The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), when extreme poverty has been eliminated in the world's second largest economy. Yury Tavrovsky, sinologist and Russian political commentator, shares his perspectives on China's economic miracle and social progress, and explains that the China model is perceived as a "threat" in the West because the success of socialism with Chinese characteristics inspires countries in the world to explore non-Western development paths.