借领导的话 给家园及家人拜年了 Chinese leaders extend Spring Festival greetings With a day to go to the Chinese New Year, top Chinese leaders have gathered in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. More than 4,000 people from all walks of life attended Tuesday's annual event.
| Chinese resident Hu Jintao, also general secretary of the Communist arty of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a grand Spring Festival gathering in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2008. The celebration was jointly held by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Tuesday.(Xinhua hoto) |
The celebration began with an upbeat tone. President Hu Jintao chaired the gathering and expressed his best wishes to people from all walks of life.
Hu Jintao said, "On behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, I want to give the most sincere regards to people all over China, including those in the areas hit by snow, and those who are fighting against the disaster. I also want to extend my greetings to the people in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and to overseas Chinese. Finally I want to express gratitude to our overseas friends who support China's modernization. I wish you a happy new year, sound health and a happy family."
Addressing the gathering, Premier Wen Jiabao said that the reform and opening-up has seen great achievements in the past year with the improvement of people's quality of life.
The Premier noted that the latest heavy snow has cut off power supply and traffic, severely affected economic development and brought great difficulties to the people. But with considerable effort, he said the emergency has gradually eased and the economy has remained stable throughout the country. He stressed that this was due to the government's quick response and effective measures, together with the efforts of the people and military forces.
Premier Wen Jiabao stressed that the snow disaster poses a stern test for the country and is essential in ensuring the continued healthy development of the economy. He said the Chinese nation must stick together and tackle all obstacles to overcome the disaster.
| Chinese remier Wen Jiabao, also a member of the Standing Committee of the olitical Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist arty of China (CPC), delivers a speech at a grand Spring Festival gathering in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2008. (Xinhua hoto) |
In summing up, Wen Jiabao said that 2008 will be crucial in carrying out the strategic arrangement made at the 17th Party Congress. He called on all parties to contribute to the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games and to strive for the development of a well-off society.
Chinese leaders extend New Year greetings to veteran leaders
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- As the traditional Spring Festival draws nearer, Chinese leaders, including Hu Jintao, have called on former leaders of the state and the Communist Party of China (CPC) to extend New Year greetings.
These veteran leaders included former President and Party chief Jiang Zemin, former top legislators Li Peng, Wan Li and Qiao Shi, and former Premier Zhu Rongji.
Gov´t extends New Year greetings to overseas Chinese
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council on Tuesday extended Chinese Lunar New Year greetings to all overseas Chinese, returned overseas Chinese and their relatives.
By Tuesday, overseas donations for snow-disaster areas, including funds from Hong Kong and Macao, had exceeded 55 million yuan (about 7.65 million U.S. dollars).
Wen delivers New Year speech at grand Spring Festival gathering
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday delivered a New Year Speech at a grand Spring Festival gathering of senior leaders, extending greetings for the Lunar New Year that falls on Feb. 7.
President Hu Jintao, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chaired the gathering in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
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