China News Service, Beijing, March 15 (Reporter Zhang Weiran and Huang Yuqin) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference on March 15.
A reporter asked: The United Nations Development Program released the "2023/24 Human Development Report" on the 14th.
The report shows that China's human development index will rise to 0.788 in 2022, and its global ranking will rise from 79th in 2021 to 75th.
What's the spokesperson's comment on this?
Wang Wenbin: We have noted the relevant report.
China's human development index has increased from 0.499 in 1990 to 0.788 in 2022. China is the only country to cross from the low human development level group to the high human development level group since the world first measured the index in 1990.
China's human development index continues to rise, which is the result of the Communist Party of China's implementation of the people-centered development concept and placing people at the core of modern development.
Since the reform and opening up, China's poverty reduction population accounts for more than 70% of the world's population, historically solving the problem of absolute poverty, and achieving the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda poverty reduction goals 10 years ahead of schedule.
The average life expectancy of Chinese residents has risen to 78.2 years, and the annual per capita disposable income has reached nearly 40,000 yuan. It has formed the world's largest and most growing middle-income group with more than 400 million people.
China has also built the world's largest education system, social security system, and medical and health care system. The Chinese people's sense of gain, happiness, and security have continued to increase.
As Chinese-style modernization continues to advance, the Chinese people's yearning for a better life will continue to become a new reality, and the living standards and quality of the Chinese people will continue to improve.
We note that this report of the United Nations Development Program also pointed out that the development process of the human development index is extremely uneven, and the gap between rich and poor countries has widened again. Only about half of the least developed countries have returned to the human development level of 2019. level.
This fully highlights the urgency of placing development issues at the top of the international agenda.
The global development initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping has injected strong impetus into global development cooperation and the implementation of the sustainable development goals.
We are willing to continue to work with all parties to deepen cooperation under the framework of the global development initiative, promote the accelerated implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and make new contributions to people of all countries living a happy life and achieving all-round development.
In addition, Wang Wenbin also answered relevant questions on the same day involving China's status as a developing country.
Wang Wenbin: Taken together, China is still a developing country. This is based on both national conditions and facts, and also on international law.
As a developing country, China's rights should not be deprived by any country.
At the same time, with the development of our own national strength, we are actively making more and more contributions to promoting human progress and promoting global development.
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