4,000 reasons for change

As China's per capita GDP gets closer to $4,000, a critical period for development emerges

China's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 33.54 trillion yuan last year, with a per capita GDP approaching $4,000, according to recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

The per capita figure represents a critical point for the transformation of the country's economic and social development from a mode of survival to growth. Similarly, the country's economic model is also expected to value growth in quality more than in quantity.