Summary of white paper on China and world in new era

China on Friday published a white paper, titled "China and the World in the New Era," to help the international community better understand China's development, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Issued by the State Council Information Office, the white paper systematically introduced China's achievement and path of development, as well as where China is going, according to Xu Lin, director of the State Council Information Office.

Here is a summary of the contents.

I. China has found a development path suited to its actual conditions

1. China's development lies in self-reliance and hard work

(1) China's economic strength has greatly increased

China has become the world's second largest economy, largest manufacturer, largest trader in goods, second largest consumer of commodities, second largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), and largest holder of foreign exchange reserves (see Table 1).

(2) The Chinese people's lives have been greatly improved

A persevering effort has provided the Chinese people with adequate food and clothing, and made it possible for them to live decent lives and move towards a moderately prosperous society in all respects (see Table 2).

(3) China's international position and influence have greatly improved

China has been making friends in the international community, having established diplomatic relations with 179 countries, and 110 partnerships of various types.

(4) China's successes have been achieved through hard work

A large country with a nearly 1.4 billion population, China cannot achieve prosperity by asking for assistance and waiting. The only option is hard work.

2. China is developing through interaction with the world

China is a part of the world, and China's development is closely related to the rest of the world.

(1) "Bringing in" on a large scale

Since its accession to the WTO in 2001, China's participation in economic globalization has delivered more substantial and speedy outcomes.

(2) "Going out" in great strides

From economic and trade investment to cultural exchanges, from government cooperation to people-to-people exchanges, China has been conducting all-dimensional, wide-ranging and multi-level exchanges and cooperation with other countries, going global faster, further, and more extensively than ever before.

(3) Developing the country while benefiting the world

Opening up has brought funds, advanced technologies and managerial experience to China, changed the mindset of the Chinese people and boosted their creativity, and helped China to modernize.

3. China has injected positive energy into world peace and development

China's development path has unique Chinese characteristics, and a broad and farsighted global vision.

(1) China contributes solutions to world peace and development

In recent years, China has proposed a raft of significant international concepts and initiatives, and these proposals have contributed Chinese wisdom and solutions to protecting world peace and promoting common development.

(2) China safeguards world peace through real actions

Over the past 70 years, China has not provoked a single war or conflict, nor invaded a single square of foreign land.

(3) China promotes common development worldwide

As the world's largest developing country, China has always been an advocate, practitioner and promoter of global poverty reduction and development.

4. China's development path conforms to reality and the requirements of the times

(1)Over the past 70 years, China has achieved great success. The ultimate reason is that China has found and will continue on the right path – socialism with Chinese characteristics.

It is a path based on China's actual conditions.

It is a path prioritizing the people's interests.

It is a path of reform and innovation.

It is a path of seeking common development through opening up.

It is a path of law-based governance.

(2) Over the past 70 years, China's success boils down to the CPC's leadership.

(3) Over the past 70 years, China has defused many risks and overcome many challenges, and marched forward step after step.

(4) Through 70 years of development, China has achieved remarkable progress. However, the basic dimension of the Chinese context – that China is still and will long remain in the primary stage of socialism – has not changed.