Xi Jinping, 20th Party Congress, and The Developmental World Order

The European/North American Slate whose writ dominated the world for the past 500 years is being erased so it can be etched for the final time roughly 67 years after the first attempt was made at the Bandung Conference in 1955, where hopes and expectations were high but lacked a strategic core that solidarity could be built around capable of matching forces with the West, which then as now is run primarily by the Outlaw US Empire and its main henchman the UK. What's different now is the Rest of the World (RoW) now has a strategic core of not one but two nations it's now joining in solidarity—Russia and China—which both Geopolitically and Geoeconomically are equals or better than a West that's currently experiencing a crisis of its own making.

The Bandung Conference was very much about Development and gaining further independence from the Colonial nations with the aim to develop in ways best for each nation while avoiding neocolonial hegemony, particularly that sought by the Outlaw US Empire. The only power on the side of the newly emerging nations and those trying to gain their independence was the USSR/Soviet Union, but it was still too weak after its massive losses during WW2 to offer much more than political support, although a few nations did receive material support. My aim isn't to explore the multiple reasons why this first attempt failed as that's been done by many historians, although Michael Hudson's 1977 Global Fracture: The New International Economic Order does an excellent job of that plus he revised and published an updated version in 2005 after the USSR and Soviet Union's demise and the resulting rape of Russia had ended, which can be read at the above link. The latest development was put into play Sunday 16 October by Xi Jinping at the CPC's 20th Party Congress in his speech that built on elements from previous speeches but most importantly from the 4 February Joint Declaration made by Russia and China, Putin and Xi. The best encapsulation of Xi's speech IMO is found in this Global Times editorial from today, the 17th:

General Secretary Xi emphasized in the report, "From this day forward, the central task of the CPC will be to lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in a concerted effort to realize the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects and to advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization." Next, the work of the Party and the country will all be carried out around this central task. This is another great new journey for China to make overall progress while driving the world forward.

The report's elaboration on "Chinese modernization" is also a clear demonstration to the world of today's China's development path, which has attracted special attention from the international public opinion. General Secretary Xi mentioned this important concept on many occasions and made a comprehensive and in-depth systematic expounding in the report, forming a complete theoretical system. Chinese modernization is the socialist modernization pursued under the leadership of the CPC. It not only has the common characteristics of modernization of all countries, but also Chinese characteristics based on its own national conditions. This is another innovative breakthrough in theory and practice by the CPC since its 18th National Congress, and it is also a new contribution to mankind's exploration of the path of modernization.

This is a path to modernization that not only develops itself, but also benefits the world. The successful practice of Chinese modernization tells the world in an irrefutable way that there is more than one path leading to modernization. Every country and nation not only has rights, but also possibility to embark on a path to modernization that suits its own national conditions. This not only breaks the Western monopoly on modernization practice and theory, as well as the ideological restraints imposed on developing countries, but also remarkably broadens the vision of developing countries, and enhances their determination and confidence in taking the path of independent development.

Chinese modernization has broadened the horizon for the development of human society. China's continuous enrichment and development of new forms of human civilization has inspired more countries and nations to add their own colors to the garden of human civilization.

Among the five major characteristics of Chinese modernization summed up by General Secretary Xi, there is one that China has repeatedly stated, and has been proven time and time again, that is, Chinese modernization is the modernization of peaceful development. The bloody and criminal history of some Western countries' modernization through war, colonization, plunder and other means has brought huge suffering to the world, especially the people of developing countries. The CPC leads the Chinese people to firmly explore a new path to achieve national development and national rejuvenation in a peaceful way, and at the same time better maintain world peace and development through its own development. This is one of the important connotations of the "new model for human civilization."

Currently, the changes of the world, of the times and of history are unfolding in an unprecedented way. The report delivered by General Secretary Xi has linked the historic mission of the CPC, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with peace and development of the world, which is a vivid manifestation of a community with a shared future for mankind. The report stressed that China adheres to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in pursuing friendship and cooperation with other countries. It is committed to promoting a new type of international relations, deepening and expanding global partnerships based on equality, openness, and cooperation, and broadening the convergence of interests with other countries. The CPC always honors its promises. Standing on the right side of history, on the side of the progress of humanity's civilization, the new path of Chinese modernization will become wider and wider. [My Emphasis]

Peaceful development along lines suitable for individual nations, not one size fits all or the Washington Consensus that's reigned since 1945 and ruined so many nations. Xi added more to his speech as reported by Ekaterina Blinova for Sputnik, content befitting a defender of the UN Charter:

“Xi particularly emphasized the necessity 'to improve the mechanisms of combating sanctions, external interference and extraterritorial jurisdiction' amid the 'rapid changes in the international situation.'

