BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Sunday extended his New Year wishes and expressed full confidence in the future.
“As energy rises after the Winter Solstice, we are about to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new,” Xi said in his 2024 New Year message. “From Beijing, I extend my best New Year wishes to each and every one of you!”
Xi said China has forged ahead with resolve and tenacity in 2023. “We have gone through the test of winds and rains, have seen beautiful scenes unfolding on the way, and have made plenty real achievements.” “We will remember this year as one of hard work and perseverance. Going forward, we have full confidence in the future,” he said. President Xi said the year 2023 has seen China’s economy weather the storm and become “more resilient and dynamic than before.”
In his 2024 New Year message, Xi said as China achieved a smooth transition in COVID-19 response efforts, its economy has sustained the momentum of recovery, and steady progress has been made in pursuing high-quality development in 2023.
The country’s modernized industrial system has been further upgraded, and a number of advanced, smart and green industries are rapidly emerging as new pillars of the economy, he said.
China has secured a bumper harvest for the 20th year in a row, and new advances have been made in pursuing rural revitalization, he said.
Thanks to years of dedicated efforts, China’s innovation-driven development is full of energy, Xi said.
Everywhere across China, new heights are being scaled with dogged determination, and new creations and innovations are emerging every day, Xi remarked, citing the C919 large passenger airliner, the Chinese-built large cruise ship, the Shenzhou spaceships and the deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe as examples.
Meanwhile, products designed and made in China, especially trendy brands, are highly popular with consumers, Xi said. “The latest models of Chinese-made mobile phones are an instant market success. New energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products are a new testimony to China’s manufacturing prowess.”
All the exhilarating activities throughout 2023 have made Chinese people’s lives richer and more colorful, marked the return of bustling life across the country, embodied people’s pursuit of a beautiful life, and presented a vibrant and flourishing China to the world, President Xi said.
“This year, we have marched forward in high spirits. The Chengdu FISU World University Games and the Hangzhou Asian Games presented spectacular sports scenes, and Chinese athletes excelled in their competitions. Tourist destinations are full of visitors on holidays, and the film market is booming. The ‘village super league’ football games and ‘village spring festival gala’ are immensely popular. More people are embracing low-carbon lifestyles,” Xi said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
