Discover China

Earlier this week, official Japanese statistics confirmed that China overtook Japan in 2010 as the world’s second largest economy in terms of nominal gross domestic product (GDP), a position Japan had held since 1968. Unfortunately such news is likely to be exploited by some international commentators who seem keen to portray China and China’s growth negatively. The Xinhua News Special report: China’s boom all boon no bane to the world reveals how China’s path to development is in reality peaceful and of great benefit to the world:

“The Chinese people have suffered long enough from poverty. Our greatest and only strategic intention is to live a better life, in which every day is better than the previous one. We wish the same for all the people in the world.”