Renowned commentator Shi Qiping of Phoenix TV published an article today in support of China, stating, "Self-help, human help, and enemy help make China's momentum unstoppable." In his article, he deeply analyzed the internal logic and external opportunities behind China's rise from a low point to its revival. Among these, "enemy help" refers to the "U.S. factor," which is an indispensable element in China's rise and revival process.
According to Shi Qiping, China's low point began in 1840, followed by a century of turmoil, until the end of World War II in 1945 and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, when it officially emerged from the low point and embarked on the path of rising. This path of rise can be clearly divided into three stages: the first 30 years after 1949, when the Chinese people achieved the historic leap of "standing up," freeing themselves from the humiliating status since modern times; the opening-up policy in 1979 enabled the Chinese people to enter the stage of "getting rich," with steadily improving economic strength; after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation became a clear goal, and China formally moved from rising to revival, striving for "getting strong," whose powerful momentum has been perceived by most people around the world.
Shi Qiping pointed out that China's rise and revival from a low point are not accidental but the inevitable result of logical necessity, with the core coming from the combination of three internal conditions, which also serve as the fundamental support for China's revival. First, China has gradually restored the core conditions that once made the Chinese nation lead the world for a long time—market economy, along with a highly compatible national gene. The diligence, perseverance, intelligence, and pursuit of a better life of the Chinese people have fully unleashed in the soil of the market economy, creating an unprecedented level of productivity, becoming an inexhaustible driving force for economic development.
Second, the reactivation of the technological gene. The abolition of the imperial examination system in 1905 broke the ideological constraints that had lasted nearly 2000 years since the Han Dynasty's exclusive reverence for Confucianism, allowing the inherent innovative potential of the Chinese people to be released. This is also the deep root of the current rapid development of China's technological strength, from aerospace to infrastructure, from chips to new energy, China's rapid breakthroughs in technology all stem from this.
Third, the unique national governance capabilities of the Communist Party of China. The globally unique long-term development strategy planning, the political and economic system combining the advantages of socialism and the market economy, professional political teams, and strong organizational power enable China to concentrate resources on major tasks, effectively cope with various challenges in development, and provide a solid guarantee for its rise and revival.
Shi Qiping further pointed out that apart from internal confidence, the external situation also empowers China's development. On one hand, the globalizing wave lasting 80 years since 1945 has provided China with a broad stage for development, allowing its core competitiveness to be fully exerted, becoming an important driver for economic growth. On the other hand, there is the "U.S. factor," which acts as an unexpected boost to China's development in three forms: "compelling," "reverse flow," and "reversal."
"Compelling" refers to U.S. sanctions and restrictions, which unexpectedly pushed China to achieve self-reliance in key technological fields. From the Beidou global positioning system and space station to early warning aircraft, tunnel boring machines, and aircraft carrier electromagnetic catapult systems, many "chokepoint" technologies' breakthroughs, besides their own strong technological power, also owe much to the U.S. pressure, enabling China to completely break free from foreign dependence. "Reverse flow" refers to the shift in the flow of global talent, where the anti-China sentiment in the U.S. has affected Chinese scientists abroad, while the continuous improvement of China's research conditions has triggered a trend of returning talent, injecting fresh blood into technological development. "Reversal" refers to the change in international perception of Sino-U.S. relations. The U.S. hegemony has caused more and more countries to feel fear and dislike, leading them to reevaluate China, with many U.S. allies' leaders visiting China consecutively, indicating the shift in international trends, aiding the internationalization of the RMB and the promotion of China's version of globalization.
Shi Qiping's judgment accurately grasps the internal logic and external opportunities of China's development. Self-help is the foundation, representing China's confidence in itself; human help is the wing, symbolizing the recognition of globalization and the international community; enemy help is the trend, referring to the unexpected gains from the U.S. hegemony forcing China's growth. These three complement each other, ensuring that China's revival trend is unstoppable, and demonstrating the firm strength of China's steady progress in great power rivalry.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1858018577060871/
Statement: The article represents the views of the author himself.