After the Opium War, trading ports were opened, and after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, China was opened to the outside world. What's the difference between these two kinds of openness? The opening of the Opium War represented that China was forced to open its trading ports under the threat of foreign powers, and its tariffs and sovereignty were plundered by foreign powers. The opening up after the Third Plenary Session is the opening up of China as a sovereign independent country, and its tariff sovereignty is completely independent.

Opening to the outside world: on the one hand, it means that the country actively expands foreign economic exchanges; On the other hand, it refers to relaxing policies, liberalizing or canceling various restrictions, and no longer adopting protective policies to block domestic markets and domestic investment sites, and developing an open economy. "Opening to the outside world" is a basic national policy of China.

Opening-up is the secret of China's economic take-off and the magic weapon of building a well-off society in an all-round way in China. The "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" proposal points out: "Openness is the only way for the country to prosper and develop. We must follow the trend of China's deep integration into the world economy and pursue an open strategy of mutual benefit and win-win. " Xi Jinping pointed out: "The open door of China will never be closed."

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Basic experience

First, adhere to market-oriented reforms and continuously enhance economic vitality. Market-oriented reform mainly means that the market plays a fundamental role in resource allocation, but the government should supervise or provide public goods and services in the field of market failure according to law, which is one of the most important basic experiences of China's reform and opening up and belongs to the direction of reform.

Second, we should actively and steadily push forward reforms and constantly overcome outstanding institutional obstacles in economic and social development.

Third, reform and opening up promote each other, and opening up promotes reform.

Fourth, reform is the driving force of development, and development is the direct driving force of reform.

Fifth, reform, development and stability have a positive interaction, with reform promoting development and stability and stability promoting reform and development. This is a very important experience for China to handle the relationship between reform, development and stability.