Interview: Centennial CPC achieves miracles in China, boosts world harmony, says Pakistani expert
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Since its founding 100 years ago, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led China to achieve fast and remarkable socio-economic progress, a wonder of the human society, a Pakistani expert has said.
The reasons behind these accomplishments are the CPC's people-centered policies and its accurate grasp of the pulse of the times, Fazal Ur Rahman, director of Pakistan Institute of China Studies at the University of Sargodha told Xinhua in a recent interview.
"CPC's policies, vision, dedication and commitment have led to what we see in today's China," said Rahman.
On China's vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, Rahman said the introduction of this new narrative in international relations is of vital importance that "together we can survive, together we can grow and together we can make this world more peaceful and prosperous."
Concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, he said that while the West adopted a unilateral approach and started the blame game, China has not only controlled the pandemic situation on its own soil but also helped other countries by providing vaccines, medical equipment and useful experience to deal with the crisis.
On the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), he said it contributes to globalization by providing benefits to other countries through infrastructure, inter-connectivity, and accessibility to the global supply chain.
Noting Pakistan is among the beneficiaries, he said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) "has provided a new opening for Pakistan in terms of its industrial, infrastructural and energy sector development, and has contributed immensely, as far as the country's overall economic progress and potential is concerned," he said.
On the ongoing 2021 Understanding China Conference (Guangzhou) held in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province from Wednesday to Saturday, Rahman said he expects the participants could exchange views and learn from each other to understand the real China.
"Western media has created a lot of negative propaganda against China, whereas the reality of China is somewhat different," he said, adding that China's policies aim at different goals, which are not only beneficial for countries along the BRI route, but also the entire world.
Rahman said he is closely following the the conference, as it will "let us know the new realities which are coming up at a global level, the world challenges which are being faced today, and how these are going to be met through collaboration."
