国内英语资讯:China Focus: A global view of Chinas reform and opening-up
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20-- <span word="Lawrence">Lawrence</span> <span word="Lau">Lau</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="vividly">vividly</span> <span word="remembers">remembers</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="baked">baked</span> <span word="sesame">sesame</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="tasty">tasty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="each">each</span>," <span word="Lau">Lau</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="coupons">coupons</span>."</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="ration">ration</span> <span word="coupons">coupons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="Lau">Lau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="above">above</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="economist">economist</span>, <span word="Lau">Lau</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> 40 <span word="global">global</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="scholars">scholars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="Understanding">Understanding</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focal">focal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="coincided">coincided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="DEVELOPMENT">DEVELOPMENT</span> <span word="MIRACLE">MIRACLE</span></p><p><span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Allison">Allison</span>, <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Government">Government</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="miracle">miracle</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p>
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