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The ruling Communist Party in China has begun to chart a new path of reform and modernization under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Therefore, we find that the concepts and principles of governance within the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, the future growth path of China, the internal and foreign policies of the great Chinese nation and its renaissance, and the responses to the concerns of the world regarding China, all benefit greatly from China’s rule.  President “Xi Jinping” also emphasized in his political speeches the principle of spreading “Chinese governance” globally and greatly strengthening its capabilities within China, by emphasizing that: “Chinese diplomacy must be appropriate to its position as a major country around the world,” in a speech he delivered at a conference.  Internal to the party. At the same time, “Xi” stressed the need for Chinese diplomacy to firmly support the Chinese ideal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation by “following the basic thread of serving peaceful development and national rejuvenation”. The “path of peaceful development” has already been officially enshrined in the Republic’s Constitution.  People’s Republic of China. The thought of Chinese President “Xi Jinping”, in his capacity as Secretary-General of the ruling Communist Party in China, about the foundations of Chinese governance with the characteristics and characteristics of (socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era), is considered a guiding light for it as it enters a new era, and opens a new era for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. 

  China is also trying, by deploying a variety of tools at its disposal, to create a link linking its economic success with political advantages, and thus enhancing the image of Beijing’s model of good governance globally by establishing and hosting many training courses and workshops within China to spread the culture of Chinese governance and good governance globally, especially  After Chinese President “Xi Jinping” launched the Global Governance Initiative, calling on all countries of the world, especially African and developing countries, to benefit from it, to convey the voice of the “Global South” around the world, in accordance with the principle of “the common destiny of humanity, win-win cooperation, mutual benefit, and the winner-win-win principle.”  These are the most prominent foundations through which China is trying to spread its culture and approach to Chinese governance everywhere around the world. This is the same as what Chinese President “Xi Jinping”  announced at the opening ceremony of the third session of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2023, through Chinese President “Xi Jinping” noting that “the ten-year journey after the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has proven that the joint construction of the Belt and Road stands on the right side of history, conforms to the logic of progress in this era, and is the right path for humanity. At a new historical starting point, the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road has bright prospects  This will achieve cooperation and win-win between China and all parties in the beautiful future”, with Chinese President “Xi Jinping” confirming to the international community during Beijing’s hosting of the third session of the “Belt and Road” Forum for International Cooperation in 2023, that: “The spirit of the Silk Road of peace, cooperation, openness, inclusion, mutual learning and mutual benefit is the most important source of strength for joint construction” for the “Belt and Road”, the Silk Road is considered a common historical heritage for countries and peoples of different races, beliefs and cultural backgrounds on the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, and it is an important symbol of exchange and cooperation between the East and the West. This highlights Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vision of the importance of promoting and spreading the culture of Chinese governance and good governance globally through its Belt and Road Initiative.

  Since the (Eighteenth National Congress of the ruling Communist Party), its Central Committee, with Comrade “Xi Jinping” at its heart, has taken the path of strengthening Chinese governance internally and externally, by following several measures, the most prominent of which is: strengthening the rule of law as a basic approach to governing the country and achieving the Chinese governance approach and good governance on all fronts. In the context of promoting the healthy development of enterprises on all fronts in accordance with the rule of law, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has continuously improved the theory of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, providing clear theoretical guidance for the development of the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics in the era.  New, and disseminating the foundations of Chinese governance and good governance in the Chinese state globally.  Also, under the correct guidance of President Xi Jinping’s thought regarding the supremacy of Chinese governance and good governance by following the approach of sound law, and in order to pave the way for Chinese society to achieve (comprehensive law-based governance and provide a clear work program for all areas involved in strengthening the rule of law  The Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party, with Comrade “Xi Jinping” at its heart, has developed three main documents to accomplish the comprehensive Chinese transformation plan towards the approach and path of governance, which are: the plan to build the rule of law in China, the broad lines for strengthening the construction of a government subject to the rule of law, and the guidelines for building the rule of law in China, petition to strengthen law-based market supervision. Here came the report of Chinese President “Xi Jinping” before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in which “Xi Jinping”, in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, presented an insightful summary of the historical achievements achieved by the party and the country in the new era.  To achieve the comprehensive Chinese transformation towards consolidating a culture of governance through the rule of law, which Comrade “Xi” clearly indicated, that the general framework of Chinese governance is based on the rule of law, which is what has crystallized and the ruling Communist Party has already succeeded in achieving.

  The general goal is the comprehensive advancement of law-based governance in China, through (building a system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics and building a socialist state under the rule of law). Chinese President “Xi Jinping” also put forward this law enforcement mechanism in order to implement the path of transformation towards comprehensive governance in Chinese society, for the first time in (the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China), and it was further confirmed in Xi Jinping’s report at the (19th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party) to build such a Chinese system of governance based on the rule of law, the main tasks to implement it are (establishing a comprehensive system of laws and regulations, an effective law enforcement system, a strict rule of law supervision system, a strong system of guarantees under the rule of law, and a comprehensive legal system within  ruling Communist Party).

