The official Global Times (September 27) publicised the issue by the State Council Information Office on September 27 of a new White Paper entitled "China and the world in the New Era" which, it said, comprehensively reviews China's development in the past 70 years, its contribution to the world and the country's role in an evolving world. Noting that its publication comes just few days ahead of China's 70th National Day, it said the white paper states that the country has undergone numerous great changes in the last 70 years under the leadership of CCP and managed to create an unprecedented development miracle in human history. "China now has an impact on the world that is ever more comprehensive, profound and long-lasting, and the world is paying even greater attention to China". It said China has managed to achieve something developed nations took several hundred years to achieve and China is now the world's second largest economy, meets the material needs of its nearly 1.4 billion people, and has achieved moderate all-round prosperity. It asserted that China's development is an opportunity for the world rather than a threat or a challenge and its development has ushered in experience and lessons for other developing nations. Quite interestingly, it stressed China will now follow the path of "power leading to hegemony."
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