Looking back over the past half-century, when China chose to cut herself off from the world she went into a long decline; today, with an unprecedented degree of openness, she has the opportunity to advance by leaps and bounds.
回首前塵，在漫長的半個世紀裡，中國因採「鎖國政策」而低迷倒退，現在又因著前所未見的開放勢頭而有了飛躍的契機。