollution control and ecological protection. However, in order to achieve the goals of global climate governance, China has not faced difficulties and actively formulated and implemented a series of strategies, regulations, policies, standards and actions, making China's contribution to global climate governance.
At the same time, China has taken practical actions to promote changes in global development governance and actively participated in and led the construction of multilateral mechanisms. Whether it is establishing an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank or deepening cooperation among BRICS countries, China has always been committed to building a new model of international cooperation that is more inclusive and fair. China's joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative advocates the development principle of "extensive consultation, joint construction and shared benefits" and advocates that the world should not remain rich and poor countries should remain poor. It not only adds more voice to developing countries, but also provides strong support for the integration of countries in the "Global South" into the international community and fulfills China's firm commitment to global harmony and common prosperity.
Promoter of mutual learning among human civilizations
Over the past 75 years, China has always attached importance to and continuously strengthened cultural exchanges with countries around the world. The profound accumulation of five thousand years of Chinese civilization has been more widely spread and exchanged with the development of China. With its unique cultural perspective and values, China provides the world with a different way of thinking than the West. The concepts of "harmony is the most important" and "do not do to others what you don't want you to do to yourself" emphasized in Confucianism have given China's diplomacy a unique temperament. From Confucius Institutes to cultural cooperation with countries co-building the Belt and Road Initiative, China has always been committed to adding harmony and vitality to the "global village" through culture as a link.
Civilizations communicate because of diversity, learn from each other through exchanges, and develop through mutual learning. Focusing on promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and promoting the progress of human civilization, China has proposed the Global Civilization Initiative. This is another important public good provided by China to the international community in the new era following the Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative. The initiative emphasizes respecting the diversity of world civilizations and advocates "transcending the estrangement of civilizations through exchanges of civilizations, transcending the conflict of civilizations, and transcending the superiority of civilizations through mutual learning, transcending the superiority of civilizations." It greatly expands the depth and breadth of exchanges between different civilizations and contributes to the consolidation of building mankind. The humanistic foundation of the community with a shared future has also made China's contribution to the creation of common spiritual wealth for mankind.
In the past 75 years, the people of China are proud of their brilliant achievements and have always remained humble and enterprising. In the past 75 years, China and the international community have always been determined to learn from each other and cooperate for win-win results. In the future, China will integrate into the world with a more open and inclusive attitude, practice the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and inject confidence and motivation into mankind's move towards a bright future.
