COMPETITION OF SOCIAL SYSTEMS: THE INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE OF CHINESE AUTHORITARIANISM

Market reforms has not lead to the democratization of the Chinese political system. Most of China watchers consider that the obvious discrepancy between the economic and political structure made the Chinese political system unique, confirming China's profound differences from other countries. The following transformation of the PRC into the leading world economy, its successful solution of the main problems for most developing countries - ensuring high growth rates, sustainable social development, national security, on the one hand, and unresolved negative effects of the economic crisis in the West, crisis of the democratic systems and deterioration conditions of world trade, on the other hand, as well as significant changes in social life, caused by the emergence of new means of media communication, computerization, etc. have given the Chinese experience a new, substantially more important meaning. For many developing countries that have not found a successful model of development and still lag far behind Western countries, the emergence of Chinese example is not only of theoretical, but also of practical interest. Unlike Western countries, which were an attractive but unattainable ideal, China could turn into a practical development guide for them. Its political system, which not only retains the features of traditional national identity, but also has the functions of strategic planning and national mobilization, necessary for accelerated socio-economic development, is particularly attractive. The "Belt and Road initiative" runs across a number of countries for which Chinese experience can be practically useful and may be considered as an example to follow.