BEIJING, January 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — China The ultimate goal is to provide a better life for the people, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year speech Sunday in Beijing ring in 2024.
“Our children must be well taken care of and receive a good education. Our young people must have the opportunity to pursue their careers and succeed. And our elderly must have adequate access to medical services and elderly care,” he said. promised Mr. Xi.
These issues concern every family and are also a top priority of the government, he stressed. “We need to work together to solve these problems.”
While continuing its development, China also embraced the world and shouldered its responsibility as a major country, Xi added.
“No matter how the global landscape changes, peace and development remain the underlying trend, and only mutually beneficial cooperation can bring results,” the Chinese president said.
Lean on the people
The year 2023 has not been easy for China. Despite sluggish global growth, China has weathered economic headwinds and stood the test of major natural disasters.
“Having weathered the storm, China’s economy is more resilient and dynamic than before,” Xi said in his speech on Sunday.
“It is to the people that we turn when we struggle to overcome any difficulties or challenges,” Xi stressed.
In his speech, he mentioned that in 2023, some businesses fell on hard times, some people struggled to find jobs and meet their basic needs, and some areas were hit by floods, typhoons , earthquakes or other natural disasters.
“All of this remains at the forefront of my mind,” he said.
Looking ahead, Xi called for efforts to resolutely advance China’s modernization, fully and faithfully implement the new development philosophy on all fronts, accelerate the construction of the new development paradigm, to promote high-quality development and continue development while maintaining safety.
The Chinese president also promised to continue supporting Hong Kong And Macau exploit their distinctive strengths, better integrate into China overall development and ensure long-term prosperity and stability.
“China will surely be reunified, and all Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common goal and share the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” he added.
Make the world better for everyone
The Chinese president said in his New Year’s speech that conflicts still rage in some parts of the world.
“We will work closely with the international community for the common good of mankind, build a community with a shared future for mankind, and make the world a better place for all,” Xi said.
THE ChinaThe Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Beijing provides a platform for building a community with a shared future for humanity through diversified and high-quality cooperation.
Under the BRI, China has signed more than 200 cooperation documents with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations. From 2013 to 2022, the cumulative value of trade between China and BRI countries have achieved 19.100 billion dollarswith an average annual growth rate of 6.4 percent.
At the bilateral and multilateral level, China has built communities of shared destiny with a growing number of partners in different forms. THE ChinaThe proposed Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative have won the support of more than 100 countries, and the Global Civilization Initiative has also been well received.
SOURCE CGTN
