# Chinese modernization offers insights for development paths, says senior Tajik official

https://mins.news/en/item/27919

- China News Service, 2026-08-21 01:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/china/2026-08-21/detail-ihfimvaz1912930.shtml

> Maliksho Nematzoda, first deputy chairman of Tajikistan’s ruling People’s Democratic Party, said China’s modernization has followed a path distinct from the Western model and offers useful experience to developing countries. He highlighted China’s reforms, economic restructuring, innovation strategy and people-centered development, while stressing that each country should choose its own path and calling for deeper China-Tajikistan exchanges.