Martin Jacques, a former senior fellow of politics and international studies at Cambridge University, said China doesn't need Western-style democracy because the Communist Party of China has demonstrated great success with its governance in modern times.

He made the remarks at a Vision China event with the theme "The Long March from Red Boat", which was held in Jiaxing on Sunday.

Launched in 2018 by China Daily, Vision China invites political, business and academic speakers to tell China's story from a global perspective and discuss major China-related topics of international interest. Prior to this event, the talks had been held 19 times in places like Beijing, New York and London.