BEIJING, Broadcasting News Corporation : China’s extraordinary achievements over the past 10 years have been widely acknowledged for raising living standards at home and bolstering global development. The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the start of a new journey for China’s development and its role in international affairs.
DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Chinese brands have become conspicuous at Japanese home appliance stores in recent years. The trend, reported on by Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, reflects the extraordinary achievements of “Made in China” and China’s high-quality development over the past decade. During the past decade, China accounted for over 18 percent of the global economy in 2021, up from 11.4 percent in 2012, with per capita GDP jumping to 12,500 U.S. dollars from 6,300 dollars. China’s average contribution to global economic growth exceeded 30 percent during the said period. China’s social-economic development witnessed historic achievements in the past decade, drawing interest from across the globe. China has met the poverty eradication target set out in the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule, with nearly 100 million impoverished rural residents lifted out of poverty during the past 10 years. In his message for the 2017 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “targeted poverty reduction strategies are the only way to reach those farthest behind and achieve the ambitious targets set out in the 2030 Agenda.” Putting the health and safety of the people first, China has taken timely and active measures against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving the best results in the world in terms of coordinating economic development and epidemic prevention and control. Meanwhile, China has provided over 2.2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organizations. Cavince Adhere, a Kenya-based international relations scholar, said that China has been an important force in promoting global economic recovery and stability. China has set ambitious targets and taken concrete actions to address climate change and aims to peak its CO2 emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
Praising China’s efforts in promoting the ratification of the hard-won Paris Agreement, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the country’s leader exercised insightful and future-oriented leadership in the fight against climate change, which is the most serious challenge the humanity is facing now. He said China’s commitment to carbon neutrality has also encouraged other countries to follow suit. NEWS COLLECTED FROM XINHUA NEWS.