When speaking of China, people always think of its 5,000 years of civilization, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Army, the Forbidden City and other glorious treasures of the past. However, with the amazing changes that have taken place in China since the 1980s, people have begun to pay more attention to its present, its progress and its future.

Since 1992, Foreign Languages Press publishes a yearbook China each year, which introduces an overview of China's general situation, the current status and development trends in terms of politics, economy, culture, etc. China 2007 is the latest edition in this series. It records the major events and changes taking place in China in the previous year, China's international contacts, economic growth, environmental protection, developments in science and technology, cultural exchanges and the latest information in every field.

China 2007 is a primer to help foreign readers acquire an understanding of China, one that not only provides the most basic and most up-to-date information, but also supplies relevant website addresses, so as to help readers to a wider and deeper knowledge of China.

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