Economic growth must align with sustainable social development

It is the right choice. In earlier development stages, every country places strong emphasis on industrialisation, especially manufacturing and processing. However, if we aim for sustainable development, we must not underestimate the role of agriculture.

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Looking at the miraculous development of East Asian countries between 1960-1990 (Republic of Korea and Japan) and 1980-2010 (China), we can see that while they focused on industrial development, agriculture was not neglected. Ensuring food security was a special priority. Japan, for example, saw its agricultural labour force drop by a yearly average of 3 per cent during its period of rapid economic development, yet labour productivity still increased by about 4.5 per cent annually.