Opening Up on All Fronts

Opening up is a distinctive characteristic of contemporary China and the path the country must take to achieve prosperity and development. Since the late 1970s, China has maintained opening up as a basic national policy and continued expanding its scope and depth. The country has undergone a historic change from being closed or semi-closed to opening to the outside world on all fronts, a historic change in its relations with the world. In 1979, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council decided to implement special policies and flexible measures for foreign-related economic activities in Guangdong and Fujian provinces. In 1980, special economic zones were established in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, and Xiamen, marking the official commencement of China's opening up. From the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, the scope of opening gradually expanded from special economic zones to some coastal areas and then from coast to inland, from south to north, and from east to west, to cover some riverside, border, and inland areas. In 2001, China acceded into the World Trade Organization, which further expanded opening up from certain regions to all fronts.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, China has implemented a more proactive strategy to promote opening up on a larger scale, across more areas and in greater depth, constantly providing new opportunities for the world through its development and bringing more benefits to the people of all countries by promoting an open world economy. China will continue to open wider to the world, contribute to the world with a more vibrant civilization, and work together with other countries to build a better world.

全方位對外開放

開放是當代中國的鮮明標識，是國家繁榮發展的必由之路。改革開放以來，中國堅持對外開放基本國策，不斷拓展對外開放的廣度和深度，實現了從封閉半封閉到全方位開放的歷史性轉變，也實現了中國同世界關系的歷史性變革。1979年，中共中央、國務院決定對廣東、福建兩省的對外經濟活動實行特殊政策和靈活措施，并于1980年在深圳、珠海、汕頭、廈門創辦經濟特區，標志著中國對外開放正式啟程。20世紀80年代中期至90年代初，對外開放的范圍由特區逐步擴大到沿海、沿江、沿邊和內陸地區，形成了從沿海到內地、由南向北、自東向西區域梯次開放的格局。2001年，中國加入世界貿易組織，區域性對外開放逐漸轉變為全方位對外開放。

中共十八大以來，中國實行更加積極主動的開放戰略，推動形成更大范圍、更寬領域、更深層次的對外開放格局， 不斷以中國新發展為世界提供新機遇，推動建設開放型世界經濟，更好惠及各國人民。中國將以更加開放的姿態擁抱世界、以更有活力的文明成就貢獻世界，同世界各國攜手建設美好世界。