Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Chinese dream vision for the country has inspired an international vision from scholars at the 5th World Forum on China Studies.
The fifth World Forum on China Studies was held in Shanghai over the weekend.
Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World, said China is expected to face enormous challenges and the world will be more profoundly affected during the next phase of the country’s development.
An Australian scholar said China's image in the West has improved in the past 50 years but lags much behind the real progress on the ground.
A leading scholar of China studies said Beijing is still preoccupied with domestic development issues, and it will be a long-term goal for China to take up full scale international responsibilities.
Dr. Mohamed Noman Galal, a member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Relations and former ambassador to China, said that the political development in the Middle East and China's economic development have challenged the concept of the ballot box as a basis for political legitimacy.
Zheng Bijian has called for building "communities of interests" to further promote China's growth.
More than 240 scholars and opinion-leaders gather at the 5th World Forum on China Studies in Shanghai to discuss various issues related to China's modernization.
The 5th World Forum on China Studies, themed "China's Modernization: Roads and Prospects" will be held March 23-24 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.
Today’s world is witnessing an increasing interdependence between all countries, and all peoples has had their fate more closely connected, so it has become the development trend of international relationships to establish peace, seek co-operation and promote development.
The announcement by the Chinese government that the country was entering a period of slower growth may hold important lessons for Asia’s other emerging economic giant, India.
I look back at my more than 20 years going to China and, without doubt, the Chinese people today live far better lives. Both material goods and personal freedoms have never been greater.