By Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira |
China Daily Global |
JIN DING/CHINA DAILY
As the Communist Party of China marks its 105th anniversary, it should be seen not merely as the governing party of the People's Republic of China, but also as the principal architect of the country's extraordinary development and modernization.
Few political organizations in modern history have had such a profound and sustained influence over such a massive population. Fewer still can claim responsibility for a transformation of such a vast scale and intricate complexity. A country once plagued by warlordism, foreign invasions and endemic poverty, China has risen to become the world's second-largest economy, a manufacturing powerhouse, a technological titan and a global heavyweight.
