China’s Economic Reform And Development From An International Perspective

Reform and opening up is a great awakening in China’s history.In the process of reform and opening up for more than 40 years,China has made great achievements in economy,politics and the society.Chinese society has undergone earth-shaking changes.This great change,led by the Communist Party of China,has aroused widespread concern around the world.In overseas academic circles,many scholars have focused their research on China’s reform and development.At the same time,academic institutions and journals related to China’s reform and development have emerged in overseas academic circles.In particular,the establishment of academic journals has carried out in-depth research and analysis of China’s reform and opening up and the reasons for its success,among which The China Journal,as an international academic journal,is the representative one among academic journals that study China’s reform and development.The China Journal research on China’s economic reform and development since the reform and opening up focuses on the development and changes of China’s rural areas,enterprises,and foreign trade and finance.The inaugural publication of The China Journal is a coincidence of academic,public,and national interests.The China Journal has focused on China’s economy since its inception,and it can be argued that the economic factor is the main reason why Australia wants to understand China.In the field of China’s rural economic reform and development,The China Journal pays more attention to the achievements of China’s rural economic reform,the reasons for the achievements,and the problems of it.Overseas scholars believe that after the reform and opening up,China’s rural economic reform and development has achieved achievements such as the increasing output of major crops,the improving level of farmers’ income and expenditure,the rise of township enterprises,and improvement of infrastructure construction,mainly due to the introduction of the household joint production contract responsibility system,the escort of a series of rural reform policies,the spontaneous enthusiasm of farmers,and so on,as well as problems such as imperfect agricultural decision-making system,unbalanced development between regions,and land property rights issues affecting the future development of rural areas.In the field of enterprise reform and development in China,overseas scholars have focused on the achievements and problems of private enterprises and the state-owned enterprises.After the reform and opening up,private enterprises have flourished,the number of private enterprises has soared,the identity composition of private entrepreneurs has become more diversified,the social image and social status have been continuously improved,and the economic status and political influence have been continuously enhanced,but there are also problems such as the aggravation of the imbalance in development between regions,the prominent problem of official corruption,and the weak legal awareness of local governments.In terms of the reform and development of state-owned enterprises,after the reform and opening up,the relationship between the state and enterprises began to change,an orderly domestic competition order began to take shape,and the profits and employee benefits of stateowned enterprises were improved.At the same time,there are also some problems such as illegal stripping of state-owned assets,ambiguous property rights and institutional and market failures.In the field of reform and development of foreign trade and financial system,The China Journal analyzes that the development of China’s foreign trade with China’s external trade data as the starting point,and the volume and growth rate of China’s foreign trade have achieved amazing growth,and China is increasingly integrated into the economic globalization system and occupies an increasingly important position in the world trade system.At the same time,many overseas scholars believe that China’s "mperfect market economy" limits the continued prosperity and stability of China’s economy,and free markets and privatization are seen as the only factors promoting China’s foreign trade and economic development.The China Journal mainly uses "Mao Zedong’s legacy","gradual reform experimentation" and "non-socialist market convergence" to interpret the path of China’s economic reform and development.When The China Journal studies China’s economic reform and development,it is good at using multidisciplinary theories and paradigms,and has a wide range of research content,prominent research focus,clear awareness of problems,and strong practical concern.However,there are also limitations of misjudgment due to the influence of "Western-centrism",geopolitical factors,and lack of understanding of Chinese traditional history and culture.This enlightens that in the new era,we should attach great importance to strengthening the construction of domestic and foreign academic exchange platforms,listening to their suggestions on China’s reform and development,making progress in academic controversy,and promoting the enrichment and development of China’s reform and opening up history.At the same time,we should rationally treat Western research methods and research paradigms,Extract the essence and discard the dross,and learn and apply them flexibly.On the one hand,we should actively pay attention to international hot spots,respond to international concerns,and strive to grasp the initiative of public opinion;On the other hand,it is also necessary to tell Chinese stories well,spread Chinese voices,and establish a real and glorious image of China.