中国素以文明礼仪之邦而著称于世。可是近代以来,中国落伍了,这落伍既有经济上、政治上的原因,也有文化自身的原因。为了在落后的境地中重新崛起,中国人民经历150年的长期不懈的探索、追求和奋斗,而在21世纪初进入初步的小康社会。这是了不起的成就,了不起的进步。21世纪的竞争 China is famous for its civilization and ceremonies. However, since the modern era, China was out of date. This backwardness has both economic and political reasons as well as cultural reasons. In order to regain their backwardness, the Chinese people have experienced 150 years of unrelenting exploration, pursuit and struggle and entered the initial well-to-do society in the early 21st century. This is a remarkable achievement, a great improvement. 21st century competition