Thirty years ago,China tookto the road of reform and opening up to the outside world under the guidance of its chief architect Deng Xiaoping.The development and opening of Pudong in Shanghai is one of the outstanding achievements of Deng's theory on building socialism with Chinese characteristics.Former President Jing Zemin once described it as "the symbol of China's reform and opening up."Those who are engaged in the study of Chinese economy in general and China's reform and opening up program in particular may well use it for case study and as awindow for observation.

Zhao Qizheng is Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Dean of school of Journalism and Communication of Renmin University of China. Shao Yudong participated in the entire process of Pudong's development.He became head of the Secretariat of Pudong's Development Office in 1990.