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Chinese President Xi Jinping this week declared his country not only the world leader, but the leader of a socialist state, criticizing other countries for abandoning socialism for the “Western model.”
“Many developing countries look at China with envy and want to learn about our ruling experience. Socialism with Chinese characteristics will become the standard-bearer for socialist development in the 21st century. Theory Journal.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Uzbekistan this week to further cement ties between Asian nations seeking to curb Western influence on the continent. The South China Morning Post reported that the party will approve Xi for an unprecedented third term on the 16th.
In his speech in Uzbekistan, President Xi said, “The Eurasian continent is the home of all of us. We have an important responsibility in achieving our goals.”
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Both the article and the speech attempt to present Xi Jinping’s vision for his country. He argued that China has “responsibility, ability and confidence to make historic contributions to the progress of scientific socialism” as the nation charts its own path.
“Our destiny lies in the path we choose. If we take the wrong path, we may fall short of our goals and even destroy the great renaissance of Chinese civilization,” Xi wrote.
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He argued that China’s success “proved” that “socialism is not dead” and prevented a “long dark age”.
“Imagine: If socialism fails in China and the Communist Party collapses like it did in the Soviet Union, socialism in the world will plunge into a long dark age,” he wrote. “And, as Karl Marx once said, communism will be a haunting specter that lingers in limbo.”
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In his speech at the SCO, President Xi pointed out five “practices” that member states need for continued “success.” political trust, “win-win” cooperation, equality between nations, openness and inclusiveness, equality and justice. Her SCO, started by China and Russia, approved Iran’s application for membership earlier this year, but China continues to downplay its actions against Muslim Uyghurs.
However, what attracted the most attention was the goal of future efforts: the “need to expand security cooperation” to address “the complex and difficult development environment at home and abroad.”
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President Xi Jinping said, “The Global Security Initiative advocated by China is to address the lack of peace and global security challenges.” It calls for us to stay true to our vision of possible security and to build a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture.”
“All stakeholders are welcome to participate in the implementation of this initiative,” he urged.