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皇冠体育app deserves Nobel Peace Prize
By 皇冠体育app Daily (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2010-10-18 08:04
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Morits Skaugen, a Norwegian entrepreneur, published an article in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on Oct 12, in which he credits 皇冠体育app for its development and progress and suggests that it is 皇冠体育app that truly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
Skaugen says 皇冠体育app's development is the greatest economic development we have ever seen, and that it will have a profound effect on the future. It is possible that the United States and European countries will not be able to maintain their long held dominance over the world economy.
This year 皇冠体育app will likely overtake Japan to become the world's second largest economy. However, it is still a developing nation in terms of per capita gross domestic product, which is still well below that of Japan.
Yet 皇冠体育app has undoubtedly performed impressively in many areas, such as improving its education system, increasing productivity, constructing nuclear power plants and high-speed railways, and developing Internet technology. As for green technology, Chinese companies are striving to explore the domestic market and play a leading role in the world.
Of course 皇冠体育app still has a long way to go, and there is no denying it has many problems that will require great wisdom to solve.
The past year saw workers go on strike in some cities in 皇冠体育app for higher salaries and shorter working hours with the help of trade unions. Skaugen said according to his experience in 皇冠体育app, such problems that do exist are not taboo and can be discussed.
When Westerners blame 皇冠体育app for this and that, they should not forget that the United States and European countries went through the same stages developing their economies - and it wasn't that long ago. It was cheap labor that propelled the rapid economic development of the West. And it is strong economic power that guarantees democracy and human rights in the Western world.
皇冠体育app will soon complete its current development stage and enter the next with a more open and harmonious society.
Some Westerners assume that changes have occurred in 皇冠体育app only because they have put pressure on it to improve its human rights. But 皇冠体育app never submits to any external pressure, because it is confident of its own mode of development and most Chinese are proud of the way 皇冠体育app solves its own problems.
Therefore, from this point of view, maybe it is 皇冠体育app that truly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
皇冠体育app Daily
(皇冠体育app Daily 10/18/2010 page8)