Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, addresses a welcoming luncheon attended by Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett and entrepreneurs from the two countries, in Perth, Australia, April 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

PERTH, Australia, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin said here on Wednesday that China's policy of opening-up and peaceful development will not be changed and proposed to promote bilateral business ties.

In a welcoming luncheon attended by Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett and entrepreneurs from the two countries, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said both countries enjoy sound growth in economic relations and more efforts should be made to further bilateral business ties.

PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT

Jia said the basic fact that China is still a developing country is not changed and China will stay committed to the basic state policy of opening-up and adhere to the path of peaceful development.

"China's per capita GDP is only a little more than 4,200 U. S. dollars, 1/10 of Australia's and ranking behind more than 100 countries. We still have an over 700 million rural population whose annual per capita net income is roughly 750 U.S. dollars," he said, adding that China still has a long way to go before it can achieve modernization.

"China has opened up the door to the outside world, and the door will never close, but open even further," he said.

"Just as Mr. Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of China's reform and opening-up program, stated, 'reform and opening up will continue throughout the course of China's development,'" he said.

Jia also said China will firmly adhere to the path of peaceful development. "The Chinese love peace and have a long-held tradition of valuing peace. Our love for peace has been passed on from generation to generation and runs deep in our blood," he said.

"To make new progress, we still need a peaceful international environment. We will firmly follow the path of peaceful development to develop ourselves by seeking a peaceful international environment and promote world peace through our development," Jia said.