To China’s Foreign Trade magazine for her 50^thanniversary &the Organizers of the 100th Se

On behalf ofthe United States of America， U.S. Ambassador Clark T. Randt， Jr. and the AmericanEmbassy in Beijing and for the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou， I am pleased to extend con-gratulations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of China’s Foreign Trade magazine and the 100thSession of the Chinese Export Commodities Fair. Fifty years have passed since the 1st Session of theTrade Fair and the changes have been significant， but the intent - providing China with an opportunityto exhibit its increasingly sophisticated wares and an appreciative global market - remains the same.Moreover， during this time， China has moved from a command economy guided by administrative de-cree to one which is largely market-oriented and is now the fourth-largest economy in the world. Thisis a tremendous achievement.