Scholars: Nation's reform, opening-up benefit the whole world

China's policy of reform and opening-up in the past four decades has not only brought great social and economic achievements to the country, but also proved beneficial to the whole world, scholars said.

The country's development model offers Africa an alternative way of modernization, said Anzetse Were, an independent economic consultant based in Kenya.

She said the model is unique and unexpectedly fueled the meteorotic rise of the Chinese economy that resulted in more than 800 million people having been lifted out of poverty.