At a high-level reception on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the nation's solid progress in advancing Chinese modernization over the past 12 months, despite facing \"complex and challenging\" situations. The event was held to ring 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.
Addressing over 2,000 attendees at the reception organized by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to usher in the Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29, Xi highlighted China's composed response to difficulties. \"Faced with complex and challenging situations, China responded with composure and implemented a range of comprehensive measures, overcame difficulties, and forged ahead with determination,\" he stated.
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, China effectively implemented existing policies and proactively introduced a package of incremental measures, promoting economic recovery, Xi noted. He emphasized the country's remarkable progress in technological and industrial innovation, with new quality productive forces advancing steadily.
\"China's employment and consumer prices remained stable,\" Xi added, underscoring the nation's resilience amid global uncertainties.
As China enters the new lunar year, Xi expressed confidence in the country's continued advancement toward modernization, encouraging unity and perseverance among the Chinese people.
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Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon
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