Editor's Note: The Communist Party of China will hold its 19th National Congress on Oct 18. In the runup to the meeting, China Daily asked four prominent experts to provide their views on developments in China and the country's global leadership.
China's continued opening-up of its economy will help it become a good role model for other countries, as globalization is under threat from protectionist forces in other parts of the world, said Rana Mitter, director of the University of Oxford China Center.
China's biggest achievement in recent years has been its ability to maintain GDP growth despite adverse external developments and domestic challenges, said Jim O'Neill, the economist who coined the acronym BRIC.
What do you think about the current influence of China in the world?
The China Executive Leadership Academy in Yan'an, Shaanxi province - the scene of some of the Communist Party of China's earliest revolutionary activities - offers officials "red" education to reinforce their loyalty to the Party, and improve and strengthen the spirit of cadres to ensure good governance.
Although I joined the Party two decades ago, this was my first trip to Yan'an and my first systematic study of the Party, including history, spirit and theory.
What do you feel has been China's biggest achievement during the past five years and what is its most notable change?
How do you view China's role in the world today?
What do you feel has been China's biggest achievement during the past five years and its most notable change?
Longtime foreign residents in the Gubei area, one of Shanghai's largest expat communities, said they have witnessed marvelous changes in the district and its local citizens the past few years, changes that might be difficult to find elsewhere.
For 33 years, Geng Jiasheng has been working on one thing - to be a turner.
One Friday morning in September, 73-year-old Wei Dingyu went to the health center of Shiye, in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, to check his blood pressure and blood sugar. It cost him 1 yuan ($0.15) to register and have the two tests.
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