Stability to pave way for more good changes

The third-quarter economic performance of China reported on Wednesday was represented by a 6.7 percent growth in GDP from the same period last year.

With the same growth rate achieved in the first half of the year, China's growth target of between 6.5 and 7 percent for the whole year, is attainable.

A 6-plus percent growth may seem nothing special when compared with the country's growth in the recent past. But it is based on some new situations. Indeed, it would be amateurish for some self-appointed experts from overseas to say China is still being led by the same old economy and same old industry.