Home>>China
Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, January 02, 2003

Full Text of President Jiang's New Year Address

Chinese President Jiang Zemin extended New Year greetings to the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, including those in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese, as well as friends from all other countries, in his televised New Year address. The following is transcript of his speech.


PRINT DISCUSSION CHINESE SEND TO FRIEND


Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends,

The New Year's bell for 2003 will soon ring out.

At the dawn of another new year, through China Radio International, China National Radio and China Central Television, I am pleased to extend my New Year's greetings to the Chinese people from all ethnic groups, to compatriots in the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, to compatriots in Taiwan and overseas Chinese, as well as friends all over the world.

The year of 2002 was a year of great importance and profound significance in China's development. The Communist Party of China successfully convened its 16th National Congress. This congress established the important "Three Represents" Thought as a guiding ideology of the Party together with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory. The congress systematically summed up the basic experience of the Party in leading the people in building socialism with Chinese characteristics. It put forward the objectives of striving to build a well-off society in an all-round way; it mapped out an all-round plan for China's socialist economic, political, cultural and other undertakings with Chinese characteristics; and it realized a smooth transfer of the CPC central leadership from the old to the new. The Chinese people of all ethnic groups are now rallying closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as the General Secretary, and united as one, they are striving to build a well-off society in an all-round way and creating a new situation of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. I firmly believe that China will surely usher in a more brilliant and prosperous future.

The year of 2002 was a year of continuous development of China's reforms, opening-up and socialist modernization drive.

We adhered to expand domestic demand and followed a positive financial policy and stable monetary policy; we implemented the strategy of invigorating the nation through science and education and that of sustainable development and carried out the strategic readjustment of economic restructuring in a big way; we strengthened agriculture as the foundation of economy and deepened SOE reforms; we improved environmental protection and construction and actively pushed forward the development of western China; we worked hard to expand employment and reemployment and improve social security; we intensified our efforts to promote socialist legal construction and socialist cultural and ethic progress; we maintained the steady, fast and healthy development of the national economy and promoted the all-round progress of the Chinese society and further improvement of people's life. Today's China is one that enjoys political stability, national solidarity and economic prosperity.

We adhered to promote reforms and development through opening-up, which has been on a wider scope. China has strictly abide by WTO rules and honored its commitments. China has further opened its market and improved the investment environment, becoming one of world's most attractive nations for overseas investors. China's development needs the world, the world's prosperity needs China. China's development is conducive to promoting world peace and development.

We have adhered to the principle "one country, two systems" to administrate the Hong Kong and Macao SARs under their respective Basic Laws, guaranteeing the social and economic stability of the two regions. We adhere to the basic principles of "peaceful reunification" and "one country, two systems" and the eight��point proposition governing the current cross��straits ties and the promotion of peaceful reunification, develop cross-straits relations.

Cross-straits economic and cultural exchanges have constantly increased. The Taiwan compatriots' will for peace, stability and development has been growing.

We adhere to an independent foreign policy of peace, and together with the people of other countries, firmly promote world peace and development. We carry out all facets of diplomatic work and continue to play active roles in major international and regional issues, further increase our economic cooperation and exchanges with other nations, and actively push forward international cooperation in fighting against terrorism under the UN and other mechanisms. The friendship between the peoples of China and other countries has been further strengthened.

2003 is the first year when the Chinese people of all ethnic groups strive to achieve the great objectives and tasks set at the 16th National Party Congress, and the Chinese people will advance vigorously along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. After more than 20 years of development through reforms and opening-up, China has achieved tremendous successes that have attracted worldwide attention. After another two decades, we may fully believe that the valiant and industrious Chinese people will, with their own hands, create new miracles on this miraculous land. By that time, China will be stronger and more prosperous, and contribute more to mankind.

Here on this occasion, I would like to send my special regards to the 23 million Taiwan compatriots, and wish them happy and healthy. I firmly believe that with the joint efforts of all the Chinese people, including our Taiwan compatriots, the complete reunification of the motherland will be achieved at an early date.

At present, the international situation is undergoing profound changes. The trends of multi-polarization and economic globalization continue to develop, and new progress and advances in science and technology are reported with each passing day. Peace and development remain the themes of our times. Mankind has more favorable conditions to create a good life. But we should also see that the development in the world is very unbalanced, and there hasn't been a fundamental change in the unjust and irrational international political and economic orders. The gap between the North and the South continues to widen, and the conflicts and disputes in some areas have happened one after another.

International terrorism damages people's quiet life, and poverty, environmental deterioration, drugs and other non-traditional security issues have become more outstanding. Humanity is facing many grave challenges. People around the world should unite to tackle these issues.

The people of China and the world are longing for lasting peace, common development, and a peaceful and happy life. The Chinese people will, as always, join the people of the world in promoting the establishment of new international political and economic orders, respect the diversity of the world, promote democratization of international relations; and work hard to promote world peace and common development.

The development of human society is facing rare opportunities and various challenges. To create a better future of the world, we must seize opportunities and meet challenges. I believe that the prospect for the development of human society will be bright as long as the people and statesmen of the world work together from the perspective of human destiny and their common interests, and overcome difficulties in their way of advance with optimistic spirit.

And finally, I wish you all a Happy New Year from Beijing.

Thank you.


Questions?Comments? Click here
    Advanced






Chinese President Gives New Year Address



 


Iraq Vows Fight Against US in Different Way from 1991 Gulf War ( 5 Messages)

German Maglev Expert: World's Fastest Train Puts China in the Spotlight ( 4 Messages)

Pyongyang Orders IAEA Inspectors to Leave ( 31 Messages)

China Launches 'Shenzhou IV' Unmanned Spacecraft ( 31 Messages)

China Set Trade Growth Goal at 7 Percent in 2003 ( 23 Messages)



Copyright by People's Daily Online, all rights reserved