Bid to label China 'developed country' defies truth

Editor's note: The PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act was passed in the US House of Representatives not long ago, which "requires the Department of State to take actions to stop China from being classified as a developing country by international organizations". The US Congress introduced a resolution recently that opposes China's status as a developing country in the World Trade Organization. The following are excerpts of Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin's response to a question on that at a regular news conference in Beijing on Friday:

That China is the world's largest developing country is a fact that is recognized by the world. The "developed country" label the United States wants to put on China will not stick.

China's per capita gross domestic product last year was $12,741, one-sixth that of the United States and one-fifth that of the other advanced economies. China's gross national income ranked 68th in the world and it ranked 79th on the Human Development Index in 2021.