Zheng Yongnian, a professor at the East Asian Research Institute of the National University of Singapore, pointed out that the two major economies of China and the United States cannot have no contradiction in the development process, and the two countries will not be completely decoupled in competition.Compared with the Cold War and Naval War of the United States and the former Soviet Union in the last century, it is a better competition form to improve the relationship between the two sides through the form of a trade war.
Professor Zheng Yongnian gave a speech on the title of the Sino -US system in the 21st century (September 15) in Singapore's Drunk Forest Forest Club.He said that with the further development of the trade war, the contradictions between China and the United States have become more prominent. The competition between the two countries is not only in the economic field, but also in the field of system.A form of expression of contradiction.
In the future, there must be only one system that must be coexisting peacefully in the future
When asked about the temporary agreement in the Sino -US trade war, Zheng Yongnian believed that the temporary agreement was not significant, and the two parties needed to explore a more comprehensive cooperation and trade framework.However, he emphasized that the two countries could not have contradictions in the development process. Compared with other forms of competition, the two countries were much better.
Zheng Yongnian pointed out that the dependence between China and the United States is high, and the two countries will not move towards themselves. Therefore, it is impossible for these two major economies to be completely decoupled.This is different from the situation of the United States and the Soviet Union. It is difficult to form the Cold War and it is impossible to give birth to a hot war. Therefore, he believes that the two countries will maintain a system of their own systems to continue to interact with each other.
No one can replace the system of China and the United States, which is the product of its own civilization.He predicts that the world will coexist peacefully in the future, and it is impossible to have only one system.
Zheng Yongnian takes Chinese state -owned enterprises as an example. He believes that China's economic system is a three -layer capital structure. In addition to the top -level national capital and a large number of small and medium -sized private capital on the bottom, the middle layer is the interaction between the country and private enterprises.In this structure, the government's intervention in economic development is part of management functions and responsibilities. State -owned enterprises, as one of the means for the government to achieve intervention, are the objects everyone hates, but it is also a place for China to succeed.For this kind of government role, it is difficult for the United States to understand that the US system is against the government's intervention of the economy, and it does not want the central government to be too strong.
Decision execution and supervision of China has followed more than 2000 years
He said that the Western economic system may be higher in terms of efficiency, but the Chinese system has stronger economic control capabilities, avoiding the financial crisis extending to China.Western society generally believes that China is a national capitalism, but in fact, about 80%of China's innovation now comes from private enterprises, and accounts for about 50%of the GDP. State -owned enterprises mainly bear infrastructure construction, and private enterprises have more private enterprises.Play space.
In terms of the political system, Zheng Yongnian said that unlike the division of the three powers in Western democratic countries, the three powers of Chinese politics have followed the decision -making power, execution and supervision rights of more than 2000 years.He further explained that the decision -making power is equivalent to the imperial power, while the execution right is (prime minister).Although the imperial power cannot be shaken, the phase power is open, and the selection passes the test to give everyone a chance to govern.
A strong sense of mission in the United States is based on its own civilization
When it comes to decision -making power too concentrated and weakening democracy, Zheng Yongnian said that it is not good for too much power, but any system must be established from top to bottom, which requires centralized power.If you want good democratization, you must establish the system.He believes that China is currently facing a dilemma, that is, if it is too concentrated, many things cannot be carried out; but if it is not concentrated, the system will not be established.
Zheng Yongnian said that from the era of industrialization to the current era of knowledge with technology as the core, society has a great impact on the Western economy.The evolution from the sharing economy to the exclusive economy has caused more and more economic inequality, and the number of middle class has declined sharply.Zheng Yongnian pointed out that the middle class is the most stable class in society, and it will not be too aggressive. The reduction of this part will lead to the rise of populism.In the past, the Western economic and political system cooperated with each other, but now the two do not cooperate with each other, which also affects the operation of the entire Western system.
Zheng Yongnian said that the United States is a country with a strong sense of mission, and Washington hopes to change China.When you see China and yourself, you will be generous and help; once you find that China runs counter to the end, you want to be encirclement and fight against each other.However, China is a country based on its own civilization. It is impossible to develop completely in accordance with the American model.China's politics and economy is organic unity and does not produce the same politics and economy as the West.
He said that from the perspective of the West, there is no problem with the concept of democracy, but it cannot explain China and cannot judge China's future development.China's development direction is particularly clear, it will not move towards the West, and it will be lsquo; more and more China RSquo;.He also said that Chinese civilization is a secular civilization, not religious civilization, and tolerance.The Chinese system cannot become a Western system, but it does not rule out Western values. It is only different. The feasible ideal is ideal, and the unrequited ideal is the imagination.
Yesterday afternoon's speech was co -sponsored by the Singapore MDASH; the China Friendship Association and the Chen Jiageng Foundation attracted 400 public attendance.
