Reception marks 57th National Day Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated in Beijing Saturday the government's determination to advance reform and opening up on the eve the People's Republic of China's 57th anniversary on October 1.
The Chinese word "he", or harmony, has connotations of inclusiveness, peace, stability, friendship, and accord. For millennia, the concept of harmony has represented the essential, unchanging spirit of Chinese culture...
China resumed its legitimate seat in the United Nations in 1971, and became a contracting party of the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985.