More reform only choice

At the Economic Summit of the China Development Forum in Beijing on Saturday, experts proposed that China should pluck up its courage and take the opportunity of resolving its structural problems to transform external pressure into internal impetus.

The Chinese economy and society have witnessed fundamental changes since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001 - China's gross domestic product has risen from 11.09 trillion yuan ($1.65 trillion) in 2001 to 90.03 trillion yuan in 2018 and its average per capita GDP has increased from 8,717 yuan to 65,684 yuan - and, like it or not, the country has come to another crossroad when it must adjust its relations with the outside world.

There is no doubt that the gap between China and the developed countries is still large, and the task of development is still challenging. In order to reach the economic level of developed countries, we need to continue to drive the high-quality development of the Chinese economy with reform and opening up.