The Chinese leader underscored that his nation has 'taken a clear-cut stance against hegemonism and power politics' and 'never wavered' in opposing unilateralism and 'bullying,' referring to, but not naming, the US.”

Ekaterina wasn't the only observer to see the roots of Xi's speech in the 4 February Joint Declaration:

“The leaders' joint statement placed emphasis on the ongoing shift 'towards redistribution of power in the world' and condemned 'some actors representing but the minority on the international scale' who 'advocate unilateral approaches to addressing international issues and resort to force.'”

An article written for Global Times by Yang Sheng and Zhang Changyue further elaborates on what this coming Sea Change is all about beginning with its basis:

Shen Yi, a professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University, said that "the concept of Chinese modernization was raised for the first time as one of the most important conclusions the CPC made from its past experiences."

Shen said that as there is no ready-made development path or mode for China to directly copy or imitate, China has finally concluded a Chinese path to modernization after more than a hundred years of exploration and construction since the Revolution of 1911, providing a completely new alternative, a third choice for all developing countries in the world which are searching for or struggling with their development modes with the wish to both realize rapid self-development and maintain sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. [My Emphasis]

And then we have recent and not so recent reality:

Chinese modernization is the modernization of a huge population, of common prosperity for all, of material and cultural-ethical advancement, of harmony between humanity and nature and of peaceful development, Xi said.

Analysts said that the Chinese path of modernization is about common prosperity for all, and it will be realized by the peaceful development, and from this aspect, it is completely different from Western modernization, which resulted from the rise of hegemony and based on plundering and invading other nations, and domestically, was based on uneven development between different classes and racial groups. [My Emphasis]

Note the mantra: Peaceful Development and its direct connection to the UN Charter. Roughly 60 years ago US president JFK made a speech at an Alliance for Progress event, that organization being a platform for “development” managed by the Washington Consensus, which Hudson tells us wasn't development at all. IMO, Xi took a look at JFK's words, “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable,” and swapped development for revolution and formulated his Peaceful Development theory. And isn't that exactly what we've been seeing since the turn of the century? Nations trying to develop outside the Washington Consensus being terrorized for their efforts either subjected to illegal sanctions to infiltration by NATO's Terrorist Foreign Legion to direct invasion by NATO all in contravention to morality and the UN Charter. We don't need to look very far to see that's the truth by looking at what was done to Ukraine. Its development was completely arrested and began to retrogress as soon as it became independent in 1991 thanks to its own Kleptocrats aided by the CIA and MI6, which had been in Western Ukraine since the end of WW2 promoting Nazism and the OUN.

Peaceful Development should be seen as a joint effort by Russia, China, its allies and their organizations as they try to establish the goals set in 1941 for the outcome of WW2 that were called the Four Freedoms, which have yet to be established globally thanks to the interference of the Outlaw US Empire and its vassals—Freedom of Speech; Freedom of Worship; Freedom from Want; and Freedom from Fear. Those goals will now be sought through the implementation of Peaceful Development for development ought to establish the conditions for the fulfillment of those goals. The last two freedoms can't be had when food shortages and deep poverty exist. And it's difficult to freely express yourself and worship when your nation's being destabilized by forces that don't want you to become developed, particularly when religious fanatics are used as the foot soldiers of the Terrorist Foreign Legion—and they aren't just Islamic, but Judaic, Christain, Hindu, and Buddhist as well. And the only real way to end such fanaticism is to end poverty which is based on lack of development.

So, we now have reframing of the Global Conflict: On one side are those nations wanting Peaceful Development, while on the other side is the Outlaw US Empire and its vassals who want to prevent that so the hegemony of the past 500 years can continue to prevail. Another way of putting this is the vast majority of Humanity wants to see humans mature and leave behind infantile violence over who gets to be king of the mountain versus a very small clique of humans who believe they're superior and deserve to be Kings—Gods even.

Clearly, the current dysfunctional situation can't continue much longer with Europe completely destabilized by the Outlaw US Empire's actions (stabbing its allies in the back yet again), while the Empire itself is being ravaged by the results of its own similar policies aimed at enslaving its populous. Given the global balance of power, Peaceful Development ought to win, hopefully by 2030; for after then, problems related to resource constraints will become issues that farsighted development can help mitigate so the Four Freedoms can flourish.