Nation looks to China for model

China's economic miracle and rapid growth during the past 30 years is a good example to learn from, South Sudan's new ambassador to China said on Monday.

Eluzai Mogga Yokwe, who arrived in Beijing over the weekend, spoke to China Daily on the first anniversary of his country's independence.

Given that China took three decades to transform itself into the world's second-largest economy, "I wonder how long it will take us to develop. We definitely can learn something from China," Yokwe said.