A big parade is held to mark the birthday of the PRC. XINHUA
The year 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Over the past 70 years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China has experienced historic changes and made great achievements.
The nation has experienced great economic (经济的) growth in the past seven decades (十年).
In 1978, China's GDP was the 11th highest in the world. In 2010, China overtook Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world after the US. The country is still in that position now.
With China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, the country has become a major power for world economic growth. Since 2002, it has helped the world economy grow by nearly 30 percent on average (平均). The entry into the WTO also allowed less expensive foreign foods, such as American grapes and Japanese veal (小牛肉), to be sold in Chinese supermarkets. At the same time, many foreign electronics factories have moved to China, making these products cheaper. Today China is the world's largest exporter (出口国) and the second-largest importer (进口国), according to China Daily.
In fighting poverty (贫穷) in recent decades, China has made historic achievements and become a major contributor (贡献者) to the improvement of people's lives around the world. To reduce (减少) poverty, the Chinese government has done a lot of work. It built roads, created jobs, and gave people better education and medical services. The country has promised to eradicate (根除) extreme (极端) poverty by 2020, and to date, more than 800 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty, China Daily noted.
As for education, many Chinese are going abroad to study and do research. Over 600,000 Chinese went abroad to study in 2018, according to China Daily. China has also set up 536 Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) in more than 150 countries. Many foreign students are learning Chinese language and culture there.
