SLEEPING GIANT HAS AWAKENED

Last parade of China Army in Tian’anmen Square reminded me the celebrations in Soviet Union during Cold War. In those years I was a child and I watched the parade of red army in Red Square and I believed that the Red Army was strong enough to unify the nations under communist regime. It was, as a child, not possible to understand the welfare of a country was not depended on only the military power of that country but it was also connected to economical situation such as income distribution or gross domestic product of it.

Marching of soldiers as a one unit, showing high-tech systems and new technology weapons, using some special products which are made by China were the parts of parade. Over the years, the scopes of the speeches made by governors in the celebrations or parades have been also changed. Giving number of missiles, fighters, tanks and many other weapons in their public speech is not sufficient to convince people about how powerful they are. However, China has been in progress in many aspects for last 10 years. China is one of the biggest exporters in the world and its external trade surplus shows that China has been producer country for a long time.

Two major communist countries were Former Soviet Union and China in 1980’s. Although managed under communist regime, both countries had some fundamental differences in terms of transition to communist regime. In former one, labor class in industry the determining power but in the latter one people in agriculture were dominant power in transition to communist regime. On the other hand Soviet Union and China have some important differences regarding adaptation to capitalist system. While Soviet Union chose rapid transformation of regime, China preferred to gradual adaptation to capitalism. Although recovered in many aspects, Russia lived some major social, cultural and economical problems after collapse of communist regime due to rapid transformation. On the other hand, China chose to gradual transformation path to capitalism and up to now their decision has been seen right. Although communist regime in power, China has been succeed to adapt to capitalist system of the world. Especially last 10 years Chinese products have important in international trade. You can see all these products relatively cheaper prices in every country. Instead of producing imitation products at the beginning, China is also able to producing high-tech products. According to many assessment and prediction, China will be much more powerful in the near future in many ways. Nowadays China is thought by some people to be the new leader of the world.

Years after collapse of Soviet Union, I am still watching parade of army of communist country as I did many years ago but this time I see not only weapons, soldiers with gun but I see also parade of more advanced more technologic and more developed country…

Source:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world/asia/02china.html?_r=2&hp