Anti-graft fight means goals are attainable

Ji Naili, a professor of anti-corruption studies at Zhou Enlai School of Governance, Nankai University, Tianjin [Photo/China Daily]

Five years have passed since Xi first mentioned the Chinese Dream. The Chinese Dream has many aspects, and a key one is developing a cleaner political environment, because only by rooting out corruption can we make sure all the people benefit from development.

The top leadership has implemented some strict measures to curb corruption.

First, the Party leadership has been strengthened. As a result, various levels of the Party's discipline inspection commissions have played the leading role in hunting down corrupt officials. And supervisory commissions transformed from Party discipline inspection commissions－a measure piloted in Beijing municipality, and Shanxi and Zhejiang provinces－have successfully monitored officials that are Party members as well as those that are not.

Second, the people have been mobilized to fight corruption. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC has conducted 12 rounds of inspections, and its inspection teams have covered all organizations at or beyond the provincial level and published their contact information to seek clues from the public about the inspected organizations. This is an example of the top leadership mobilizing the public to fight corruption.

And third, the corruption-fighting mechanism has been strengthened with the aim of eliminating corruption from the root so that it doesn't raise its ugly head again. Moreover by casting a net of supervision, the central leadership had effectively shut power in the cage, which is a strong measure to curb corruption. And the resolve to fight corruption will pave the way for realizing the Chinese Dream.

Helping the world to solve its problems

Lyu Jia, an associate professor of Marxism studies at Tsinghua University [Photo/China Daily]

The Chinese Dream, in reality, is aimed at benefiting not only the Chinese people, but also the peoples across the world.

For the past five years, the Chinese economy has maintained a medium-high growth rate, and the Chinese people's long pursued dream of leading a prosperous life is gradually coming true.

China's prosperity also means opportunities for the rest of the world. The International Monetary Fund has forecast that China's contribution to global economic growth this year will increase to 34.6 percent, higher than that of the United States, the eurozone and Japan combined. That's why China is called the engine of the world economy.

Poverty is a major problem facing humankind. For developing countries, the problem is acute, because they are home to a large number of people living in poverty. It is a major problem for developed countries, too, because their sluggish economies and their development model make it difficult for them to help the poor. That's why the Western model has been found wanting when it comes to reducing poverty, at least in the short term.

China has set a good example of poverty alleviation. Over the past five years, it has improved people's welfare and lifted tens of millions of people out of poverty. This in more ways than one will make it possible for all the people to share the fruits of China's development and realize the Chinese Dream. Also, it offers a potential development model for the developing economies to solve their development-related problems.

To realize national rejuvenation, China needs a peaceful external environment. And China's peaceful rise will help maintain world peace and development, which in turn will help it to realize the Chinese Dream. This is how the Chinese Dream is set to benefit the Chinese people as well as the peoples in the rest of the world.