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Please use three words to describe China's changes in the past 40 years.

Rapidly transforming: It has taken China just 40 years to become the world's second-largest economy by GDP. When I first came here 25 years ago, the streets were filled with black bikes. Now they have been replaced by cars of different brands, shapes and colors.

Open: China would not have been so successful if it were not for the reform and opening-up policy. In terms of healthcare, China's entry into the International Council for Harmonization will greatly improve its clinical research capability and give it access to innovative medicine.