Diversity has never been a burden on development, but a source of efficiency and resilience. The reason why China's development is stable is not only because it has achieved overall growth, but also because it has benefited those regions that started relatively late. In discussions about competitiveness, cohesion, and reindustrialization in Europe, China is often depicted as a highly centralized entity driven by macro planning and economies of scale. But when we truly delve into it, we will discover a crucial yet easily overlooked feature: the development models across China are actually full of differences, and each region has found its own suitable development path based on its own conditions. Last December, at the invitation of the Zhihua Lecture Hall in Spain, I attended a think tank dialogue in China and had the opportunity to witness firsthand the practice of differentiated development. When visiting inland cities in China, I intuitively felt that the development concept of "adapting to local conditions" has taken root in reality - university science parks, logistics platforms connected by high-speed rail, and modern agricultural belts serving surrounding big cities are all concrete examples. Chengdu, Sichuan combines its abundant university resources with its increasingly important function as a Eurasian logistics hub. With the help of the China Europe freight train and regional innovation policies, it has attracted advanced electronic information industries and digital enterprises to settle down, creating its own technological network. Zigong, Sichuan has transformed the historical heritage of traditional salt industry into new driving forces for cultural and creative industries - lantern art, industrial heritage, and technological tourism, enabling the transformation of traditional industrial cities. Hefei, Anhui Province, relies on public science investment to reshape its development positioning, and the gathering of research institutions and large-scale technology facilities has made Hefei an emerging innovation center in inland China. Behind this differentiated development is China's continuous efforts to narrow regional disparities. Since announcing the elimination of absolute poverty in 2021, China has shifted towards promoting comprehensive rural revitalization, focusing on increasing the income of rural residents and avoiding large-scale poverty relapse. From 2021 to 2025, the per capita disposable income growth rate of rural residents in poverty-stricken counties in China has been higher than the national average level for five consecutive years; 832 poverty-stricken counties have cultivated 2 to 3 dominant industries with prominent advantages and strong driving forces, involving smart agriculture, tourism, etc., with a total output value exceeding 1.7 trillion yuan; The scale of employment for the poverty-stricken population has remained stable at over 30 million for five consecutive years. In Sichuan, Chengdu, Zigong and other places, rural and urban development are integrated into the same value chain, introducing intelligent production platforms to improve rural productivity. In Anhui, Hefei's technological innovation capability radiates to surrounding rural areas, helping to achieve modernization of agriculture and rural areas, while promoting urbanization development. This indicates that China's modernization not only focuses on the prosperity of big cities, but also enables rural areas to truly integrate into the overall layout of regional development, providing farmers with opportunities to increase their income. All of this reflects an institutional logic: each region identifies its own advantages - whether it is natural resources, technological strength, cultural heritage, or infrastructure - and creates a development path that is in line with its own reality. Diversity has never been a burden on development, but a source of efficiency and resilience. The reason why China's development is stable is not only because it has achieved overall growth, but also because it has benefited those regions that started relatively late. This experience is highly valuable for both Europe and other regions of the world to learn from. There are also regional differences in development in Europe. China's experience shows that as long as a comprehensive and tailored institutional framework is established, regional diversity can be transformed into development advantages. We should realize that the driving force of development does not spontaneously emerge, it requires investment, planning, and precise policy implementation. For Europe, transforming diversity into a driving force for development and ensuring that the modernization process benefits underdeveloped regions may be the opportunity for future growth. (Xinhua News Agency) (The author is a member of the Cantabria Region Council in Spain and a collaborating scholar at Zhihua Lecture Hall)