'Talent in Chinese government very strong'

IN the past decade, the world has increasingly witnessed a trend of "the East is rising, and the West is declining" in the spheres of economy, security and discourse power. Western countries, particularly the United States, plagued by internal woes, have sought the old path of passing the buck and instigating turmoil elsewhere to ease their own pressure. China, the representative of the emerging countries, is proposing new solutions to global problems. By advocating win-win development, facilitating consultation and reconciliation and proposing a balanced and effective security mechanism, China is striving to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

In this interview with Global Times, Peter Walker, a commentator on China-US relations and author of Powerful, Different, Equal: Overcoming the Misconceptions and Differences between China and the US, says that in China, meritocracy contributes to China's achievements as the best and brightest always aspire to government service. He also dismissed Western misperceptions such as Chinese people are unhappy, and the government has not been serving the people.