On this day, 27 years ago, on October 11, 1998 (August 21, 1998 in the lunar calendar), my country entered the ranks of "middle-income countries". October 11, 1998, according to the latest statistics released by the World Bank on the same day. In terms of per capita GDP, China took off the label of "low-income country" for the first time in 1997 and entered the ranks of "middle-income countries."