Chinese President Xi Jinping praised China's solid progress 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 highlighted the country's advancements in Chinese modernization.
\"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 the 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 held by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to usher in the Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29, Xi emphasized China's composed response to challenges. \"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 said.
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.
Reflecting on the past year, Xi noted that China effectively implemented existing policies and proactively introduced a package of incremental policies, which helped promote the recovery of the economy. He highlighted remarkable progress in technological and industrial innovation, with new quality productive forces advancing 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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