China's success in development is a manifestation of the strengths of its system, and the success of the Chinese path, visions and model, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a regular briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Mao commented on an article of economist Yanis Varoufakis, also Greece's former finance minister, which was published on the Project Syndicate website, hailing it as well-reasoned, evidence-based, objective and well-informed.
"For a country as large as China, there is never a shortcut to prosperity. China relies on the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the efforts of the Chinese people. Indeed, China’s success does benefit from some strengths. For instance, China has the perseverance to turn development blueprint into reality. For decades, China continues to formulate and implement five-year plans, and there is long-term continuity and consistency in China’s development goals and policies. Also, China has the ability to pool efforts to get big things done. China mobilizes resources from various quarters to form synergy and achieve coordinated development," she said.
"China has a mega-sized market. China has the world’s largest middle-income group and is the second largest consumer market. Moreover, China has a strong industrial system with a whole range of industrial sectors and well-established supporting facilities. China also boasts remarkable human resources. China is home to the largest cohort of research and development personnel in the world and is quickly turning its huge population into talent dividends," said Mao.
"China’s success is not an accident, still less a result of 'cheating.' It is a manifestation of the strengths of China’s system, and the success of the Chinese path, visions and model," said the spokeswoman.
China's success reflects its strengths of system: spokeswoman
