through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is the point.
Communism, a threat or an asset?
President Donald Trump has labelled communism a mortal threat for America.
The fact is, the Communist Party of China is behind the greatest economic miracle in human history.
From a party of just over 50 people to over 100 million, the world's largest political party,
what has kept the CPC or the Communist Party of China young and relevant?
We might find answers in President Xi Jinping's speech at a gathering
marking the party's 105th founding anniversary in Beijing on July 1st.
The word people appeared around 50 times, development more than 20 times,
while governance, modernization and self-governance also featured prominently.
To unpack it all welcome to this special edition of the point with me lu shin an opinion
show coming to you from beijing i'm pleased to be joined from sydney australia by australian sinologist roland
boa and from vienna austria by harvard zoding former vice president of abc television in new york and former
legal advisor in the carter administration now a senior fellow of the think tank center
on china and globalization gentlemen the warmest welcome to all of you and thank you for making yourself
available So let me go to Harvey first because I haven't seen you for such a long time.
Why does it matter to understand the Communist Party of China objectively?
It matters because people have a lot of misperceptions about China and how it's governed.
In the West, communism is a loaded word.