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19:08, 31-Dec-2017
President Xi reviews 2017 in his New Year Address
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2018 New Year Address on Sunday, reviewing the achievements of 2017.
“I feel the greatness of the ordinary Chinese people, and I also feel we need to work hard to achieve happiness,” Xi said.
Xi said that China has embarked on a journey to fully build a modern socialist country and has marched one significant step closer to completing the process of building a moderately well-off society in all aspects.
In his speech, Xi reviewed China’s achievements in several fields. Various initiatives to improve people's livelihoods have been accelerated and the environment has steadily improved. Chinese people have enjoyed a stronger sense of gain, of happiness and of security, he said.
He highlighted that there has been a steady flow of technological innovation and major engineering feats in 2017. “I applaud and cheer the creative powers of the Chinese people!” Xi said.
China has hosted a series of international summits and activities in 2017. Xi said he also attended some major multilateral meetings overseas and had many in-depth exchanges of views with relevant parties, adding that they all supported the joint promotion of building a community of shared future for mankind to benefit people all over the world.