B 级： China is about to adopt its llth five-year plan, setting the stage for the continuation of probablythe most remarkable economic transformation in recent years, while improving the well-being ofalmost a quarter of the world's population. While much of the rest of the developing world has been directed at a common quest for higherGDP, China has once again made clear that it seeks sustainable increases in the people's happiness. China recognizes that what separates less developed from more developed countries is not only agap in resources, but also a gap in science and technology. So it has laid out new plans not only toreduce that gap, but to create a basis for independent innovation. China's role in the world and the world's economy has changed, and the plan reflects this, too. Itsfuture economical model will have to be based more on domestic demand than on exports, whichwill require increases in consumption. Strengthening social security and public education willsimultaneously increase citizens' sense of well-being, and promote current consumption.