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Is China rising or rejuvenating?

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By force they seized territory along the eastern coast. Thus over the years the French, the British and the Germans carved out exclusive territorial 'concessions'. At the end of the Qing dynasty which succeeded the Ming, the foreigners could finally force open the door of China. China was exploited and this great country was made poor and often became famine stricken.
Until the Chinese people under the leadership of Mao Tse Tung the Chairman of the Chinese communist party declared China a Peoples Republic in 1949, the Chinese history unfolded a new page. Through social reforms it has restored order and authority of the Chinese people and embarked on its journey towards economic growth. Deng Xiaoping from 1978 encouraged China to open its doors to the world for trade, investment and technology. From that time onwards, China again started to make phenomenal economic progress. It became the largest factory in the world and the biggest consumer market. Today China is in the enviable position of being the second largest economy in the world after the USA.
Last year (2012), the Chinese Communist Party convened its 18th National Congress and Mr. Xi Jinping was elected to the position of Secretary General of the Party. President Xi then gave out his mission statement and proclaimed that all his efforts would be directed to 'rejuvenate China' and restore its glory that was lost due to foreign aggression. To him the fact that China was getting economically developed was not enough. He wants to see the country develop in all areas and human dimensions. To him that is his "Chinese dream".
So in real terms, what constitutes the new Chinese dream? President Xi mentions that the dream is about 'national rejuvenation, improvement in people's livelihood, prosperity, construction of a better society and military strengthening'. The dream describes the role of the individual in Chinese society and draws a set of ideals for China.
So President Xi's Chinese dream will inevitably end up achieving the 'two 100’s'. It is the material goal of China becoming a 'modestly well off society by 2020,
the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party. The second goal is for China to be a fully developed nation by 2049, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.
The Chinese dream focuses on four particular areas. The first area is a STRONG CHINA (economically, politically, diplomatically, scientifically and militarily). The second is CIVILISED CHINA (equity, and fairness, rich culture, high morals), HARMONIOUS CHINA (amity among social classes) is the third area. The fourth and last component is BEAUTIFUL CHINA (healthy environment and low pollution).
THE WRITER IS A FORMER AMBASSADOR OF BANGLADESH TO
CHINA. (E-MAIL: ASHFAQUE303@GMAIL.COM)