If the salute of Tiananmen Square in 1949 declared that the Chinese people would stand up forever, then the "circle" drawn by a great man on the coast of South China in 1979 shows China's determination to say goodbye completely toward closure and backwardness.

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If the salute of 1949 Tiananmen declared that the Chinese people would stand up forever, then the "circle" drawn by a great man on the seaside of South China in 1979 shows China's determination to say goodbye completely toward closure and backwardness.

For more than 40 years, we have woken up from a semi-closed state and chased the world with great force.

If we trace the history of the integration of New China into the world, the first "window" opened in 1979 - Special Economic Zone must be remembered forever.

China has a vast territory, is isolated from the outside world for a long time, and has institutional differences. It is impossible to open the door from the beginning and open the entire country at the same time. Following past experience, the decision-making level has adopted a strategy of opening up gradients from coastal to inland to control risks and gain experience and demonstration from the local level. One of the major measures is to implement special policies and flexible measures in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, and to establish four special zones of economic zones: Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, and Xiamen.

1979, China's reform and opening up officially set sail.

January 28, 1979 (the first day of the first lunar month) Deng Xiaoping paid an official friendly visit to the United States as Vice Premier of the State Council. This is the first time that a Chinese leader has visited the United States since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

US President Carter held a welcome ceremony for Deng Xiaoping with the concierge treatment of the head of state. Deng Xiaoping pointed out that the main danger of world uneasiness comes from the Soviet Union, and expressed his willingness to work with the United States to restrict the Soviet Union. In response to the Soviet Union's support for Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia , Deng Xiaoping said "Vietnamese children are disobedient and should be spanked."

Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States provides continuous external resources and impetus for China's reform and opening up and modernization construction, which is of milestone significance.

Standing at a time node of half a century, each of us is fortunate to participate in the storm of the great era, This is the great era for everyone, with storms, this is the year of hundreds of millions of people, with all kinds of charm, every year is worth remembering and praise...

In the mid-1970s, after Vietnam ended the War of Resistance Against the United States and realized national reunification, it regarded China as its "number one enemy". China-Vietnam relations deteriorated sharply, and the peace, stability and people's lives and property of China's borders were seriously threatened. Under this circumstance, on February 17, 1979, in accordance with the orders of the Central Military Commission, Chinese border defense forces carried out self-defense counterattacks against Vietnamese troops that invaded Chinese territory.

00 All of them were withdrawn from the country on March 16 to complete the combat mission.

11979, when meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira , Deng Xiaoping said "The four modernizations we want to achieve are the four modernizations in the Chinese style. Our four modernization concepts are not the concept of modernization like you, but a well-off home." referenced the concept of "well-off" for the first time.

Since 1979, Japan has begun to provide government assistance to China. By providing 3 trillion yen of aid, it not only supports China's economic growth, but also improves the investment environment for Japanese companies in China.

The first year of reform and opening up, everything was brand new. On March 15 of that year, Shanghai TV took the lead in broadcasting the first foreign-business TV advertisement in mainland China: Swiss radar table.

We are moving upward and moving into the broad road of reform and opening up, but the world is not so peaceful.

979, Iran Islamic revolution broke out, moving from secular openness to conservative backwardness. Under the leadership of the frustrated priest class, Iran overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty and established the Islamic government, implemented the policy of unity of administration and religion, and put the entire religion above the country and the president. Everything was managed according to the doctrine of Quran , and the entire country regressed, returning from openness to a closed state.

1 In mid-December, the Soviet army entered the assembly site and invaded Afghanistan on the 27th, destroying a national regime in three and a half hours. However, with the support and assistance of the international community, the Afghan people fought a protracted war with the Soviet army and the government troops supported by the Soviet Union for a decade, which became an important reason for the drag down the Soviet Union.

All say that only by keeping your original aspiration in mind can you achieve the end. From 1979 to today, more than 40 years have passed. This is the first great era of changing, turbulent and magnificent. Each of us is a witness, participant, and witness of this great era...

Thank you for reading, likes, and following! 1st century 20s set sail. 40 years is quite a short time for a person, but it is a short moment for human history and human civilization. This is the fastest era in the history of human civilization. Even if we cannot change the whole world, at least we can work hard to be ourselves.