xinhua news agency, beijing, February 10th

Speech at the Spring Festival Meeting in 2021

(February 10, 2021, Beijing)

the People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping

Comrades and friends:

The Lunar New Year is coming soon. Today, we are gathered here to welcome the Spring Festival together and feel very happy.

First of all, on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, I would like to extend my best wishes for the holiday! Happy New Year to the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country, to compatriots in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan and overseas Chinese! I wish you all a happy New Year!

Looking back on the past year, there are both thrilling sudden changes in the situation and lofty sentiments. Over the past year, our party has united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to fight epidemics, fight floods, promote reforms, promote opening up, grasp poverty alleviation, benefit people's livelihood, maintain growth, and stabilize the overall situation, and take the lead in controlling the spread of epidemics in the world., Take the lead in achieving positive economic growth among the world's major economies, and make great historic achievements in building a well-off society in an all-round way, the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has been steadily advanced, the "13th Five-Year Plan" has been successfully concluded, the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind has been widely recognized by the international community, and new major achievements have been made in various undertakings!

Practice has once again proved that the socialist system with Chinese characteristics has extremely strong vitality and creativity! The Chinese people and the Chinese nation have incomparably strong cohesion and centripetal force! As long as the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups are closely united around the Party Central Committee, there will be no difficulties that can defeat us, and no force can stop the sonorous pace of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

Comrades, friends!

Building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and achieving the first centenary goal are milestones in the history of the struggle of the Communist Party of China, the history of the development of New China, and the history of Chinese civilization. At the same time, we must realize that this is only a key step towards the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We must not be complacent or stand still. We must continue to be modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and rashness, continue to work hard and forge ahead, and strive to achieve the second centenary goal and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, We will continue to make new and greater contributions to the noble cause of peace and development of mankind!

In the new year, we should fully implement the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress and the second, third, fourth and Fifth Plenary sessions of the 19th CPC Central Committee, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress in the midst of stability, base ourselves on the new stage of development, implement the new concept of development, and build a new development pattern, with the theme of promoting high-quality development, deepening supply-side structural reform as the main line, and reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, we will promote the overall layout of the "five-in-one" and the strategic layout of the "four comprehensives" in a coordinated manner, coordinate development and security, consolidate and expand the achievements of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, strive to achieve a good start and a good start for development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and greet the 100 anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China with outstanding achievements.

Comrades, friends!

"Dapeng rose with the wind one day and soared 90,000 miles." Over the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China has upheld the original intention of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and the mission of seeking rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. It is not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and is not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice. It has united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to work hard, work hard, reform and opening up. The Chinese nation ushered in a great leap from standing up, getting rich to becoming strong. Today, the Communist Party of China has developed into the world's largest Marxist ruling party that has gone through a century of glorious history, has been in power in the largest socialist country for more than 70 years, and has more than 9100 million members. It has received the most extensive support and support from the 1.4 billion Chinese people. stand. The Communist Party of China aspires to the great cause of the Chinese nation for thousands of years! We must carefully review the road we have traveled, never forget the road we came, continue to walk the road ahead, strengthen our ideals and beliefs, keep our original mission in mind, take root in the people, and always maintain vigor and high morale. As long as our party always stands at the forefront of the trend of the times, stands at the forefront of overcoming difficulties, and stands among the overwhelming majority of the people, it will always be invincible!

Comrades, friends!

In Chinese culture, the cow is a symbol of hard work, dedication, progress and strength. People compare serving the people and selfless dedication to the ox, innovation and development and overcoming difficulties to pioneering cattle, and hard work and hard work to old cattle. On the way forward, we should vigorously carry forward the spirit of ruzi cattle, pioneering cattle and old cattle. With the strength of cattle who are not afraid of hardship and can bear hardships, we should continue to work hard and forge ahead bravely for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and create new historical glory in the new era!

Finally, I wish everyone good health, smooth work, happy family, all the best and good luck in the Year of the Ox!

Thank you all.