UN General Assembly
1992

efforts will not receive understanding and support from Member States unless their opinions on this matter are earnestly sought and discussed, and studied fully and thoroughly. From 1981 to 1990 China's GNP grew at an average annual rate of 8.9 per cent. In the 1980s significant changes took place in China. We enjoy political stability, economic prosperity, national unity and harmony. The Chinese people are enjoying their lives and work. Since the beginning of the 1990s people in China have been working hard to accelerate economic development and the reform and opening-up programme. Spurred by Deng Xiaoping's remarks at the beginning of the year, this programme and economic development have entered a new phase. The GNP growth rate this year is projected to reach and even exceed 9 per cent. China's economy has great vitality and its prospects are bright. China has expanded its open areas. As a result, a new pattern of general opening up has gradually taken shape, extending from coastal to border areas, from areas along the Yangtze river to the provincial capitals. China has