Pakistan, July 10 -- Despite continuous pressure, China has resisted the Western demands for comprehensive political and economic reforms keeping in mind the debacle of Mikhail Gorbachev in 'perestroika and glasnost' in the late 1980s leading to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Au contraire, China has kept a tight lid on political reforms and pursued a measured policy of consolidating its State-owned enterprises and revamping industrial sector with the innovative 'Made in China 2025 Plan' that aims at promoting national technology in critical sectors of aerospace, biomedicine and robotics.

President Xi Jinping took China to new political and economic heights. He believes in the greatness of the Chinese civilization and his country...