Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 1. Special feature: World expectations for China's two sessions
Xinhua News Agency reporter
The 2022 National Two Sessions will be held soon.
At an important moment when the new crown epidemic continues, the global economic recovery is full of uncertainties, and the international landscape is undergoing complex and profound changes, the world is full of expectations for China's "two sessions".
The Communist Party of China adheres to the people-centered development philosophy, and closely combines high-quality development with meeting the people's needs for a better life.
Experts and scholars from many countries hope that through the important window of the Two Sessions, they can further understand China's policy trends and governance methods, and learn from Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to help improve global governance.
One of the world's concerns: people's democracy in the whole process
Democracy is the common value of all mankind, and it is an important concept that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people unswervingly adhere to.
Democracy is not a decoration, it is not used for decoration, but it is used to solve the problems that the people need to solve.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Communist Party of China has deepened its understanding of the law of the development of democratic politics and put forward the major concept of people's democracy in the whole process.
The two sessions have become an important window for the international community to observe China's people-centered practice of people's democracy in the whole process.
Peng Runnian, a senior researcher at Bard College in the United States, said that democracy must be people-centered, and China's two sessions are just such an example.
"The whole process of people's democracy in China provides valuable experience for world political practice," said Shakir Lamai, CEO of the Pakistan Institute of Ecological Civilization and Development. The reason why they can become representatives and committee members is based on excellent character and talent, not wealth and status.
Toni Andreani, an honorary professor at the University of Paris VIII, said that China's democratic system has advantages over Western countries, and the West should objectively understand China's entire process of people's democracy.
He pointed out that in China, whether at the central or local level, extensive consultations take place before and during decision-making.
Western political scientists often overlook the importance of deliberative democracy in China.
"Any kind of democracy, as long as it can solve practical problems with wisdom and practice rather than power, is one of the best democracies." Surasi Thanathang, director of the Thailand-China Strategic Research Center at the National Institute of Thailand, pointed out that every Every country should develop a democracy that suits its national conditions.
The second focus of the world: epidemic prevention and control and international cooperation
Since 2021, the emerging new coronavirus variants such as Delta and Omicron have ravaged the world, and the new crown epidemic in many countries has been repeated.
Facing the huge pressure of epidemic prevention and control, China has always practiced the concept of "people first, life first", and continuously improved its epidemic prevention and treatment capabilities.
The international community has paid great attention to what new information China will convey in strengthening epidemic prevention and control and international cooperation under the guidance of the general strategy of "foreign defense against imports, internal defense against rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing" during the two sessions this year.
"What is certain is that China's epidemic prevention and control has been very successful." Japanese economists and Zhong Qing believe that it is precisely because China has adopted strict epidemic prevention measures in line with national conditions that it has successfully prevented the rapid spread of the epidemic.
This is crucial for China itself and the world as a whole.
In this "people's war" against the new crown pneumonia virus, China has adhered to scientific policies and continuously improved its own public health system, not only protecting the lives of its own people, but also with the feeling of "one family in the world", earnestly fulfilling the new crown vaccine as a global The solemn commitment of public goods has made tangible contributions to eliminating the "immunity gap", helping the global fight against the epidemic, and building a community with a shared future for human health.
"China has assisted many countries in fighting the epidemic through various means, and has contributed to the global control of the epidemic and the promotion of economic recovery, demonstrating its responsibility as a major country." Bambang Suryono, chairman of the Indonesian Asian Innovation Research Center and chairman of the Indonesian ASEAN Nanyang Foundation, believes that , China and some developing countries jointly develop and produce vaccines, transfer vaccine production technology to these countries, and enhance the anti-epidemic capabilities of these countries.
Cavens Adhill, a Kenyan international studies scholar, said that epidemic prevention and control is still a thorny challenge facing many countries, and it is interesting to see how China will carry out international cooperation against the epidemic this year.
The third focus of the world: economic development and opening to the outside world
In the face of the current new issues and challenges in human development, China adheres to the people-centered development philosophy, promotes epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development in a coordinated manner, cultivates new opportunities in the midst of crises, and opens new opportunities in the changing situation.
After taking the lead in recovery and achieving positive growth in 2020, China's economy will grow by 8.1% in 2021, contributing about 25% to world economic growth.
Facts have proved that China has become one of the "reliable locomotives" leading the world's economic growth.
"China's development is not to satisfy the interests of a few oligarchs, but to achieve a reasonable and balanced distribution of income in the right way, for the benefit of every citizen." Alexei Avdonin, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Studies, believes that China's "two sessions" The decisions and signals released will show the world the new achievements of the development path with Chinese characteristics.
According to the Greek international relations scholar Pelagia Kapaciotaki, China has played an extremely important role in the recovery of the global economy.
"China is an important pillar of the international system and the world economy, and the decisions made at the upcoming China's two sessions will greatly affect the future development of the world."
Since last year, China has further expanded its opening to the outside world, providing a broader platform for companies from all over the world to enter the Chinese market and enjoy the dividends of China's development.
A series of international events such as the Consumer Expo, the Service Trade Fair, the Canton Fair, and the China International Import Expo were held as scheduled, sending a firm signal to the world that China's "open door will only open wider" in the new era.
Many countries hope that while sharing development dividends with China, they can also share Chinese wisdom on global economic governance.
"China adheres to the policy of opening up to the outside world, so that many countries, including Russia, have the opportunity to enter the Chinese market." Alexei Maslov, Dean of the School of Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University, Russia, paid close attention to the economic issues of the two sessions this year. .
He pointed out that China is building a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other, which will attract more international partners.
World Focus No. 4: Green Transformation and Sustainable Development
The construction of ecological civilization is the fundamental plan related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's ecological civilization construction has entered a critical period in which carbon reduction is the key strategic direction, the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction is promoted, the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development is promoted, and the improvement of ecological environment quality has changed from quantitative to qualitative.
How China can continue to embark on a path of ecological priority, green and low-carbon development is also a topic of concern to the international community.
Faced with the reality of deepening industrialization and urbanization and the continuous growth of energy demand, China, proceeding from objective reality, strives to explore a green transformation path that is in line with the actual development of the country and is understood and supported by the broadest masses of people, and strives to promote green transformation in economic development. , to achieve greater development in the green transition.
Tullio Carriello, the coordinator of the Brazil-China Entrepreneurs Committee, who has continued to pay attention to China's development in recent years, said that in terms of clean energy, China's electric vehicles, solar panels and other industries have developed rapidly, which reflects China's pursuit of sustainable development. s hard work.
Yelena Kolanina, a senior researcher at the China Socio-Economic Research Center of the Institute of Far Eastern Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that China actively promotes policies and measures aimed at optimizing the economic structure and achieving green development, including expanding energy-saving industries, improving energy efficiency, developing renewable energy, Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, scientifically address climate change, etc.
China promotes the construction of a resource-saving and environment-friendly society and strives to improve the quality of economic development, which is the key to promoting a comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.
Lamai, CEO of the Asian Institute of Ecological Civilization and Development in Pakistan, believes that China is taking a solid step in green transformation, and the relevant policies formulated at the two sessions this year will have a positive impact on the world.
(Note-taking writer: Yu Rong; participating reporters: Guo Shuang, Yu Shuaishuai, Liu Yanan, Zhang Mocheng, Guo Dan, Li Xiaoyu, Wang Yaguang, Guo Xinhui, Yu Qianliang, Zheng Shibo, Jiang Chao, Wang Huan, Bai Lin, Liu Chang, James Asan De, Wu Danni, Zhao Yan, Chen Weihua, Dynasty, Yellow River, Zelenkov, Lu Jinbo, Tang Ji)