The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the founding and dominating political party of modern China. The CCP has maintained political supremacy, steering the country’s unprecedented economic expansion and rise to geostrategic standing. China has recently impacted its regional counterparts while also confronting the neoliberal international order. The central argument is that CCP has a great role play in the modernization of the country. The CPC’s primary organizational foundation is “democratic centralism”. This represents the rules of the Marxist political party’s actions, and it offers the Party to preserve and grow its vanguard character, as well as to perform its function as the center of leadership in revolution, building, and reform. CCP’s main aim is the modernization and development of China but with peace.
Mao and Deng laid the basis for the advancement of China. Mao Zedong began the movement to transform the country from an agricultural economy to a communist society by establishing people’s communes. Mao established industries in the countryside. During the early years of the post-Mao era, a chorus of influential voices in the populace and among Party officials alike urged for pursuing a “fifth modernization” i.e modernization of China’s political structure and institutions. Thus, Deng advocated for economic changes and opening up and urged the Party and the people to combat “bourgeoisie liberalization” and uphold the “four cardinal values” (adhering to the socialist road, proletarian dictatorship, the leadership of the CCP, as well as Marxism-Leninism and Mao Thought). It demonstrated the connection between Mao’s revolution and Deng’s de-revolutionary process, establishing a hard political guideline for the CCP leadership to follow throughout and after Deng’s reign.
History and the people have selected the CPC, Marxism, the socialist route, and reform and opening-up policy as the major causes of China’s socio-economic development and advancement since modern times. The CCP’s open-door policy in 1978 sparked China’s development. The goal of this policy was to restore the country’s economy and society, which was decimated by the Cultural Revolution. Following that, the government designated a number of regions for foreign investment. China also advocated the notion of a “socialist market economy”. The developments ushered in an entrepreneurial boom.
CCP has followed Sun Yatsen’s road map which played a huge role in the advancement of China. Sun sought foreign investment to construct China’s infrastructure and export sectors, as has been the CCP’s strategy since at least the 1990s. Today’s massive railway infrastructure is a wonderful illustration of the CCP’s realization of a Sunist ambition. The CCP did not actively embrace Sunism, but CCP has its deeper foundations. Another manifestation of Sunism in modern China is the country’s policy regarding ethnic minorities. The 1911 Revolution birthed a new multiethnic nation but felt that these many ethnic groups were merging into the Han, who would ultimately absorb and integrate the others. Following Sun’s thoughts, CCP has been involved in tutelage initiatives in various forms since at least the 1940s. Small groups of cadres, merchants, or academics participated in close study of party texts, mutual critique, and self-criticism for months at a time during its “rectification” campaigns. It was completely dedicated to one goal: “to serve the people.”
Since taking office in 2012, President Xi Jinping has solidified his authority over the notoriously opaque party. In 2017, the CCP confirmed Xi’s authority and Xi has adopted a more assertive foreign policy agenda, championing a vision for China’s “rejuvenation.” Chinese officials attempted to appease foreign countries in the early 2000s by highlighting China’s “peaceful growth.” Xi, on the other hand, has chosen a more assertive stance which elevated the uncertainties between US and China. The CCP has worked toward this goal by modernizing its military, pursuing extensive land reclamation efforts on disputed South China Sea islands, investing billions of dollars in countries around the world through its massive Belt and Road Initiative, and taking a more active role in international institutions. CCP declared victory over COVID-19. Since then, party officials and state media have emphasized the CCP’s authoritarian governance paradigm as preferable to democratic options. CCP’s policies regarding its own financial system and self-sufficient and mixed economy, its carrot and stick policy, and its exporting Chinese values made other states reluctant and it made China a progressive and developing state.
Under the leadership of the “Three Represents” concept, the Party maintains pace with the times and perseveres in reform and innovation to offer organizational assurances for the country’s reform, development, and stability, therefore improving its capability to govern. China has a vast domestic market for technological developers. The Chinese government has the power to define industrial policies and build infrastructure. Economic changes, including the decentralization of economic production, resulted in significant increases in both Chinese personal and business savings.
In conclusion, CCP’s policy orientation leads to productivity gains which are China’s rapid economic growth cause. The CCP accomplished this by reallocating resources in areas previously controlled by the central government, including agriculture, commerce, and services. China embarked on a series of ambitious plans to modernize its backward agrarian economy, including the establishment of a modern navy and industrial system. The driving force behind contemporary China is the ideology instilled by the party leadership. The CCP is seen as the spearhead of the Chinese middle class, the real defender of Chinese people of all ethnic groups, and the backbone of Chinese communist and socialist leadership. China “accomplished historic feats and underwent a shift” to become a “progressive” state while staying profoundly anchored in its culture and norms.
