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Where will China be in 60 years?
Where will China be in 60 years?

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On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, BBC News asked a range of Chinese people what their country had achieved and where it will be in another six decades.


Fu Ying Fu Ying
"What China does will have an influence on world"
Xiong Liping Xiong Liping
"China and the US are bound together"
Timothy Yan Bian Timothy Yan Bian
"China and US are now interdependable"
Chinese author Xinran Xiu Xinran Xue
"Internet and travel will bring more ideas to Chinese"
Anonymous Alex
"China will be the strongest country in the world"
Tony Liu Tony Liu
"China will be peaceful, rich and prosperous"
Justin Justin
"We'll enjoy a better political system"
Anonymous Ma Lin
"Many things will need to improve"
Mariana Mariana
"I don't see our society becoming democratic"
Dai Qing Dai Qing
"I don't think we can become democratic"
Aaron Kuang Aaron Kuang
"Chinese culture will reach every corner of the Earth"
Mr Sun Mr Sun
"China will be a rich, democratic, friendly and clean"
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