Forty years after China started its reform and opening-up, more than 18 million rural residents have shaken off poverty in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

革开放40年来，位于中国南部的广西壮族自治区已有1800多万农村人口脱贫。

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With the deepening of reform and opening-up, the economy of China has developed rapidly.

随着改革开放的深化，中国的经济有了迅猛的发展。

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Since the reform and opening-up, China has developed rapidly.

改革开放以来，中国迅速发展。

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Mr. FINKELSTEIN: Now after over 20 years of so-called reform and opening up, China is re-emerging as a significant actor in international relations.

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More importantly, structural reform is still worth pursuing -- opening up the professions, reforming the public sector, and liberalizing an economy that only benefits insiders are laudable goals.

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Instead, he spent the summer and fall slowly rebuilding the consensus behind the reform movement, patiently pushing the argument that China could not overhaul its inefficient state-owned enterprises without opening up further to international competition.

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