State Studies

The Relation Between Economic Liberalization and Security Stabilization in the Chinese Government

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Farzin Rahimi Zonouz 1
Shahrouz Shariati 2

1 PhD Student, Department of Political Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/tssq.2022.45793.750
Abstract
China's government has started the process of economic liberalization since the late 1970s with its own unique pattern. In less than half a century, China economy has gained significant growth. The liberalization also has gradually eliminated poverty in China significantly and has improved the quality of Chinese citizens' lives. This paper examines the impact of policies based on economic liberalization model in the Chinese government and seeks to study the relationship between economic liberalization and national security in China through a policy-driven research process. This article, examines some of the most influential economic, political, military, and environmental indicators of the Chinese government over the past few decades. From this point of view, as this article shows for the past half century, with the exception of the "environmental and climatic security", China Government has been able to improve and stabilize other Chinese national security indicators. The paper also emphasizes that the Chinese model can be replicated by less developed countries.

Keywords

Government
Economic Liberalization
National Security
China
Environment

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