Global Celebrity Tan Shibo (Forty-Two)

Li Zhaoxing: seeing China's international status from World Expo, Shanghai

Li Zhaoxing: Chairman of the eleventh Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress,

Now some foreigners say that China is "rising", and that the upcoming World Exposition in Shanghai is an example that can truly record China's status in the world.

As for China's international standing, I have never used the word "rise".

According to my middle school language teacher, Mr. Pan Mingyu, the word "rising" seems to contain sudden and exclusive taste.

The obvious growth of China's strength is based on the fact that so many ordinary people and intellectuals are united in their struggle under the leadership of the Central Committee, and accumulate gradually with painstaking sweat and painstaking efforts. This is a process of peaceful development, which is within the limits of success, and is beneficial to other countries, and is helpful to no threat.

To understand China's position in the world, we need to understand the international situation and understand what others think of us, and then grasp it objectively, no matter how foreign "praise" or vice versa.

World Expo, Shanghai is a good opportunity to recognize ourselves and others.

Every time, World Expo will display new achievements in science, technology, culture and civilization.

If we use the ancients, we should take World Expo as a mirror.

The theme of this World Expo is "Better City, better life".

Taking neighboring Japan and India as an example, we can have a deeper understanding of the rise and gap of our comprehensive national strength.

In October 2009, Japan's economy grew for the first time in 13 months.

Premier Hatoyama Yukio, when meeting with the delegation of my association, calmly stated that "the growth rate is too small and unstable."

He spoke with a sense of urgency.

In fact, Japan's territory is China's 1/26 and its population is less than our 1/10. According to the IMF research institute's estimate in 2008, Japan's GDP is 4 trillion and 800 billion US dollars, while China is US $4 trillion and 600 billion, and the gap is still larger per capita.

What is particularly worth mentioning is that at present we advocate scientific development, and President Obama of the United States proposes to develop green economy. Japan is even ahead of the United States in this respect, and it is worth learning from.

According to reports, the average Japanese car is designed to run 20% times more than the cars designed by the United States and other countries, and Japan's refining of tonne steel is about 1/3 of the US.

In addition, Japan was rated the world's oldest country by WHO in 2008. The average life expectancy is over 82.5 years old, and women reach 85 years old.

At present, the average life expectancy of our country is 73 years old, and there is still a gap compared with Japan, though it has more than doubled compared with 1949.

{page_break} look at India, one of the so-called "BRICs".

We should pay close attention to the development of India.

It is a developing country, but has great potential.

The level of education development in India is relatively high. In the developing countries, the gross enrollment rate of college students was 17%.

In addition, it advocates scientific and technological invention and creation, and has a complete legal system for intellectual property protection.

I heard that World Expo will show more than 250 achievements in new technology and new energy exploration, and whether it will encounter the problem of intellectual property protection. We and India can learn from each other and learn from each other.

Many people hope that our diplomacy can be "strong". But the real "strong" should put facts, reason and equality.

Everyone engaged in diplomatic activities is like a card of the motherland.

According to the concept of "people-oriented", we should look at the world and see more about foreign countries, especially the advantages of developing countries and African countries.

World Expo, Shanghai, has a special fund of 100 million US dollars to support the participation of developing countries in 120 developing countries, namely, "strong". In 2008, our earthquake relief efforts raised the prestige of the party, the government and the army. This is the great support of China's diplomacy on domestic issues. This is the real "strong"; through bidding and hosting Shanghai World Expo, "China sees the world and the world looks at China", expanding China's influence and making extensive partners in equality, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, this is also a real "strong" performance.

In short, we say that we are a developing country and that it is true and sincere.

We must develop well and quickly for the more than 1300000000 Chinese people.

The strength of a country is inseparable from the daily labor and invention of every citizen.

No matter which industry, we are children in front of our motherland. We are all students in front of knowledge.

We must work together and firmly follow the path of peace, science and harmonious development.

I hope Shanghai World Expo will become a new starting point for China's development.

Like the first successful Olympic Games, the Chinese people's dream of hosting World Expo is also coming true.

I remember that from the beginning of the year when I bid for Shanghai World Expo, I pretended to be the "volunteer propagandist" of Shanghai World Expo.

This time, I borrowed the opportunity of Shanghai research to visit the site of the Expo site. I saw so many experts and workers working hard in the cold wind. I really appreciated and appreciated them. Seeing the progress of the project, I really feel happy for Shanghai, for the motherland, for the developing countries and for the peace and development of the whole world.

In any sense, Shanghai and World Expo will be successful, brilliant and far-reaching.