More than half a century has passed since the founding of the People's Republic of China.There have been successes as well as failures in China's policies and practices at home and abroad.The failures are stepping stones for success;lessons drawn from errors lead to truth. Chinese leader Hu Jintao recently spoke about'Scientific Outlook on Development,'a summary of past history and an important guiding principle for China's economic and social development both now and in future.The authors believe that this is a major development in China's strategic thinking following Deng Xiaoping's'Reform and Opening Up'and Jiang Zemin's'Three Representatives'and that it should be upheld and applied to foreign policy decision making.
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