China today is a spectacular vision of modernity.A place of dynamism and opportunity. Every visitor, especially you’ve been coming since 1980s as I have, is astonished by the scale of its growth and the sheer speed of change. It was only in the mid 20th century that China went through its own Industrial revolution, struggling to catch up with the West. But in the last few decades a giant burst of growth has taken it to a leading role in the world.
Just 40 years ago, China had a new leader, a five-foot tall, chain smoking, veteran of the Long March, with a reputation for pragmatism over ideology, Deng Xiaoping. Under Deng, China renounced class struggle and embraced the market. It saw the biggest lifting of people out of poverty that ever taken place in human history. China became a global economic force, predicted to become the world’s biggest economy in a couple of decades. But what actually happened 40 years ago? And how did China do it?
The Story of China's REFORM & OPENING UP(Ⅱ): CHINA GOES GLOBAL
The Story of China's REFORM & OPENING UP(Ⅲ): DESIGNED IN CHINA
The Story of China's REFORM & OPENING UP(Ⅳ):GREEN CHINESE DREAM
