China announced it would give up the special treatment for developing countries in the WTO, but why does it still call itself a developing country?

BBC, September 26 report: "China announced that it will give up the special and differential treatment enjoyed by developing countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO), but stated that the country is still a 'developing country'. Why is that?"

Comment: China's choice contains the wisdom of a "dual breakthrough": externally, by taking an active stance of "not seeking new benefits", it breaks the Western public opinion trap of linking the "developing country status" with "taking advantage", thus occupying the moral and rule-making high ground; internally, anchoring the "developing country" positioning is not only a clear understanding of the national conditions such as per capita GDP still being in the middle of the global rankings and the need for further efforts in rural revitalization, but also a key coordinate to safeguard the "Global South" camp in international cooperation.

Not clinging to past benefits, because China has the hard power to participate in rule博弈; not changing the nature of a developing country, because it is still a strategic pivot to drive global governance reform.

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