Chinahassuccessfullytakenitsprimarystepsforwardinopeninguptotheoutsideworldinallrespects.ProfileofroutemapIn1949,rightaftertheestablishmentofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(PRC),overalleconomicblockageandembargoimposedbyothercountries,excepttheSovietUnionandeasternEuropeancoun-tries,separatedChinafromtheglobaleconomicandtradecommunity.Insuchacontext,ChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade(CCPIT)wasborninMay1952tofacilitatenon-governmen-taltradewithothercountries,Japaninparticular.
