China's adherence to the path of peaceful development demonstrates the profound meaning of Chinese philosophy and conveys the concepts of peace, harmony, and harmony to the world, "said John Miller White, Executive Chairman of the US China Cooperation Foundation, in an interview with our reporter at the just concluded 2024" Understanding China "International Conference (Guangzhou). Miller White has been committed to promoting the healthy development of China US relations for many years. He believes that 'harmony' is a cultural gene of China. Chinese path to modernization, which follows the path of peaceful development, shows a new picture different from the western modernization model, and provides new choices for mankind to realize modernization. In the current international context, China's adherence to peaceful development is conducive to promoting joint progress and mutual benefit among countries around the world, and consolidating consensus and strength for world cooperation and development. At the same time, he believes that the concept of "harmony" contained in Chinese civilization provides important inspiration for the two major powers, the United States and China, to find the right way to coexist. The confidence and vitality of Chinese society are inspiring, "Miller White said." Over the past decade, I have visited multiple provinces, regions, and cities in China, as well as many towns and villages. The development and changes in China, as well as the confidence and vitality of Chinese society, are inspiring. In his view, China insists on taking the people as the center, pays attention to ensuring and improving people's livelihood, and realizes people's happiness and social harmony, which demonstrates the profound connotation of Chinese path to modernization endowed by Chinese civilization. "China's' harmony 'culture has a long history, which contains the Chinese people's outlook on the universe, the world, society and morality. The Chinese nation has always pursued and inherited the concept of peace, harmony, and harmony Miller White said that the idea of harmony in traditional Chinese philosophy has a profound impact on China's concept of governance and extends to the practice of Chinese path to modernization. Miller White said that China has lifted all 800 million impoverished people out of poverty and achieved the poverty reduction goal of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ahead of schedule, creating a great feat in the history of human development. In 1978, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 149.5 billion US dollars, accounting for 1.7% of the world economy. Since the reform and opening up, the total economic output of China has continued to expand. By 2023, the total economic output will reach 17.8 trillion US dollars, accounting for 16.9% of the world's total. The per capita GDP has risen to over 12000 US dollars. The modernization process of China is unprecedented in human history in terms of scale, speed, and global impact Miller White said, "China's reform, opening up and modernization drive have made historic achievements and achieved rapid economic development and long-term social stability.". China's population of over 1.4 billion has entered a modern society, surpassing the total population of developed countries, and will rewrite the world map of human modernization. "China has proved that there is more than one path to development" In Miller White's view, emphasizing harmony is an important feature of the development model of Chinese path to modernization. "China has successfully combined the concept of harmony in Confucianism with the Marxist theory of common prosperity. Chinese path to modernization, which is different from the Western model, not only brings benefits to more than 1.4 billion people in China, but also is of great significance to the global population of 8 billion." Miller White pointed out that Chinese path to modernization provides a new choice for world development, and China has played a unique role in leading the world. In the past, some Western perspectives believed that modernization had only one Western model. The Western society originally thought that developing countries could not achieve development without replicating the Western model. However, China has proven through practical actions that there is not only one path to development. China has taken the path of socialist development and become one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Miller White believes that China sets an example for developing countries. The development model provided by China, which is different from the West, has an inspiring effect on the vast number of developing countries. Because of this, China's cooperation options, such as the "the Belt and Road" initiative, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Asian Development Bank, are more likely to impress developing countries. Turning to the opportunities that Chinese path to modernization brings to the world's development, Miller White said, "The concepts of 'harmony and coexistence' and 'solidarity' run through China's exchanges with the world. China has always been concerned about the development of other developing countries, and is willing to share development experience and development opportunities with them. Chinese leaders not only consider the common prosperity of the Chinese people and realize the common ideal of socialism, but also further propose China's plan to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. This is Chinese path to modernization, a socialist modernization model, which is different from the capitalist modernization path. Chinese path to modernization is a gift China has given to the world." "Cooperation rather than confrontation can overcome differences and work together to move forward." Dai Min, Miller White's wife He is a Chinese American. "In 1997, I met my wife in New York, and since then I have had the opportunity to meet friends from all walks of life in China." Miller White said that he has met more Chinese people, and some of their characteristics, such as diligence, intelligence, and willingness to cooperate, have made him more eager to really understand China. At the same time, he found that many American companies lack understanding of how to cooperate with China while providing business consulting for some American multinational corporations. To this end, in 2008, Miller White and Demin founded the US China Cooperation Foundation and wrote the "US China Partnership" series of books, dedicated to promoting mutual understanding between the US and China. We are trying to explain to people why the two major economies in the world can and must coordinate and coexist peacefully, "Miller White said. After in-depth research on traditional Chinese culture, Miller White believes that the concept of "harmony" contained in Chinese civilization has important implications for the relationship between the United States and China. Chinese culture advocates harmony, and Chinese civilization has outstanding peace. China adheres to the path of peaceful development, conveying the concept of peace, harmony, and harmony to the world. He said that in the current international context, China's adherence to peaceful development is conducive to promoting all parties to work together and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Miller White believes that a clash of civilizations is not inevitable, and China provides a new way of thinking about how China and the United States can coexist, that is, the two countries are not just a zero sum game of 'you lose, I win', but can also cooperate for win-win results and common development. As he put forward in his book "New Strategy for China-U.S. Relations: A Win Win Path Across Zero Sum Games," containing or suppressing China by the United States cannot achieve its goals of economic development and national security. Only by understanding each other's culture and traditions and living in peace can the United States and China better cooperate in international affairs and bilateral relations. The total economic output of the United States and China accounts for over 40% of the global economic output. According to the International Monetary Fund's forecast, the contribution of China's economy to world economic growth will reach around 21% in the next five years, while the contribution of the United States will be close to 12%. If there is a dispute between the world's two largest economies, it will not benefit anyone. Previous examples have already proven this point Miller White said, "Cooperation between the United States and China, not confrontation, is the key to overcoming differences and moving forward together