Deputy Prime Minister Bahceli Wraps Up His Visit To China

KASHGAR (A.A) - 02.06.2002 - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli left on Sunday for Turkey after wrapping up his contacts in Kashgar city of the People's Republic of China.
Evaluating his eight-day official visit to China to reporters prior to his departure, Bahceli said it was an interesting country for them.
''China have recorded considerable progress in its reform policy and policy of opening to abroad in the last twenty years. I can say that it surprised me. A region which has a very modern structure has been formed especially in Shanghai in a twelve years of short time frame. The system they implement is the socialism in public and socialist market economy in the economy. They are implementing a policy peculiar to China. This is very attractive and interest should be shown. Economic potentials which were put forward from South Korea from time to time were processed much. With this respect, it is beneficial for economists to observe also the Chinese economy. It includes lessons for developing countries,'' he said.
''Their growth rate is very high. They have achieved very important figures in gross domestic product. However, the most important thing is that they withdrew four hundred billion U.S. dollars of foreign capital. They withdrew forty-six billion U.S. dollars of foreign capital last year,'' Bahceli said.
Regarding the differences he had seen also in Xianjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Bahceli said, ''difference between regions attracts attention in every country. Regional development projects have been put forward also in here. I hope that these would give positive results.''Bahceli added that they wished that Urumqi would be the Shanghai of the West.
When asked whether or not China could be an alternative to the European Union (EU), Bahceli said, ''my opinion about this matter is clear. As Turkey, we have to know reading the developments and formations in the world in Turkish.''
Bahceli added that he would deliver an important speech on domestic policy at his parliamentary group meeting Tuesday.