It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white so long as it catches mice. The late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's words go straight to the truth of China's rapid growth – the country has chosen a development path that suits its actual conditions. In the early days of development, the planned economy enabled China to pool the resources needed to build a national industrial system. But as China entered a new developmental stage, it shifted focus to opening up to drive its industrialization to a higher level.

只要能抓到老鼠，猫是黑是白并不重要。已故中国领导人邓小平的话直指中国快速发展的真相--中国选择了一条适合其实际情况的发展道路。在发展的早期，计划经济使中国能够集中所需的资源，建立一个国家工业体系。但随着中国进入新的发展阶段，它将重点转移到开放，以推动其工业化发展到更高的水平。