IN late 2018, a large exhibition opened in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up, attracting visitors from home and abroad.
IN late 2018, a large exhibition opened in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up, attracting visitors from home and abroad. Meanwhile, in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the Global Think Tanks Forum 2018 was held with scholars and experts discussing the cooperation and development of think tanks and innovation in global governance. China Today interviewed some of them who were enthusiastically interested in China’s accomplishments, and shared their observations on its significance and far-reaching impact on global governance.
Remarkable Achievements
Soaring economic growth and substantial livelihood improvements over the past 40 years won unanimous respect from foreign experts.
Indian professor Srikanth Kondapalli, chairman of the Center for East Asian Studies at the School of International Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, was intimately familiar with China’s achievements and enumerated them in the fields of agriculture, industry, sci ence and technology, and national defense. “China’s crop yields are amazing, and its rapid development of industry has made it the world’s manufacturing hub. China’s economic growth has made great contributions to the world economy. With clear mind and goals, the Chinese government promised to build a well-off society in an all-round way by 2020. China has also invested abundant capital into high-tech areas including aerospace, high-speed railways, and new-energy vehicles, which helps to keep a vibrant trend in high-tech development.”
Attention was garnered not just from emerging countries, but also from developed countries such as the U.S. and the U.K., whose experts expounded on the value and significance of China’s experience from the perspective of historical comparison and development of human history.
This story is from the January 2019 edition of China Today (English).
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