President Xi receives credentials of new ambassadors to China

Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 28 new ambassadors to China in Beijing on Thursday.

The ambassadors are: André Haspels from the Netherlands, Abdelkader El Ansari from Morocco, Soeung Rathchavy from Cambodia, Sashko Nasev from North Macedonia, Paata Kalandadze from Georgia, Marta Betanzos Roig from Spain, Marcelo Gabriel Suarez Salvia from Argentina, Chatchai Viriyavejakul from Thailand, Frances Lanitou from Cyprus, Majintha Jayesinghe from Sri Lanka, Fazeel Najeeb from the Maldives, Elisee Jean Dao from Mali, Kārlis Eihenbaums from Latvia, Michael S. Christensen from Denmark, Nicholas O'Brien from Ireland, Abigail Shoniwa from Zimbabwe, Nyamaa Enkhbold from Mongolia, Vebjørn Dysvik from Norway, Chitra Jeremiah from Nauru, Mikko Kinnunen from Finland, Branko M. Bulatović from Montenegro, Luis Lopez from El Salvador, Bostjan Malovrh from Slovenia, Remigio Ceballos from Venezuela, Saleh Chahaimi Abakar from Chad, Hodan Osman Abdi from Somalia, Krishna Prasad Oli from Nepal, and Md. Nazmul Islam from Bangladesh.

Following the credential presentation, Xi delivered a speech welcoming the ambassadors and expressing China's readiness to provide support and facilitation to help them fulfill their duties. 

Xi highlighted China's rich history and vast territory, encouraging the ambassadors to explore different regions of China to gain a deeper understanding of the country. He expressed hope that the ambassadors can serve as bridge-builders for exchanges, advocates for cooperation and messengers of friendship between China and the world. 

He noted that the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had laid out a systematic plan for further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization, introducing over 300 major reform initiatives. Xi emphasized that Chinese modernization is not a path of isolated progress. Instead, China is committed to sharing its development opportunities with the world, working together with other nations to achieve peaceful development, mutual benefit and common prosperity. 

Xi also addressed the significant challenges facing the world today, including geopolitical conflicts, unilateralism, rising protectionism and climate change. He stressed the urgency of collective action and called for greater international solidarity and cooperation to safeguard global peace and development. 

As a stabilizing, active and progressive force in the international community, Xi reaffirmed China's unwavering commitment to peaceful development. He expressed China's determination to work with all nations to promote a fair and orderly multipolar world, inclusive and sustainable economic globalization, shared human values and the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind.