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experts and scholars from the east and the west meet face to face: communication and cooperation are the key

2024-09-01

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shanghai, september 1 (china news service) (li shuzheng and yang haiyan) the mingde strategic dialogue (2024) series of activities on "chinese-style modernization and the future of the world" hosted by renmin university of china was launched in china, and representatives of strategic and academic circles from the united states and europe were invited to visit china.

on august 31, nine experts and scholars from the united states and europe came to pudong, shanghai, and at the shanghai financial and economic strategy seminar held that day, they "threw" questions to chinese scholars one after another.

western experts and scholars attending the meeting said that the achievements of china's reform and opening up are impressive. "china's position in the field of science and technology is undergoing earth-shaking changes." richard ross, former director of the london school of economics and business policy, said that china is now a leader in many scientific and technological fields, including telecommunications and green energy.

just before the forum, tugrul keskin, director of the china institute for global strategy, encountered an ai robot delivering meals in the elevator of a shanghai hotel. this little "surprise" made him feel china's technological revolution. "i was shocked because i haven't seen it anywhere else," he told the media.

after more than four decades of reform and opening up, china's economy has undergone tremendous changes: china's annual gdp has increased from 367.87 billion yuan in 1978, ranking seventh from the bottom in the world, to 126.06 trillion yuan in 2023, making it the world's second largest economy.

"why doesn't china consider itself a developed country?" several overseas experts and scholars asked at the symposium.