The beginning of modern human civilization should be considered to have occurred in 1776, the year Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations, the United States Declaration of Independence was issued, and Watt's steam engine was improved.

These three events respectively represent free market economy, limited government under constitutional democracy, and modern science and technology. Looking at the ongoing development of human modernization, the most successful and developed countries in the world all possess these three key elements.

China is no exception.