On January 31, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt held a Spring Festival reception for Chinese compatriots in Egypt with the theme of "Welcoming the Spring Festival with Warmth and Celebrating the Chinese New Year". About 700 people, including overseas Chinese, Chinese-funded institutions, international students and Chinese teachers, representatives of news organizations, Minister Zhang Chaoyang, Military Attache Wang Ruizheng, Minister Counselor Zhao Liuqing, Minister Counselor Wu Lijun, Minister Counselor Lu Chunsheng, Minister Counselor Zhao Liang, Minister Counselor Yang Ronghao, and embassy staff, gathered together to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon.
In his speech, Ambassador Liao extended his sincere New Year greetings to everyone, comprehensively reviewed the important achievements made in China's high-quality development, major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, and the development of China-Egypt and China-Arab relations under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, thanked the compatriots in Egypt for their positive contributions to promoting China-Egypt friendship, and firmly believed that in the upcoming Chinese Year of the Dragon, China-Egypt and China-Arab relations will surely open a new "golden era".
Representatives of overseas Chinese groups, Chinese-funded enterprises and overseas students in Egypt delivered speeches respectively, saying that the warm and strong motherland will always be the most important and strongest backing for overseas compatriots, and they are willing to actively respond to the call of the Party and the people and do their best to contribute to the practical cooperation between China and Egypt in various fields and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".
The reception was lit up with lights, the atmosphere was friendly and warm, and the Chinese-funded institutions and overseas Chinese in Egypt performed a splendid cultural program, and the audience sang "My Motherland and Me" to push the atmosphere to a climax. The guests exchanged blessings and celebrated the festive season, wishing the great motherland prosperity, the smooth and healthy people and the China-Egypt relations to a new level.