As the Lunar New Year approaches politicians from different countries have sent their best wishes to Chinese people.

MAMNOON HUSSAIN PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN "Happy Spring Festival! I believe under the wise leadership of President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party of China, China will achieve greater development in the near future. The Pakistan-China friendship will be stronger. I sincerely hope that friendship between Pakistan and China will last forever and pass on from generation to generation. Long live the friendship between Pakistan and China!"

NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHSTAN "First of all, the people of Kazakhstan wish all Chinese people a happy Spring Festival. I wish all of you health and good luck. And I hope China can make breakthroughs in all respects to reach its goals set on the 19th CPC Congress. As a friendly neighbor of China, Kazakhstan hopes to strengthen cooperation and common development with the country."

MOON JAE-IN PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA "Hi everyone, I convey our warm new year blessings to Chinese people. Families are eating dumplings and enjoying the Spring Festival. Korean nationals are also having rice cake soup. The flame of the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games is burning. I believe the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games will be held successfully. I wish the Chinese people good luck and good health."

ZHAO XIAOLAN US MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, ZHAO XICHENG ZHAO XIAOLAN'S FATHER, ZHAO ANGI ZHAO XIAOLAN'S SISTER "CGTN 's audience, ladies and gentlemen, we wish you all the best in welcoming the Year of the Dog. I wish you peace in the Year of the Dog."