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40 years of reform and opening up: Video

The growth of Chinese military power over the past four decades

China’s astonishing economic growth over the past four decades since its open-door policy provided substantial resources to boost the country’s military research and development. Chinese military is making strides in building up its capabilities, and is on its way to becoming a world-class force.

December 6, 2018
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Yan Dachun was among the first 52 scholars and scientists China sent to study in the US in 1979. 40 years after the opening up, he says bureaucracy still hampers academic research in China.
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Academic research and 40 years of opening up in China
December 3, 2018
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The idea of private home ownership is still a relatively new concept in China. Housing distribution used to be controlled by the state and linked to employment, but as China’s economy slowed in the...01:58
China property
How property became a driving force in China's economy
November 23, 2018
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Shenzhen, the once rural village close to Hong Kong, has benefited from China’s economic reform and opening up policy. It has transformed into one of the country's largest and most modern cities in...07:24
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From backwater to big city: The Shenzhen story
November 20, 2018
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When China opened up to foreign investment 40 years ago, Yip Kwok-wah and Wu Suk-ching were among the first businessmen from British-ruled Hong Kong to establish enterprises in mainland China. ...05:18
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Hong Kong’s pivotal role in China’s economic reform
November 18, 2018
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China’s economy has developed more rapidly than any other country in history. It went from a poverty stricken nation in the late 1970s to the engine of growth it is known as today. The rapid...02:45
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40 years of reform and opening up in China
November 9, 2018
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Deng Xiaoping is regarded as the “father” or the “chief architect” of the reforms that opened up China to the rest of the world. It was 40 years ago that his ambitious economic reform and open-door...03:09
Deng Xiaoping
The ‘chief architect’ of China's reform and opening up
November 8, 2018
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In 1978, ex-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping announced the “reform and opening up” policy. It kicked off unprecedented economic growth that transformed China from a largely rural country to the world’s...03:29
40 years of reform and opening up
How Hong Kong entrepreneurs propelled mainland China’s economy
November 18, 2018
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China’s reform and opening up policies began 40 years ago, resulting in decades of rapid economic growth and the country’s transformation into the world’s second-biggest economy. ...06:00
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How China’s reform and opening up hit Hong Kong entertainment
November 1, 2018
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As delegates from around China discuss the future of the country at the two biggest political meetings of the year, we ask some senior citizens in Beijing about how they feel about the direction...03:38
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Old Beijingers on 40 years of economic reforms in China
March 8, 2018
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China’s reform and opening-up policies began 40 years ago, resulting in decades of rapid economic growth which made its economy the second-largest in the world. New wealth has had an impact across...07:32
40 years of reform and opening up: Video
SCMP The Interview: Wong Cho-lam
December 26, 2018
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China’s reform and opening-up policies began 40 years ago, resulting in decades of rapid economic growth that has given rise to the world’s second-biggest economy. Growing wealth on the mainland...09:00
40 years of reform and opening up: Video
SCMP The Interview: Liza Wang
December 26, 2018
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President Xi Jinping has delivered a major speech to a conference commemorating the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up. The series of capitalist reforms, introduced in 1978 by Deng...01:57
40 years of reform and opening up: All stories
Xi speech on 40 years of reform and opening up
December 18, 2018
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Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop its infringement’ after Philippine personnel land on reef that has become a South China Sea flashpoint02:09
China-Philippines relations
China and Philippines clash over disputed Sandy Cay
April 29, 2025
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High US tariffs had prompted waves of American buyers to suspend or delay their orders for the Halloween season, disrupting sales for many Chinese manufacturers03:03
US-China relations
China’s Halloween wholesalers feel ghosted despite tariff truce
May 15, 2025
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An eight-year-old boy helped to hold a food counter in place when powerful winds swept through the outdoor dining area of his parents’ barbecue restaurant in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.   01:26
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Chinese boy holds food counter as strong winds hit parents’ restaurant
May 14, 2025
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Donald Trump
Trump says he can see talking with Xi on trade deal
May 14, 2025
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Chinese President Xi Jinping hails ‘cordial’ talks with Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as both sides call for direct talks to end Ukraine war02:13
Brazil
China, Brazil agree to defend world order amid Trump’s tariff
May 14, 2025
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Controversial influencer sparks social media fervour with Indian song parody remix mocking the reported downing of French Rafale fighter jets operated by the Indian Air Force by Pakistani pilots flying Chinese-made J-10C aircraft  02:29
China-India relations
Chinese viral video mocks downed Indian jets
May 13, 2025
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A flock of sheep huddled together in the corner of a shed moments before a tornado hit a farm in northern China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.  00:55
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Sheep huddle in corner before tornado rips off farm roof
May 13, 2025
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The Chinese leader’s call for unity was heard by representatives of more than 30 Latin American and Caribbean nations in Beijing02:21
Americas and the Caribbean
Xi slams ‘bullying’ as Beijing hosts Celac leaders
May 13, 2025
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US-China relations
Trump says he may speak with Xi Jinping this week
May 13, 2025
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A cat escaped a raging fire by holding onto the window railings on the fourth floor of a building in southern China’s Shenzhen.  01:10
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Cat in China holds onto window railings to escape fire
May 12, 2025