China has provided two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organizations.
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The Chinese President, Xi Jinping disclosed this in his 2022 New Year Address.
President Xi Jinping called for global cooperation in a bid to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
” In my phone calls and virtual meetings with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations, I have heard many times plaudits for China’s fight against COVID-19 and contribution to the global COVID response.”
“To date, China has provided two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organizations. Only through unity, solidarit”y and cooperation can countries around the world write a new chapter in building a community with a shared future for mankind.”
President Xi Jinping noted that the past year has been a year of exceptional significance for China.
” We have lived through landmark events in the history of our Party and our country.”
“At the historical convergence of the Two Centenary Goals, we have set out on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in all respects and are making confident strides on the path toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”
President Xi said from the beginning to the end of the year, the Chinese people have been hard at work in the fields, enterprises, communities, schools, hospitals, barracks and research institutes, among other places.
” Throughout the year, we have put in our efforts, contributed our part, and received much in return. In the passage of time, we have seen and experienced a resilient and dynamic China, a country with its amicable and respectable people, a country developing rapidly with each passing day, and a country making continual progress in all its undertakings.”
He noted that on July 1, China solemnly celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
” Standing on the Tian’anmen Rostrum, one could only marvel at the extraordinary journey traveled by this major Party, a journey of Chinese Communists leading the Chinese people, in their hundreds of millions, in an unyielding struggle against all obstacles and challenges, and scoring spectacular, epoch-making achievements over the past century.”
To accomplish the country’s great mission, President Xi Jinping admonished Chinese people to always remain true to country’s original aspiration.
” Only through vigorous and determined endeavor can we fulfill our responsibility to history, prove worthy of our times and live up to people’s expectations.”
“To realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will be no easy task like a walk in the park; it will not happen overnight, or through sheer fanfare. We must always keep a long-term perspective, remain mindful of potential risks, maintain strategic focus and determination, and “attain to the broad and great while addressing the delicate and minute”.
President Xi Jinping said the concerns of the people are his priority, and the aspirations of the people are what Ihe will always strive for.
“Having worked in the countryside myself, I know precisely what poverty feels like. Thanks to the sustained efforts of the Chinese people from generation to generation, those who once lived in poverty no longer have to worry about food or clothing, or access to education, housing and medical insurance.”
” To ensure that everyone leads a better life, we must never rest on what we have achieved, and there is still a long way to go.”
On Hong Kong and Macao, President Xi Jinping noted that there prosperity and stability is always close to the heart of the motherland.
” Only with unity and concerted efforts can we ensure sound implementation of One Country, Two Systems in the long run. The complete reunification of our motherland is an aspiration shared by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. I sincerely hope that all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation will join forces to create a brighter future for our nation.”
President Xi Jinping pledged that China will spare no effort in the successful hosting of the Beijing Olympics and the Paralympic Winter Games.
” In just over a month, the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will open. Greater public involvement in winter sports also contributes to the Olympic Movement. We will spare no effort to present a great Games to the world. The world is turning its eyes to China, and China is ready.”
He saluted Chinese people for there great efforts, wishing them the best in the New Year.as they all work together for a shared future.
