What Does China's Changes Mean to the World?

Although the severe snowstorms that hit Southern China in January and big earthquake in Sichuan in May uncovered a number of weaknesses,they could not conceal the rising power’s historical achievements over the past three decades.The reform and opening-up policies have benefited China considerably.The international media, attracted by the Beijing Olympics,will focus on these miraculous changes and the outside world will gain a deeper understanding of China.No matter what anyone says,there will be a new and general recognition of China’s rise and the increasing interdependence between China and the world outside.