On October 11, the Chongyang Festival, which symbolizes respect for the elderly and reunion, President Xi Jinping met with foreign guests attending the China International Friendship Conference and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in Beijing.
These foreign guests, who have long been committed to the cause of friendship with China, are good friends and old friends of the Chinese people.
"As a country, China has been lifted out of poverty, and China's rapid development has lit a beacon of hope for many developing countries," said Po Chin, a former chairman of the National Assembly.Thailand Mu Yanling, convener of the "Friends of Guling" in United States, said: "The history of Guling tells us that people from different countries and cultural backgrounds, although there are differences, can work together to build friendships and pass them on from generation to generation. ”
"Everyone's speech reminds me of a foreign friend who once said to me, 'Friendship is a big thing, and a world of friendship can be a world of peace.'" It is the trickle of people-to-people friendship that has gathered the majestic force to promote world peace and development and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. President Xi Jinping said.
△On October 11, 2024, President Xi Jinping met with foreign guests attending the China International Friendship Conference and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The people are the creators of history, and building a community with a shared future for mankind is where the future of the people of all countries in the world lies. On how to give full play to the unique role of people-to-people diplomacy and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind, President Xi put forward proposals from three aspects:
In the spirit of "working together with the world", we will build a broad consensus on building a community with a shared future for mankind;
With the concept of win-win cooperation, we will gather strong synergies to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind;
With an open and inclusive mind, we will draw a picture of civilization that promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The friendship between countries lies in the people-to-people relationship, and the people-to-people relationship lies in the heart-to-heart connection. President Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to people-to-people friendship between China and foreign countries, and has personally promoted the great cause of people-to-people friendship during his overseas visits, when receiving visitors, and in his correspondence with non-governmental organizations and individuals.
△On June 26, 2024, one of the series of activities of the 2024 "Gulingyuan" China-US Youth Exchange Week, the traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage exhibition and performance was held at the Fuzhou Strait Youth Exchange Center in Fujian.
In June this year, the 2024 "Gulingyuan" China-US Youth Exchange Week opened in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping pointed out: "Young people are the most energetic and full of dreams, and the future of China-US relations lies with them. I hope that you will have in-depth exchanges, enhance friendship, get to know each other, walk hand in hand, pass on the friendship between China and the United States, contribute to the healthy and stable development of China-US relations, and work with the people of all countries in the world to build peace, promote progress and create prosperity together. ”
The 100-year-old friendship between the Chinese and American people is a good story of friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples, proving that the Chinese and American people can completely transcend differences in systems, cultures, and languages and establish a profound friendship.
In July this year, during talks with President Embalo of Guinea-Bissau, who is on a state visit to China, President Xi Jinping specifically mentioned that the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau was composed by Father Cabral and composed by Chinese composer Xiaohe, which is a good story in the history of exchanges between the two countries and a testimony to the deep friendship between the two peoples. In September, when meeting with President Xi Jinping, President Embalo responded again with affection: "The Chinese compose the music for our national anthem, and when we talk about the father of the nation, we think of China." Guinea-Bissau will always be a trustworthy friend of China. ”
Equatorial Guinea, an African country with a population of less than 2 million, took the initiative to extend a helping hand to China when it still needed help for its own development – in 2008, Equatorial Guinea donated 2 million euros to the earthquake-stricken area of Wenchuan, Sichuan, to express its deep condolences and firm support to the brotherly Chinese government and people; In 2015, during his visit to China, President Obiang announced that he would donate funds to build a primary school in Jinping County, Yunnan Province, to thank China for its long-term help in the development of Equatorial Guinea. As President Xi Jinping has often said, "China and Africa are good friends, good partners and good brothers who stand together through thick and thin and help each other." ”
On June 2, 2021, students from Hubei University performed Tai Chi for some Chinese envoys and guests attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization People-to-People Friendship Forum.
In November 2020, President Xi Jinping proposed to host the SCO People-to-People Friendship Forum, which was warmly responded to and actively supported by the SCO member states. In June of the following year, the first SCO People-to-People Friendship Forum was held in Wuhan, Hubei Province. In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping said: "We hope that all parties will uphold the 'Shanghai Spirit', stick to their original aspirations, work together to help each other and deepen cooperation." It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of people-to-people diplomacy, broaden the channels of communication between the hearts and minds of the people of all countries, and make positive contributions to the development of the SCO. "At the SCO Samarkand Summit in September 2022, President Xi Jinping proposed the holding of a sister city forum, which further enriched the SCO's efforts to promote people-to-people friendship and cooperation.
A warm experience in Kazakhstan inspired Chinese musician Xian Xinghai to create a steady stream of inspiration; Ma Wenxuan, a Kazakhstan boy who supported the fight against the epidemic in Shaanxi, said "I am a foreigner, but not an outsider", which touched countless Chinese; Uzbekistan Sinologists translated the famous Chinese writer Lao She's "Tale of Cat City" into Uzbek and published it...... President Xi Jinping has evoked the fond memories of the people of China and Central Asian countries through stories of people-to-people friendship and brought them closer together.
△In May 2018, Ruslan, a young man from Kazakhstan, donated blood at the Beijing Red Cross Blood Institute. While studying in China, Ruslan donated rare RH-negative blood many times.
There are dreams, there are pursuits, there are struggles, everything is possible.
In 2014, at the China International Friendship Conference and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, President Xi Jinping said that the Chinese people have dreams, and the people of all countries in the world have dreams, which will bring infinite vitality and bright prospects to the world.
Over the past 10 years, President Xi Jinping has proposed the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, all in order to promote the building of a better world and create a better life for the people of all countries. During the meeting with foreign guests, President Xi pointed out that China is willing to continue to provide new opportunities for world development with the new achievements of Chinese-style modernization based on the concept of win-win cooperation, and work with all parties to promote world modernization with peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation and common prosperity for the benefit of people of all countries.
△ China-Equatorial Guinea Friendship Primary School located in Jinping County, Yunnan Province
People-to-people bonds are the most basic, solid and lasting connectivity.
Looking back, China's achievements in all aspects are inseparable from the support of the people of all countries in the world. Today, in the face of the issue of the times of "what kind of world to build and how to build this world", China is willing to work with friends from all over the world to deepen people-to-people friendship between China and foreign countries, and jointly build a better world for future generations.
Source: CCTV news client