President Xi welcomes a 2014 that is ‘full of hope’
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President Xi Jinping expressed his confidence in China’s reform as he extended his good wishes to all Chinese in his New Year address yesterday.
“In 2013, we made an overall arrangement on comprehensively deepening reform, drawing a grand blueprint for the country’s future development,” Xi said. “In 2014, we will make new strides along the path of reform.”
The fundamental purpose of the reform is to make China rich and strong, the society fair and just and people’s lives better, he said.
Addressing domestic and overseas audiences via state broadcasters, Xi called on the people to fight hard together for this great cause.
“We have numerous glories in the name of the great cause of reform and opening-up. I firmly believe that new glories are awaiting the Chinese people,” he said. “We welcome a 2014 that is full of hope.”
He said numerous workers, farmers, intellectuals and cadres were still serving at their posts; many compatriots around the world were still diligently working for their motherland; many People’s Liberation Army and Armed Police soldiers and officers as well as police were performing their duties.
“Some of them are far from the motherland and their relatives, and some can’t reunite with their families,” said Xi. “On behalf of the homeland and its people, I bid the sincerest greetings to them and wished them peace and safety.”
Xi said 2013 was a very unusual year for the country as the Chinese people overcame various difficulties and challenges and won prominent achievements.
“These precious achievements contained people’s sweat and blood, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Xi said.
The president said that more than 7 billion people live on the planet, and they should help each other and work together to weather hardships and seek common development.
Xi said the Chinese people are pursuing the Chinese dream to realize the nation’s great rejuvenation, and expressed his hope that people from various countries could realize their dreams too.
“I sincerely hope that people from all countries, while striving for their own dreams, can understand and help each other, and make efforts to build our Earth into a wonderful homestead,” Xi said. “Life is always full of hope, and success always belongs to people who strive hard and never give up.”
Xi admitted that “a huge amount of work” needs to be done in order to ensure a better life for the people. “Let’s be modest and discreet, and work hard to jointly compose a new chapter for the development of our great motherland,” Xi said.
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