Collectivism and Openness
Western scholars often refer to China’s political system as “dictatorship,” “autocracy” or “authoritarianism” while the Chinese call it a centralized power system or a system of prefectures and counties.
Some Western scholars argue that liberal democracy would lead to prosperity and strength, and dictatorship would result in the failure of the country, with the economy collapsing and the people struggling to make a living.
However, for a long time in history, China was the most powerful country in the world. For such a civilization country, the terms used by Western theorists to judge China, such as dictatorship, autocracy or authoritarianism, cannot summarize the main characteristics of the country.
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