The Chinese Dream
- By Carlos Magariños
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Over the last years the world has confronted very serious challenges, both on economics as on politics.
Most advanced economies (especially Europe) are still struggling - for almost eight years already - to get out of the worst financial crisis in almost a century and the multilateral political agenda accumulates a number of increasingly critical problems over the last years.
The international community had been suffering the pain and the scarcity of a more decisive political leadership.
In that context, President Xi's domestic and international initiatives are encouraging and very welcomed. His "Four Comprehensives" build on the decisions of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee regarding China's reform to give a visible face and a meaningful goal to the efforts and commitment of the Chinese people, embodied in the stimulating definition of the "Chinese Dream." This vision places at the center stage the "building of a moderately prosperous society" in a comprehensive manner, to ensure that the people of China will find satisfaction to their economic and social needs. It implicitly advocates for the strengthening of the successful process of socio-economic progress that took place over the last decades, stimulating innovation, entrepreneurship and trade to continue creating jobs and opportunities for all.
To achieve this goal President Xi crafted a very clear message: more reform is needed. He identifies the route to prosperity and social progress in a precise mandate to "comprehensively deepen reform" efforts.
It is not a minor issue considering that China could be at a sort of "reform crossroads."
A considerable share of the Chinese population could feel that the reform process had already achieved quite something for them and become reluctant to committing continuous efforts to that end. Others could be in prominent places and do not want to see their positions compromised.
The leadership understands, however, that reform must continue until "all," if possible, or "almost all" the Chinese people at least meet the basic living standards required to live with dignity and opportunities in the "epochal change" we are confronting at the world level.
It can be easily understood that, to deepen reform in that context - considering the many years invested already on economic and social reform efforts - would imply a renovation and modernization of the system of government in China. The driver of such a process, as proposed by President Xi, will be the implementation of the rule of law in a comprehensive manner.
This constitutes a major political move to secure social justice, a very important goal in the present phase of the Chinese economic miracle. After so many years focusing on economic growth to enhance social conditions of the people, the time has come to consolidate previous gains, adding to it, efforts to strengthen social justice by means of modernizing the government system.
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