On this day, 41 years ago, on October 11, 1984 (September 17, 1984, the lunar calendar), Deng Xiaoping said that the policy of opening up to the outside world would remain unchanged in the next century. On October 11, 1984, Deng Xiaoping, director of the Advisory Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, emphasized that China's policy of opening up to the outside world will remain unchanged for a long time and will not change within this century, in the first 50 years of the next century, and it will be difficult to change in the next 50 years. Deng Xiaoping made these remarks when meeting with Chairman of the Komeito Party of Japan Yoshikatsu Takei and the Komeito Party delegation to China led by him. Zhu Ru asked Deng Xiaoping, China's policy of opening up to the outside world will remain unchanged for 50 years and 70 years. What is the special significance? Deng Xiaoping waved his hand and said: "Yes." He said: "Our goal is to achieve a moderately prosperous society in this era, with an average national income of US$800 per person. This is our ambition. But what is more important is to lay the foundation for greater development of the national economy in the future. He continued: "There are still 16 years left by the end of the century. We must devote ourselves wholeheartedly to construction, strive for a peaceful international environment, conduct international exchanges, and implement a policy of opening up to the outside world in order to achieve the goals we have set for this century. In the next 50 years, China will continue to implement the policy of opening up to the outside world, achieve greater goals and approach the level of developed countries in the world. This is our real ambition." Deng Xiaoping said: "If China's economy wants to develop, it cannot close itself to the outside world. It must implement a policy of opening up to the outside world. I said this truth when meeting with Chinese and foreign people attending the seminar on Sino-foreign economic cooperation. I would like to add that this policy of China will not change in this century and the world. It will not change in the first 50 years of the next century, and it will be difficult to change in the next 50 years. China's economic and trade relations with other countries have developed and become closer, and they cannot change if they want to." Deng Xiaoping emphasized: "China is a socialist country. Adhering to the socialist path, developing the socialist economy, absorbing foreign investment, and joint ventures will not undermine the sovereignty of socialist China and will only help develop the socialist economy. In another 30, 50 and 70 years, China's socialist economy will develop further. By that day, the main socialist economy will develop stronger, and we will no longer be afraid of impacting the main socialist economy."