The China Press, which is located in the United States, recently issued an editorial, pointing out that overseas Chinese have paid a lot of attention to the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, and revealed that overseas Chinese are also expecting to participate in the process.

Excerpts from the editorial are as follows:

The whole world is now keeping an eye on the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee held in Beijing. In the eyes of overseas Chinese, the Third Plenum is equal to reform, an important meeting to plan for the country's future development.

China has again come to a crossroads 35 years after it launched the reform and opening up. The reform has brought prosperity, but at the same time, there are also problems. When reform is sluggish and society is plagued by all kinds of flippancy, all walks of life expect the ruling Communist Party of China will again take lead in a new round of in-depth reforms as it did 35 years ago. Out of care for the motherland, overseas Chinese have been very much interested in the Third Plenum. However, different from China's domestic residents, overseas Chinese are not only paying attention to various reform measures, but also cherishing the expectations of participating.

Throughout history, at different stages of the Chinese nation's revitalization, overseas Chinese have always been the active participants. Since China began to adopt the reform and opening-up policy, overseas Chinese have made so many contributions that we can never forget them. In the past 30 years, China has utilized more than $800 billion foreign investments, of which, overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan have contributed 70 percent. By bringing into full play their advantages in terms of capital, technology, management and commercial networks, overseas Chinese have invested and started businesses across China, pushing forward China's economic and social development and China's communication and cooperation with the rest of the world with their hard work. Overseas Chinese have contributed a lot to make today's economic development possible. They have composed an important external force in pushing forward China's reform and opening up. Reform has amassed energy for China's rise and we are close to realizing the revitalization of the Chinese nation.

For this reason, some old overseas Chinese can't help worrying: China is much wealthier nowadays than when the reform and opening up policy was first adopted in the late 1970s, so are they still needed? Actually, either now or in the future, overseas Chinese has a lot to do on the vast stage of China's reform and opening up. In terms of the economy, based on information revealed in the Third Plenum, to push forward economic transformation and build the upgraded version of the Chinese economy has become an unshakable mission for the Chinese leadership. Overseas Chinese businessmen and entrepreneurs are witnesses, participators and promoters of the "Chinese miracle." Today, the Chinese economy has entered the "second season" of quality and efficiency improvement. Overseas Chinese share the same blood and culture of Chinese living in China, and they are capable of seizing favorable opportunities in this new round of development. China's rise has created new opportunities for overseas Chinese around the globe, and to seize opportunities in China will lead to greater market potential.

Moreover, overseas Chinese's contribution to China's reform and opening-up cause also cover the spreading of Chinese culture, conducting intergovernmental and non-governmental cooperation, promoting China's peaceful reunification, etc. Their roles are even unique and irreplaceable. The Third Plenum vows to push forward reform and opening up till the end, which presents an even larger stage for overseas Chinese to perform and a historical opportunity that they can't afford to miss.