A lot has changed in China over the past 40 years of reform and opening-up, not least the working lives of ordinary people. Farmer Xie Mingsheng, 53, from China's Shanxi Province, can cut well over a hectare of wheat in one hour with the help of two harvesting machines.
White paper unveils further moves for opening-up, reducing tariffs China continues to honor the commitments it made to enter the World Trade Organization and could benefit more from further steps to open its economy, analysts said after the central government released a white paper on Thursday. In the white paper, titled China and the World Trade Organization, the government reiterated that it pursues a mutually beneficial trade strategy and that China will continue to open up in "a more comprehensive, profound and diversified way".
China's State Council Information Office released a white paper titled "China and the World Trade Organization" on Thursday.
Youth representatives from Hong Kong attend the launching ceremony of a delegation to the Chinese mainland in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2018. Organized by the Committee of Youth Activities in Hong Kong, a delegation of some 150 Hong Kong youths on Monday went on a five-day tour to Shenzhen, Wuhan and Beijing to learn about the reform and opening up in the Chinese mainland.