SHENYANG - Renata Lok-Dessallien, the United Nations' resident coordinator in China and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative in China, on Wednesday praised China's role in promoting sustainable development.

Dessallien succeeded Khalid Malik as the UN's resident coordinator in China in April 2010, after serving in the same capacity at the UN's country office in Bangladesh.

Agreeing with China's strategic emphasis on development, in an exclusive interview with China Daily, Dessallien said that many other countries forget that China is a developing country.