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Ex-Harvard scholar: West misunderstands China's governance model

An economics professor from Renmin University argues that Western perspectives fail to grasp China's unique development model. He suggests that understanding China requires moving beyond Western-centric frameworks to appreciate how its governance system integrates formal institutions, informal mechanisms, and cultural collectivism. This approach, he posits, creates a self-consistent and adaptive system. AI

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Ex-Harvard scholar: West misunderstands China's governance model

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Phoebe Zhang ·

    Why West doesn’t understand China, according to ex-Harvard Chinese author

    Nie Huihua, a professor of economics at Renmin University, discusses how an effective understanding of China’s development requires a shift from Western-centric frameworks to an integrated perspective that recognises how formal institutions, informal grass-roots mechanisms and cu…