If China’s example is to be followed, first create
a Pakistan of post-revolution China. There it was communism that worked the
miracle of freeing the common man from the yoke of the feudal lord. Here it
will be the force of Islamic democracy— pure democracy as advocated by the Holy
Quran. Results achieved will be much better than what were achieved by China
under the system it believed in.
The fact is hundred thousand anti-corruption
suggestions that have been put forth so far and equal number or more that may
be thrown up in future, will be of little avail unless the axe is made to hit
the root cause of the menace. China’s worthy example has been quoted above
which could control corruption through stringent measures. Why can’t Pakistan
do the same? China first created proper environment in which it became possible
to take tougher actions. China’s Revolution of 1949 came in the wake of the
philosophy of Communism that eliminated the elitists, the source of all
corruption, and empowered the common man with a bunch of devoted Party leaders
on top who nursed only one ambition that is to make China great and strong,
which they did. They were the proud people with immaculate character fired with
the aim to serve people. As such they could take stringent actions without fear
or favour. Mao Zedong liberated China from its feudal past and his successor
led it into the 21st century with its socio-capitalist reforms. Modem China
with its population of 1.3 billion is self-sufficient in food which means it
feeds 22 percent of world population from only 10 % of world’s arabic land. Its
rate of economic growth is phenomenal, which is evident from the figures given
below.
China’s GDP growth is around 10 % on an average.
Its annual exports are over 760 billion dollars. It has foreign exchange
reserves of almost one trillion dollars to which it annually adds another 160
million dollars— ten times what we in Pakistan have been to accumulate over the
past six years. One of every two cameras in the world, one out of every three
televisions, one out of every four washing machines and one out of every five
refrigerators are being manufactured in China. Out of every ten pairs of shoes
imported into the US, originate from China.
Population growth which once blocked the rapid
economic growth is being controlled by following a policy one child per family.
China consumes more energy than Japan and is only second to oil thirsty US. For
this purpose it relies heavily on indigenous coal (64 per cent). The opening
chapter of China’s 11th Five Year Plan states, “Major development targets have
been achieved ahead of time, China
intends to be both the socialist tortoise and the capitalist hare. the same
time.” Although China has privatized many of its state enterprises, it has not
created - hyper class of multi-billionaires. Wealth has yet to catch up with
power which continues to res: with Chinese communist Party. In pursuance of a
policy of liberalization thus being pursuance sentiments for Marxism have
little place in China.