   Chinese governance is based on China continuing its policy of openness to the world as part of building its domestic economy, increasing access to markets, and making the country a more attractive place for investment because it is committed to the country’s basic policy of openness.  Therefore, we find that the Chinese governance experience is based on sharing capabilities and interests with other countries and achieving win-win cooperation. To this end, the Chinese government pledged to increase the protection of intellectual property rights and adopt efforts to increase imports.  The idea of ​​“Chinese governance” is also based on the importance of drawing a new historical picture of China’s common development around the world, with the ruling Communist Party in China continuing to steadily advance the Belt and Road Initiative, seeking synergy with the development strategies of other countries, and respecting the principles of “consultation, joint construction, and participation”. This is the same thing that President “Xi Jinping” made clear in his speech at the (Boao Forum for Opening-up Asia), that “China’s doors to openness will not be closed, but will instead open more widely”, President “Xi” also promised that China is steadily moving towards strengthening Chinese governance globally. Given the results of Chinese reforms, new capabilities will emerge that enhance China’s ability to spread, establish and advance Chinese governance around the world.

  Here China plays an increasingly important role in global governance. Multilateral diplomacy is an important way for China to participate in global governance and promote the building of a global community with a shared future for humanity.  China, as a major responsible country, has never been absent from international multilateral forums in order to lay the foundations of Chinese governance around the world.  Here we find that the joint construction of the “Chinese Belt and Road Initiative” is China’s solution to spread its initiative for governance and good governance globally, in order to eliminate problems and improve the relevant capabilities in an effort to confront the common challenges faced by various countries, such as: the growing deficit in peace, development, security and governance. As the second largest economy in the world, China not only focuses on ensuring its interests, but also presents Chinese initiatives and solutions in order to provide a new direction, ideas, and new driving force, at a time when the international community stands at the crossroads.  On the basis of building a bond with a shared future for humanity, the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and China’s initiatives on (global development, global governance and global security) aims to achieve interconnection and mutual communication and solve global development problems by spreading and strengthening the culture of Chinese governance around the world, which enhances globalization. The global security initiatives officially launched by China and the Chinese Governance Initiative aim to overcome the security challenges faced by all parties, and explore a new security path based on dialogue, not confrontation, the formation of partnerships, not alliances, and achieving common win-wins instead of  Zero-sum China’s Global Civilization Initiative also aims to address the challenges arising from value conflicts between different parties, and calls for upholding the common values ​​of all mankind to achieve harmonious coexistence and mutual learning among different civilizations.  Among these initiatives was the Chinese “Belt and Road” initiative, as it was the first initiative proposed by China, and China implemented it for the longest period, achieved greater results and impacts, and provided a material and intellectual basis for the implementation of other initiatives, most notably China’s initiative on “global governance”.

  Here came Chinese President Xi Jinping’s emphasis on “the need for China and Russia to lead the reform of global governance”, through (the partnership between the two countries), and “Xi” made it clear in his political speeches to the Russian side and the international community that the Chinese and Russian sides need to strengthen  Comprehensive governance through a platform of communication and cooperation within multilateral mechanisms, such as: (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS Group, and leading the right direction in reforming global governance, and protecting the common interests of emerging market countries and developing countries). With President “Xi” affirming that: “China is ready to continue working with Russia to develop a comprehensive strategic partnership of mutual assistance, deep integration, innovation and comprehensive cooperation in the new era”.

  At the international level, China plays a major role in spreading and strengthening Chinese governance globally, especially within developing countries, through its Belt and Road Initiative, as China’s New Silk Road initiative confirms its desire to establish itself as a Eurasian power capable of achieving the path of Chinese governance in Eurasia and globally. Through China’s plan to link all the dynamic economic centers in East Asia and Western Europe, with the Chinese ability at the same time to reach the countries of Central Asia, through China’s reliance on bilateral and collective agreements to deepen its participation in the development of developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Here, China has made many investments in the infrastructure sectors of many developing and African countries, among others.  Consequently, China has become the largest country in the world that provides financing to developing countries, and now the China Development Bank actually provides more loans than those provided by the World Bank, which is controlled by the United States of America and the West.  China is trying to spread its global initiative for Chinese governance on a comprehensive approach globally, by implementing what it calls the “One Belt, One Road” strategy, through which China seeks to implement investments affecting about sixty countries – including in Central Asia – where plans include, China is investing in all regions around the world to spread the culture of Chinese governance globally, in (the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea). I believe, as an expert on Chinese political affairs, that these Chinese investments will also represent a network to facilitate the transfer of Chinese goods and ideas for governance across the Eurasia region as a whole.

