"President Xi Jinping is now proposing a grand vision of global governance… with China playing a dramatic new role in seeking global win-win cooperation," said Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, at the BRICS Seminar on Governance opened in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, on Aug. 17, 2017.

"To appreciate China's approach to a global governance system, it is first instructive to appreciate China's approach to its own domestic governance," Dr. Kuhn pointed out.

"President Xi's comprehensive governance begins with Xi's 'Four Comprehensives', his overarching political theory, enumerating what he contends are the four most critical categories for making the Chinese Dream, his grand vision, a reality - comprehensively build a moderately prosperous society; comprehensively deepen reform; comprehensively govern the nation according to law; and comprehensively strictly govern the Party. In short, the 'Four Comprehensives' express Xi's approach to governance."

Dr. Kuhn went on to say that, "Now for the new era, Xi is challenging China to enhance its governance, which must be systemic as well as systematic."

"Given the realities of a complex and fractious world, the world needs strong leadership. China wants the world to understand Xi's principles of governance, which, while designed specifically for China's special domestic situation, has broader applicability in that the same principles hold for global governance. This is good for the world and good for China."

Dr. Kuhn concluded, "China does not claim that constructing a new order of global governance will be accomplished easily or quickly, but it is highly significant that President Xi is making a major commitment in dedicating China to participate actively and to take serious responsibility in this vital initiative for world peace and prosperity. As the world considers global governance structures, including BRICS, China's experience can make a vital contribution."

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