New era to bring chances, official says
The country is more open to the world and, as a result, more opportunities are expected to be created in this new era, a senior Chinese official said on Sunday at the seventh World Forum on China Studies.
More than 180 scholars from 34 countries and regions convened in Shanghai for the opening of the forum, which is themed “China in a New Era”. The two-day forum brought voices of Chinese experts from across the globe on what the term “new era” means to the world and to China studies.
“There will be more opportunities created by China for the world development, and China’s open door to the world will be wider,” Jiang Jianguo, minister of the State Council Information Office, said in the forum’s opening speech.
“The exchanges between China and other civilizations will be deepened, and China will make a bigger contribution to the building of a community of shared future.”
The term “new era” was first brought up by General Secretary Xi Jinping during the 19th CPC National Congress, which concluded in October.
Xi said the country has ushered in a new era in building socialism with Chinese characteristics. He also pointed out that by the mid-21st century, China will develop into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful.
In his keynote speech, Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, recalled his first time to China 35 years ago. He said that few scholars and diplomats paid attention to the CPC’s National Congress then.
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The international community will want to know more and more about China’s plans for the future.” Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and president of the Asia Society Policy Institute