105 Years of Achievement and Revival: The Communist Party of China and the Making of the Chinese Miracle

On July 1st, the friendly Chinese people celebrate the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, a historical occasion that deserves reflection not only as a political party's founding anniversary but also as it represents a century-long journey of struggle, construction, and civilizational transformation that has changed China and its status in the world.

Since its establishment in 1921, the Communist Party of China has carried an ambitious national project aimed at achieving the revival of the Chinese nation and restoring its historical status. After years of political and military struggle, the party managed to achieve a significant historical transformation, marked by the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, ending the state of civil wars and disintegration, and putting an end to a long phase of interventions and conflicts that the country witnessed. Since then, the party has led the process of rebuilding a modern state emerging from decades of wars, poverty, and backwardness, transforming within just a few decades into one of the greatest success stories in modern human history.

Notably, the party that started its journey with about fifty members has today become the largest political party in the world, with membership exceeding one hundred million, maintaining its leading role in shaping national policies and directing comprehensive development. Over more than a century, the party has demonstrated an exceptional ability to evolve, renew, and respond to the demands of each historical stage while preserving its primary goal of serving the people and achieving national development.

The new China inherited extremely difficult economic and social conditions, with widespread poverty and limited levels of education, healthcare, and infrastructure. However, the strategic vision of the Communist Party of China and its belief in the capabilities of the Chinese people transformed these challenges into historic opportunities for revival and progress.

In recent decades, China achieved an unprecedented economic miracle, becoming the second-largest economy in the world and the largest industrial and trading nation, as well as one of the most important centers of innovation, production, and technology, becoming the "world's factory" thanks to its massive manufacturing capabilities, advanced logistics networks, and strong human resources. Its products and technologies have become present in various global markets.

Eliminating extreme poverty is considered one of the greatest achievements of the Communist Party of China, as China managed to lift hundreds of millions of citizens out of the poverty circle and significantly improve their living conditions in the largest anti-poverty effort in modern history. This achievement was reflected in rising living standards, expanding the middle class, and improving health, education, and public service indicators, thereby contributing to the building of a more prosperous and stable society.

The impacts of this revival were not limited to China alone but extended to many countries around the world. China's economic growth and expansion of its production and trade capabilities provided goods and services at affordable prices to hundreds of millions of people. Additionally, Chinese investments, trade exchanges, and infrastructure development projects supported economic growth, created job opportunities, and improved living standards in many developing countries. Thus, the Chinese development experience became a significant factor not only in enhancing the lives of the Chinese people but also in promoting opportunities for development and prosperity for millions around the world.

China has built one of the most advanced infrastructure networks in the world, including thousands of kilometers of high-speed railways, highways, airports, and giant ports, with Chinese cities becoming symbols of modernization and urban and technological development. These projects contributed to balanced development among different regions.

In the scientific and technological field, China has transitioned from being a technology receiver to being a producer and innovator of technology. It has become a leading nation globally in artificial intelligence, communications, digital technology, advanced computing, and smart manufacturing. It has also achieved notable accomplishments in the space sector by building an independent space station, launching missions to explore the moon, and developing advanced space programs that reflect its growing scientific status.

Despite housing over one billion four hundred million people, China's revival is based on the principle of peaceful development, cooperation, and mutual benefit. Throughout its ascent, it has not adopted colonial policies or projects of dominance over other peoples, but instead continuously emphasized that development is a right for all peoples and that global progress is achieved through partnership and cooperation rather than conflict and confrontation.

Among the most prominent factors contributing to the success of the Chinese experience is its ability to maintain national unity among various components of society. China has 56 ethnic groups living within a unified state brought together by citizenship, common development, and mutual respect. Chinese leadership has been able to enhance social harmony and national stability despite external challenges and pressures that have often aimed to incite divisions or obstruct the path of development.

In the environmental field, the Communist Party of China has presented an advanced model based on achieving a balance between economic development and environmental protection so that growth does not come at the expense of human health or natural resources. Based on this vision, China has become a global leader in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and green technology. It has implemented the largest afforestation programs in the world, extensively invested in solar and wind energy, and taken important steps to reduce carbon emissions and build a sustainable green economy that ensures development for current and future generations.

Internationally, China has proposed global initiatives that reflect its vision for building a shared future for humanity, including the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. These initiatives aim to enhance economic cooperation, promote joint development, foster dialogue among civilizations, and strengthen international security and stability based on the principles of mutual benefit and mutual respect among nations.

Under the strong, wise, and decisive leadership of President Xi Jinping, who is considered the core of the leadership in the current phase of the Communist Party of China, the country has entered a new stage of national revival, in which the president has embodied the vision of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" in its contemporary form as a model that combines social justice and the role of the state in guiding the economy with conscious openness to the world and the requirements of modern development.

This phase has been directly linked to his personal leadership of the process of enhancing institutional discipline and combating corruption extensively within the party and state, from the highest leadership levels to various administrative institutions, thereby enhancing governance efficiency and raising the level of discipline and transparency, while establishing the principle of accountability and linking responsibility to performance.

The president has also demonstrated a high capacity to manage major crises, foremost among which is the COVID-19 pandemic, where he led a rapid and coordinated national response, closely monitored comprehensive mobilization policies for medical, scientific, and administrative resources, and managed health and preventive measures with precision and effectiveness, contributing to mitigating the pandemic's impacts in its early stages and reducing its effects on society and the economy, along with promoting the development of the health system and enhancing research capabilities in medicine and vaccines.

In this context, the president led the course toward high-quality development and directed policies to enhance an innovation-driven economy, expand openness, and promote international cooperation, reflecting a long-term strategic vision aimed at consolidating the country's position as a major power capable of combining internal stability with scientific progress and the ability to face global challenges within the framework of the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

Regarding the Palestinian people, China occupies a special position due to its known supportive stance on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and its ongoing calls for the establishment of a fully sovereign Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital according to international legitimacy. This position has been met with appreciation and respect from Palestinians and their Arab and Islamic nation, who see China as a partner and friend that supports justice, peace, and the right of peoples to self-determination.

The Palestinian people also cherish the historical friendship between them and the Chinese people, as well as China's supportive positions for Palestinian rights in various international forums. The Palestinian-Chinese relations have formed a model of cooperation, mutual respect, and solidarity between the two peoples, which has strengthened China's status in the Palestinian consciousness as a friendly nation standing for justice and right.

The 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China is not just a celebration of the founding of a political party, but a celebration of a historical journey that has created one of the greatest development miracles of the modern era. From a country that suffered from poverty and backwardness in the mid-20th century to a great power with an advanced economy and immense scientific, technological, and industrial strength, China continues to present an inspiring model in construction, modernization, and peaceful development.

If China's resurgence represents one of the miracles of the modern era, then the Communist Party of China's ability to manage and develop its internal organization represents an exceptional achievement as well. From a small group of no more than fifty members at its founding to an organization today with more than one hundred million members, the party has succeeded in maintaining its ideological and organizational unity, its ability for collective action, and institutional discipline. This development reveals a high level of organizational efficiency and long-term planning, as the party has managed to grow tens of thousands of times without losing its leading role or effectiveness in governing a state with over one billion four hundred million people, which is a rare organizational and political achievement in contemporary history.

After one hundred and five years since the founding of the Communist Party of China, China stands today as a living witness to the ability of peoples to create their own future when vision, will, and competent leadership for planning and action for future generations are present. As China confidently moves towards achieving its new centenary goals, the Communist Party of China continues to lead a national and civilizational project that inspires many peoples of the world and confirms that development, prosperity, and peace can be the fruit of hard work, cooperation, and mutual benefit among nations and peoples.