At a high-level reception held to welcome the Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised China's solid progress in advancing Chinese modernization despite complex and challenging situations over the past 12 months.
\\"In the Year of the Dragon, we demonstrated vitality and a can-do spirit. We endured storms and saw the rainbow,\\" Xi said. He is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Xi highlighted how China responded with composure to difficulties, implementing a range of comprehensive measures, overcoming obstacles, and forging ahead with determination.
The reception, attended by over 2,000 people, was hosted by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. Xi extended Spring Festival greetings to the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese.
\\"Over the past year, we effectively implemented existing policies and proactively introduced a package of incremental policies, which helped promote the recovery of the economy,\\" Xi stated.
He also noted remarkable progress in technological and industrial innovation, with new productive forces forging ahead steadily. \\"China's employment and consumer prices also remained stable,\\" Xi added.
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Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon
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