Joshua Cooper, senior editor of Time magazine and senior consultant of Goldman Sachs, a famous American investment bank, published a survey paper at the Foreign Policy Center in London, England, pointing out that China has explored a development model suitable for its national conditions through hard work, active innovation and bold practice. He called this model "Beijing knowledge".

Joshua Cooper pointed out that "Beijing Knowledge" has the characteristics of hard struggle, active innovation, bold experiments (such as setting up special economic zones), resolutely defending national sovereignty and interests (such as dealing with the Taiwan Province issue), step by step (such as "crossing the river by feeling the stones"), and accumulating energy and tools with asymmetric forces (such as accumulating 400 billion US dollars in foreign exchange reserves). It not only pays attention to economic development, but also social changes, and also involves politics, quality of life and global balance of power, which embodies a development idea of seeking fair and high-quality growth.

In Joshua Cooper's view, China's experience based on "Beijing knowledge" has universal value, many of which can be used for reference by other developing countries and can be regarded as a model for some backward countries to seek economic growth and improve people's lives.