A: Oh, the figures in the table are quite impressive. You see, in just 25 years, China’s GDP has registered a steep increase. It was only 360.86 billion U.S. dollars in the year 1990, but it rose to more than 11,000 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. It’s simply amazing. Don’t you think so?

B: I can’t agree with you more. If we compare China’s economic growth with that of Japan, it can also be quite interesting. In 1990, Japan’s GDP was much larger than China’s GDP, but after a short period of 25 years, the situation has changed. Now China’s GDP is about 2.5 times as that of Japan.

A: It’s true. A comparison between China and India also shows the same trend. Twenty-five years ago, the difference between the two countries was very small, but in 2015, China’s GDP was about five times as large as India’s.

B: So cool! Many people wonder why the Chinese economy has developed so fast. What’s your opinion?

A: Well, I think we should owe our success to the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy. Also, China has made a lot of progress since it joined the WTO.

B: You are right. But I want to say that there are other favorable factors. In the past dozens of years, you know, the country has enjoyed stability under the leadership of the Party, and this certainly contributes to steady economic development.

A: I agree. I believe there is another important reason, that is, the Chinese workers. They are both hard-working and highly intelligent. Just look at any construction site, and you can see many workers doing their best despite the harsh working conditions.

B: Quite true. Some of them are really intelligent. They have good skills.

A: To top it all off, many of them do not ask for high wages. This is one of the reasons why foreign investors are interested in the Chinese market.

B: Right. The workers really contributed a lot to the development of our country. Personally, I believe there are many other reasons why the Chinese economy has developed so rapidly. Maybe we can talk about them later.