Chapter 55 10. Looking forward to 2020: the rise of a great power

For all Chinese people, and even for the world, the rise of China is by no means a simple accident. It needs both time and opportunity. However, what is certain is that when we have enough confidence in the future When expected, this rise will become a reality sooner or later. Topic Introduction: The Rise of a Great Power Ten Years Later In the preface of this book, we once mentioned that the greatness of an era lies in its unique achievements, and in its ability to inherit the past and usher in the future. We must now add to this assertion: The greatness of an era lies not only in its achievements, but also in the countries that have bred and created such achievements!

Across history, what we see is that in every great era, there is a change of concept and its special historical effect, but it is often one or two people who lead to this change of concept and this effect. Just a big country. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the great voyages launched by Spain and Portugal gave mankind a clear understanding of the world for the first time. Until today, we are still following the voyage track of Columbus and Magellan to bring the whole world The countries of the world are linked together. In the seventeenth century, the peak of maritime trade brought by the Netherlands completely expanded the communication channels between major economies.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution triggered by the United Kingdom not only allowed humans to enjoy the convenience brought by technology, but also caused unprecedented fission in economic history. Today, we still use steam engines in industry , Train these results. In the 20th century, another industrial revolution led by the United States brought mankind into a new era of civilization, and the concepts of assembly line, standardization, and large-scale production developed by it brought structural changes to the global economy. Human civilization The new heights reached are all due to this.

In the last 20 years of the 20th century, another fundamental global change was also created by the United States. The emergence of a round of information revolution made the whole world begin the process of integration.Whether it is capital, technology, or talents, they have crossed the boundaries between countries and started a truly global flow. The resulting global industrial division of labor has allowed all human beings to benefit equally. In these great eras, we have seen revolutionary changes, and we have also seen those countries that have created great achievements, all of which rose to rule the roost at that time.

Now, we have reached a new era again, in this era, there are more uncertain factors than any previous era, but as we said before, behind the uncertainty lies certainty, the so-called uncertainty Determination means that there are more opportunities to achieve breakthroughs and miracles, and it also means that the country that has created great achievements may not be doomed. It is precisely because of this that we base ourselves on this uncertain factor, try to find out the certain part of it, and use the certain factor to launch an impact on this uncertain era. For all Chinese people, and even for the world, the rise of China is by no means a simple accident. It needs both time and opportunity. However, what is certain is that when we have enough confidence in the future When expected, this rise will become a reality sooner or later.

Finally, when you have finished reading all of this book, we will use a famous quote from Bill Gates as the end of the book: "In the 1980s, I was willing to be born in the United States as a mediocre person, but now, I must choose to be born in China as a genius!" Fortunately, we all grew up on this soil.