Time to break the hegemony of western discourse (2)

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The conditions now exist that allow us to challenge the hegemony of western discourse with our own independent systems of discourse. For many years there has been an ongoing refrain that China's political reform is failing. No matter how things have changed, no matter what successes have been achieved, China can never meet the demanding standards of the USA.

This is a typical example of western discourse hegemony, to which some of us are willing to enslave ourselves. China is China, and why should China need to turn into the United States? This is something that will never happen. China's chosen path, its theories, its system will be welcomed by and win the support of its people if they can bring about the great revival of the Chinese nation.

Lin Yifu worked for several years in the World Bank. He has told reporters that while he once hoped to gain expertise from the west to help China's economy to develop, eventually he came to realize that the west is far from perfect, and that many countries and regions have succeeded in achieving development without slavishly adopting the methods of the west. Clearly, economy and political structures share common features. Success will come to those who have a clear view, independence of thought, and the capacity to summarize learnings and achieve steady improvement. As with individuals, so with countries.

The time has come for China to demonstrate the worth of its own values. Let us go ahead and do it!

Read the Chinese version: 打破西方话语霸权正当时; source: People's Daily Overseas Edition, author: Zhan Dexiong

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