This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Under the CPC's leadership, China has achieved remarkable development.
In recent years, global development has encountered a period of stagnation and bottlenecks due to the impact of trade protectionism and geopolitical factors.
To address these global development challenges, many politicians and experts have turned their attention to China, hoping to draw on its development experience to help global progress.
In this moment of uncertainty, a growing number of enlightened minds—including political figures and scholars from around the world— are turning their attention eastward in search of a different way forward.
As Ronald Coase, a Nobel laureate in economics, saw it clearly: "China has a great future... China's struggle is the struggle of mankind, and China's experience is very important to mankind."
Under the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese nation has achieved a historic transformation—from standing up and becoming prosperous to growing strong.
That achievement, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa noted, flows from one fundamental principle: placing the needs and interests of the people at the center of all work.
What has emerged is a distinct model—Chinese modernization. Rather than replicating a Western blueprint, it demonstrates that development can take different forms.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls it "a model for Pakistan," meanwhile, the former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome regards it as "a new choice for developing countries, for Africa, and for the Global South"—an alternative to the long-held assumption that modernization is synonymous with Westernization.
U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs echoes this sentiment: "China has transformed from a poor country into a very prosperous country. Its experience is obviously highly relevant to the rest of the world."
China's vision extends beyond its own borders. The CPC has put forward four global initiatives, namely the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative, and Global Governance Initiative, designed to steer the international order toward greater justice, balance, and rationality.
Kazakh President Tokayev has expressed his full support for these initiatives, calling them "a timely response to increasingly severe geopolitical and economic challenges."
Cuban President Díaz-Canel also highlighted their role in "reforming the global governance system to build a community with a shared future."
President of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) Abdulla Shahid urged action. He emphasized noting that we need such initiatives "to turn from a 'Decade of Action' to a 'Decade of Recovery.'"
The Global Civilization Initiative, in the words of the former Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova, is "a gift to UNESCO and the world."
Moreover, former Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf captured the spirit of the Global Governance Initiative: "It reflects the aspirations of the Global South... not to replace existing systems, but to promote a more balanced and stable world order."
The CPC is a political party dedicated to serving the people wholeheartedly. This commitment is what makes China's journey not just a national story, but also a global beacon. At a time when old certainties are crumbling, China offers a possibility: that development can be people-centered, pluralistic, and hopeful.
Reporter | Guo Chuhua
Video | Deng Yingheng, Ou Xiaoming
Poster | Lai Meiya
