Chinese President Xi Jinping has commended the solid progress China has made in advancing Chinese modernization over the past twelve months, despite facing complex and challenging situations. Speaking at a high-level reception on Monday to ring in the Chinese New Year, Xi praised the nation's vitality and resilience in the Year of the Dragon.
\"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 Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission.
At the reception, attended by over 2,000 people, 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, overcoming difficulties and forging ahead with determination, Xi noted. The nation effectively implemented existing policies and proactively introduced a package of incremental policies, which helped promote economic recovery.
Xi highlighted remarkable progress in technological and industrial innovation, with new quality productive forces advancing steadily. He also emphasized that China's employment and consumer prices remained stable over the past year.
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Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon
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