Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador Mr. Jiang Zedong said on Saturday that China will continue to seek greater coordination with the Pakistani side in development strategies, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, promote the upgraded version of CPEC and more. Near China ready to accelerate construction. Pakistani community with a common future in the new era.
The Chinese ambassador expressed these views while addressing the participants of the reception organized on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year 2025 at the Chinese Embassy here.
The Chinese ambassador also expressed his sincere gratitude to all friends who love traditional Chinese culture, care and support China’s development and actively promote China-Pakistan friendship.
“In the year 2024, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. With deep love, we look back at the sea change that has taken place across China since the birth of the People’s Republic. At its Third Plenary Session, the Communist Party The 20th Central Committee of China made a clear call to deepen all-round reform. We will certainly make great strides in advancing reform and opening up open During the Pin, the Chinese will embrace wider possibilities in advancing modernization.
Despite the complex situation with increasing external pressures and internal challenges, the envoy said that China’s economy has easily achieved its major expected goals and tasks and that the economy has increased in size, improved in terms of structure, and new Driven by speed.
“China’s GDP exceeded 130 trillion yuan for the first time, reaching 134.9 trillion yuan RMB, representing a 5% year-on-year increase. In 2024, China’s total grain production will reach 1.4 trillion yuan for the first time. Exceeded Trillion Cat., New Energy Vehicle Production and Sales Volume Both Exceeded 12 Million Units, Annual Express Delivery Volume Exceeded 150 Billion Pieces for the First Time , and the annual passenger volume of China’s national railways exceeded 4 billion. China has advanced the Belt and Road cooperation to 155 countries.
He said China’s total trade with countries participating in the Belt and Road will exceed 22 trillion yuan in 2024, an increase of 6.4 percent year-on-year, accounting for 50.3 percent of China’s total foreign trade value. is China put forward a five-point proposal for building a more beautiful home of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, eight practical measures for the development of high-quality BRICS cooperation, and China’s eight measures for global development.
He said these efforts have advanced reforms in global governance, strengthened the solidarity of the Global South, and taken new concrete steps towards building a community with a shared future for mankind. These domestic and international achievements are mainly attributed to the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
“In the past year 2024, we are pleased to see that the new Pakistani government has made great efforts to push forward various reform agendas, achieve new strides in national development and enhance Pakistan’s international standing. Pakistan’s GDP is expected to grow by 3.5 percent in the fiscal year.In the first six months of this fiscal year, Pakistan’s current account surplus reached a 15-year high, both in terms of foreign investment and remittances abroad. Inflation hit a seven-year low and foreign exchange reserves hit a three-year high. Recently, a five-year economic turnaround centered around the ‘5Es’ framework also announced the plan, which opens vast possibilities for economic and social development,” he said.
Meanwhile, he said, Pakistan had successfully hosted the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and had started assuming its duties as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Pakistan will certainly play a major role in international and regional affairs.
“In the last year of 2024, we have the great honor of seeing China-Pakistan relations strengthen, deepen and expand. President Xi Jinping has maintained close contact with President Zardari and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, China-Pakistan. An important consensus was reached on advancing all-weather strategic cooperation, which provides the basic guidance for our bilateral relations. Prime Minister Li Qiang and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif held mutual visits, which strengthened Pakistan-China cooperation in various fields. Just the last two months Take as an example,” he said.
He said that 1St In December last year, Dara Khunjarab achieved its inaugural year-round success. And at 30Th December, the construction of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5) officially started. Some time ago, the State Bank of Pakistan announced that China’s investment in Pakistan in the first six months of the new fiscal year accounted for 40 percent of Pakistan’s total foreign investment.
“Last week, China successfully launched Pakistan’s satellite into space. This week, the new Gwadar International Airport welcomed its first commercial flight. A few days ago, a team of Chinese experts traveled to Pakistan, and discovered congenital heart diseases. What is the successful surgical treatment of children in these concrete results, both CPEC projects and development aid projects. They not only strengthen and believe in China-Pakistan cooperation in an uncertain world reflect rather this It also shows that China-Pakistan practical cooperation is comprehensive and extensive.
“In three days, we are about to begin the Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar Chinese New Year. It is not only the longest, richest in content, and most influential of the Chinese nation. It is a traditional festival, but also an important moment for every family to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, to meet again and share the joy of all Chinese people’s longing for their homeland and family reunion They wish. It is a symbol of peace, harmony and harmony that Chinese Loves the values of the nation and civilization. It doesn’t matter where people are, be it offline or online, they will try their best to celebrate the spring festival with their families Deeply rooted in sugar’s blood, as the saying goes, home is always the warmest shelter, no matter how far away one is from it.
He said that the Spring Festival is not only a grand annual event for the Chinese nation, but has also become an important link of global cultural exchange. It has become a Chinese cultural symbol that is widely recognized and admired around the world, embodying the common desire of people around the world for a better future. More and more foreign friends have fallen in love with “Celebrating the Spring Festival”.
Last year, he added, the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly designated the Lunar New Year as a United Nations holiday. “The Spring Festival, the social behavior of the Chinese people in the celebration of the traditional New Year,” was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, he said in December.
The successful inscription of the Spring Festival on the UNESCO list and its growing global presence not only confirms the deep cultural heritage of the Spring Festival, but also highlights its unique importance in global culture. It is a specific initiative by China to implement the global civilization initiative, promote exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations, and contribute to the cultural power to build a community with a common future for mankind.
“The Year of the Snake brings good luck and endless growth.” We are looking forward to the “Spring Festival Moment” and sharing the joy of Spring Festival with our steely Pakistani friends. I hope everyone can experience the rich and colorful Chinese Spring Festival culture together, and feel the warmth and tranquility of the Spring Festival and the power of the New Year. The theme of today’s event is “Chinese New Year, We Celebrate Together”. Our doors are always open to you, and China will always stand firmly with Pakistan.
As the poem goes, “Fireworks and lanterns are lit to bid farewell to the old year, and the golden snake dances over the mountains”. The coming New Year is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac. In traditional Chinese culture, the snake is a symbol of wisdom, agility, bravery and perseverance. In the New Year, we look forward to working together with the Pakistani side, working hard and moving forward with courage, practicing friendly cooperation, promoting mutual learning between civilizations, and creating a community with a shared future for mankind. are ready to participate in the construction of Let’s jointly create an even brighter future for China-Pakistan relations.
