Describing China as merely a product of the current global order undermines the unique aspects of its development. This perspective disregards the remarkable and unprecedented achievements that China has achieved, attributing it solely to the opening of its economy. Such narratives often omit the rigorous pathway and determined trajectory that have led to China's current state.
They overlook the resilience and national determination of Chinese society to protect their sovereignty against imperialistic interference, as well as their steadfast commitment to prioritizing the well-being of ordinary Chinese citizens. This narrative also tends to obscure the fact that China's advancements are definitive outcomes of deliberate and strategic efforts. Instead, it portrays them as mere happenstance.
This skewed perspective overlooks the substantial challenges and accomplishments that have defined China's path. By disregarding the underlying reasons for China's transformation and the unique characteristics that distinguish it, such portrayals fail to capture the essence of what truly makes China's ascent noteworthy and impactful.
This constrained narrative moreover reduces China's vast and complex economic structure to a simplistic model where capital alone dictates people's livelihoods, ignoring the state's crucial role in nurturing capabilities, fostering platforms for growth, and governing the entire system. This flawed narrative of China’s system is effectively spreading misperceptions in Iran. By presenting China's success as a straightforward result of market liberalization, it suggests that similar outcomes can be achieved by merely following the same path in Iran, disregarding the unique historical, social, and political contexts that have shaped China's development, and contexts deeply integrated into its national strategies, policies, and approaches.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics forms the core of China's governance model. While it opened its market, China has consistently monitored dynamics, evaluated outcomes, and adjusted objectives through various methods. This reflects a highly efficient state with substantial influence over the economy, empowered to make changes and adapt systems for the sake of people's well-being rather than solely profit. This aspect is essential to understanding China's approach.
Consequently, when Iranians observe the impressive outcomes China has achieved through its integration into the global economy, they are misguided to follow a similar strategy, expecting comparable results. However, this denies the nuanced factors behind China's success, strategic governance with Chinese characteristics which at the core of them is the well-being of ordinary people.
26 June 2024