Speech in youtube. "Make Joint Efforts to Promote World Peace, Stability and Prosperity" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xat5gDW20Q
Peace and best wishes. Xi On Dec 31 2008, 5:43 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Video from CCTV (in > English)http://www.cctv.com/video/media/worldwidewatch/2008/12/worldwidewatch... > > Text from > Xinhuahttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/31/content_10587115.htm > > BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao called for > world peace, stability and prosperity in a New Year address broadcast > on Wednesday to domestic and overseas audiences via state TV and radio > stations. > > "We sincerely hope all countries will support and help each other > and work together to promote peace, stability and prosperity in the > world and bring to the people of all nations a peaceful and happy > life," Hu said. > > The address, "Jointly Promote World Peace, Stability and > Prosperity," was broadcast by China Radio International, China > National Radio and China Central Television. > > "At this moment, there are still people in the world who are > suffering from war, poverty, illness and natural calamities," Hu said. > "The Chinese people are deeply sympathetic to them and willing to > continue to give all we can to help them. > > "From Beijing, I wish you all happiness and health in the new > year," the president said. > > The year 2008 has been very eventful and extraordinary for the > Chinese people, he said, and he thanked the people of the world for > their support and help in the past year. > > Hu listed the effort against the unusual snow in southern China in > the beginning of 2008, the 8.0-magnitude May 12 Sichuan earthquake, > the successful hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics, the flight of > the Shenzhou VII manned spacecraft and the hosting of the Asia-Euro > Summit in October. > > "Domestically. China's economic power and overall national > strength has further expanded and people's living standards further > improved in the past year. The Chinese people have also enhanced > friendly exchanges and substantial cooperation with the people of the > world, and they jointly coped with severe challenges like the global > financial crisis and made new contributions to world peace and common > development," he said. > > The past year also marked the 30th anniversary of China's reform > and opening-up, and the country has pressed ahead with the drive, Hu > said. > > He noted that Chinese people of all ethnic groups are working hard > for an even better life. > > Hu said that "2009 will be a historic year for the Chinese > people," as it will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the > People's Republic of China. > > "Historic changes have taken place in China in the past 60 years. > So have its relations with the world." > > In the new year, the country will "seek stable and relatively fast > economic growth based mainly on boosting domestic demand, improve its > sustainable development ability by changing the pattern of development > and carrying out restructuring, solve major problems that concern the > public interest and promote sound, rapid economic and social > development," he said. > > "We will continue to adhere to the principle of 'One Country, Two > Systems' and 'Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong', 'Macao people > governing Macao' with a high degree of autonomy. We will join hands > with compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao to promote the long-term > prosperity and stability of both regions," he said. > > On the Taiwan issue, he said, "We will adhere to the principle of > 'peaceful reunification and one country, two systems', firmly grasp > the theme of peaceful development of cross-Straits relations, > strengthen cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation, and work for the > well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, strive > for regional peace and safeguard the fundamental interests of the > Chinese nation." > > The world is undergoing major changes, with the overall > international situation stable but the global financial crisis rapidly > spreading, Hu said. World economic growth is dramatically slowing and > world peace and development still face severe challenges. > > "Strengthening international cooperation and jointly coping with > the challenges are the common aspirations of people around the world > and a must for promoting the common development of all countries. > > "I want to take this opportunity to reiterate that China will > unswervingly adhere to a peaceful development and opening-up policy > that aims at win-win and reciprocity, actively exchange and cooperate > with the countries of the world, actively participate in international > efforts to weather the global financial crisis, seek to promote world > economic growth and the progress of human civilization and continue to > work with all nations to help build a world of lasting peace, common > prosperity and harmony." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. 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