   Currently, China is increasingly supporting its rhetoric of promoting “good governance” by providing governance training to foreign officials to develop the Chinese “governance” brand, especially in the Middle East.  China considers the Middle East to be an important region in this regard, given its enormous resources and historical issues that seem susceptible to American and Western exploitation, most notably the Palestinian issue. Chinese officials also view the value system existing in the Middle East as a system that is incompatible with “Liberal democracies”. In pursuit of this goal, China is increasingly supporting its discourse on “good governance in the Middle East” by providing training courses in the field of governance for officials in Arab and Middle Eastern countries.  In order for China to succeed in its plan to spread its Chinese governance initiative in the Middle East region in particular, Beijing, within the framework of strengthening its vision of a new world order in the Middle East, has begun to actively market its governance approach as a potential model for Middle Eastern countries.  In 2016, Beijing published its first foreign policy blueprint for the region, entitled “Policy Instructions for the Middle East”.  The Chinese document is divided into (five sections) detailing 29 items that Beijing hopes to implement in the region, including understanding its preferences and practices in the field of governance.

   China also opened the (China-Arab Study Center for Reform and Development at Shanghai International Studies University) in 2017, which is a center dedicated to providing various training courses in the field of Chinese governance and good governance for Arab officials.  We find that the Arab-Chinese Studies Center has succeeded in spreading China’s vision of good governance since its opening. In the first two years, the Chinese-Arab Center held ten workshops on training in governance and attracted nearly three hundred participants from sixteen Arab countries, including ministers from Egypt, Syria and Yemen. At the Middle East Center, Chinese professors repeatedly assure their students that “the Chinese governance model” is the key to enhancing regional security in a comprehensive manner. While the “COVID-19” pandemic temporarily hampered the work of the China-Arab Research Center for Reform and Development, its training has since resumed, returning to approximately pre-pandemic levels.  These efforts to spread the culture of Chinese governance and good governance in the Arab world and in the Middle East region are supported at the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party. Re-engaging participants from the Middle East was a key focus of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to the Middle East in 2022, where Comrade “Xi” publicly promoted and spoke about “the Chinese governance model”.  In Saudi Arabia, Chinese President “Xi Jinping” stressed that “Beijing is ready to share Chinese wisdom in order to move towards a peaceful Middle East.”  At the Arab-Chinese Summit, Chinese President “Xi Jinping” announced a new plan to begin training one thousand five hundred regional law enforcement officers in the Middle East region in the field of “smart policing,” which is responsible for using artificial intelligence technology to enforce the law and maintain security, stability, and peace and the comprehensive regional development through the foundations and mechanisms of spreading and strengthening the culture of Chinese governance and good governance in the Arab world, in the Middle East, and globally.

 The Chinese Ministry of Commerce also began providing several intergovernmental trainings related to economic issues that promote the dissemination and strengthening of the culture of Chinese governance and good governance at the Arab and global levels, the most important of which is organizing training courses in the fields of (public administration, judicial affairs, and management of non-governmental organizations).  Some of these training courses are provided by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in Arabic. One of the classes on public administration under the supervision of the Chinese state in 2021 included more than twenty officials from the Middle East region, and covered nearly twenty topics, including (public sector reform, developing and managing “smart cities”, managing mass demonstrations, and programs to restore (localization and the basics of the collective work), and others.

   Europe’s role in this Chinese Belt and Road initiative has begun to spread China’s comprehensive governance culture globally, in many European regions and countries, and its signs have already begun to appear in (the Greek port of Piraeus), which is partially operated by the Chinese state-owned maritime company, known as “Moscow”.  Which is scheduled to serve as a station on the sea route to China. The Greek port of “Piraeus” will be connected to the rest of Europe through Chinese-funded infrastructure in the Balkans and Hungary, which strengthens China’s position as the main trading partner of the European Union.

   According to my analysis as a specialist in Chinese affairs, China has succeeded in spreading its vision of Chinese governance globally, after the Chinese approach spread in Europe and not only within developing countries, after the United Kingdom announced in 2015 its intention to act as a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.  This led to a flood of applications for membership submitted by countries, such as: (Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Korea, Russia, Turkey, Spain), and others, most of which have already joined the membership of the “Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank” under the supervision of China and its ruling Communist Party.

  Accordingly, we understand that China’s vision for good governance is based on China’s plan, as a major country, to achieve the goals and plans of joint Chinese modernization that are appropriate for a large population and the path of peaceful development, and also aims to achieve common prosperity with the countries participating in the “Belt and Road” and achieve a balance between civilizations.  Material and spiritual, and the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, which means that Chinese modernization, based on spreading, establishing and advancing the culture of Chinese governance and good governance globally, is based on the appropriate practice of China and other countries towards achieving good governance and the foundations of good governance, and is also in line with the Chinese concept of “Belt and Road.”  Within the framework of jointly building the Belt and Road, China-style modernization adheres to the correct perspective on principles and profits, focuses on promoting domestic and international circulation, and insists on following the path of open and green development and innovative development, which will continuously benefit the Chinese people and the people of the countries participating in the Belt and Road.  To achieve the approach and goals of China and its ruling Communist Party regarding improving the foundations of Chinese governance globally.

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