In a policy brief published in People’s Daily, Abbos Bobokhonov, Head of the China Programme at IAIS, examines China’s commitment to advancing Chinese-style modernization through innovation-driven strategies. The author highlights the significance of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, which adopted the “Decision on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Modernization with Chinese Characteristics”. This Decision, grounded in extensive research and consultations, focuses on people-centred reforms to ensure equitable development.

 

The paper underscores that China’s path to modernization, amidst global economic and geopolitical challenges, hinges on a pragmatic and gradual approach to reform and opening-up. The author notes that these efforts aim to empower citizens, foster innovation, and create a robust economic framework that balances market efficiency with effective governance.

 

Additionally, the author emphasises China’s plans to accelerate structural transformation by cultivating new productivity and enhancing innovation capacity. This reform agenda is also seen as an opportunity to strengthen ties with Central Asia, particularly through infrastructure and energy cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative. The article concludes that China’s reform trajectory not only aims at domestic growth but also contributes to regional and global prosperity.

 

Read the policy brief on People’s Daily

 

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