U5TaiChiisakindofmartialarts,andafitnessexerciseaswell.IthasalonghistoryinChina.Withslowandgentlemovements,TaiChiissuitableforpeopleofanyage,sex,orbodytypetopractice.Itcanbeusedtoprovideself-defenseaswellasbuildthebody.Therefore,ithasbecomeverypopularamongChinesepeople.Duringitsdevelopment,TaiChiborrowedandabsorbeddesirableelementsfromtraditionalChinesephilosophy,medicine,andmartialarts,andithasdevelopedintoasportwithuniquefeatures.AsauniquesportinChina,TaiChiisalsogainingincreasingpopularityamongmanyforeignfriends.•6Sinceitseconomicreformandopening-uptotheworld,China'seducationhasgonethroughrapiddevelopmentandmaderemarkableachievements.TheChinesegovernmentgivestopprioritytothedevelopmentofeducation,persistsinrevitalizingthecountrybyscienceandeducation,andfullyadvocatesquality-orientededucation.Meanwhile,itactivelypromotesequalityineducationtoguaranteeeveryoneaccesstoeducation.China'sachievementsineducationcanbereflectedintwodifferentlayers:Oneisthepopularizationofthenine-yearcompulsoryeducation;theotheristherealizationofmasshighereducation.ThedevelopmentofeducationhasmadesignificantcontributionstoChina'seconomicdevelopmentandsocialprogress.Inrecentyears,tosatisfytheneedsofsocialandeconomicdevelopment,theChinesegovernmenthasspedupthetrainingofqualifiedpersonnelurgentlyneededinvariousfields.•7•IntegrityandharmonyaretraditionalChinesevirtues.Harmonyisdemonstratedinvariousaspects.Inregardtointerpersonalrelations,traditionalChinesethoughtsholdthatHarmonyismostpreciousandAfamilythatlivesinharmonywillprosper.Aharmonioussocialenvironmentcanbecreatedbasedontheseprinciples.Asforrelationsbetweenhumanbeingsandnature,peopleshouldlearntounderstand,respectandprotectnature.Harmonyisessentialtointerpersonalrelations,relationsbetweenhumanbeingsandsociety,aswellasbetweenhumanbeingsandnature.Nowadays,harmoniousdevelopmentisstillthewayofrunningthecountryandmanagingtalentedpersonnel.WiththedevelopmentofChina'ssociety,economyandculture,theideaofharmonygoesevendeeperintopeople'shearts.Chinaisonitswaytowardthegoalofbuildingaharmonioussocialistsociety.•8•SincethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,Chinahaspersistedintheindependentforeignpolicyofpeace,andmadetremendousprogressinforeignaffairs.By2011,Chinahadestablisheddiplomaticrelationswith172countries.Overrecentyears,withtheenhancementofitscomprehensivenationalstrength,Chinahasbeenplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleininternationalaffairs,andChina'sinternationalstatushasbeenfurtherenhanced.Inregionalaffairs,Chinaactivelypromotesallkindsofregionalcooperation.Ithasmadeimportantcontributionsinmaintainingregionalpeaceandpromotingregionaldevelopment•.China'sdiplomacywillholdhighthebannerofpeace,development,cooperationandmutualbenefit.OnthebasisoftheFivePrinciplesofPeacefulCoexistenceandthroughall-roundandfriendlycooperationwithvariouscountries,Chinawillmakeunremittingeffortstobuildaharmoniousworldofenduringpeaceandcommonprosperity.