BEIJING, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What does it mean to govern well and how should governance performance be gauged? The answer from the Communist Party of China (CPC) is that a correct understanding of governance performance should proceed from reality, respect objective laws, and, through sound decision-making and hard work, create achievements that withstand the test of practice and history, truly benefit the people, and earn public recognition. To examine the distinctive logic and global relevance of the CPC's correct understanding of governance performance, the Global Times (GT) launches a new series, "Understanding the correct view on governance performance," and invites leading international observers to share their thoughts on these issues.
In the fourth installment of the series, Nadia Helmy (Helmy), an Egyptian expert on Chinese politics and professor of political science of Beni Suef University, told Global Times reporter Wang Wenwen that while a correct understanding of governance performance requires proceeding from reality, China doesn't adopt a policy because it "looks good" in theory. It adopts a policy because it actually works on the ground.
GT: In your understanding, why does Chinese leadership emphasize establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance?
