China won't lead Asian Century

China won't lead Asian Century, according to Harvard's Regina Abrami.

"...it doesn't really stand as a model for others, and where it lacks is that it doesn't stand as a source of influence in terms of its culture, in terms of its political system, and increasingly, caution about how stable the political system actually is.

"... its structure as a kind of a militarised one-party state is increasingly proving itself insufficient for the kinds of infrastructure needed for China to really emerge as creative, innovative and as a role model for other countries.

"It's survive or die (for the Communist Party) and I think what we're looking at is an effort to try and address the insecurities it's feeling, not just vis-à-vis its population, but within its own organisation. And one hopes that it will be able to make those adaptations without the political turmoil that it has in the past."

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