Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday highlighted the solid progress China has made in advancing Chinese modernization over the past 12 months, despite facing \"complex and challenging\" situations. He was speaking at a high-level reception held by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council to ring in the Chinese New Year.
\"In the Year of the Dragon, we demonstrated vitality and a can-do spirit. We endured storms and saw the rainbow,\" said Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Addressing over 2,000 attendees at the reception, 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.
\"Faced with complex and challenging situations, China responded with composure and implemented a range of comprehensive measures, overcame difficulties and forged ahead with determination,\" Xi said.
He noted that over the past year, China effectively implemented existing policies and proactively introduced a package of incremental policies, which helped promote the recovery of the economy.
China achieved remarkable progress in technological and industrial innovation, with new quality productive forces forging ahead steadily. The country's employment and consumer prices also remained stable, Xi added.
The reception was held to usher in the Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29.
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