Full Text of Jiang's Message to World Chinese Entrepreneurs ConventionThe following is the full text of a congratulatory message Chinese President Jiang Zemin sent to the Sixth World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention that opened Monday morning in Nanjing:Message of Congratulation by President Jiang Zemin to The Sixth World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention It is the first time that the Chinese entrepreneurs in the world hold their convention in their homeland, the mainland of China. It is a major event in the exchanges among Chinese entrepreneurs across the globe. I wish to extend, on behalf of the Chinese Government and people, and in my own name, a warm welcome to the Chinese entrepreneurs from all four corners of the world, and sincere congratulations on the convocation of the Sixth World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention. The overseas Chinese worldwide have for long lived in harmony with the local people. Thanks to their diligence and talents, they have contributed greatly to the local economic development and social progress, and played a positive role in promoting trade, scientific and technological cooperation and friendly exchanges between China and the countries or regions they reside in. The vast number of overseas Chinese constitute a major force promoting China's opening-up and participating in China's economic development. In the new century, China has entered a new stage of development whereby we will make an all-round effort to build a society in which people will enjoy a comfortable life and speed up our socialist modernization drive. Our goal is to basically realize modernization by the middle of this century and build China into a rich, prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and modern socialist country. We will unswervingly adhere to the policy of reform and opening-up and strengthen exchanges and cooperation with all other countries and regions in the world. I endorse the theme of this convention and I hope that Chinese entrepreneurs will work together more closely, further strengthen exchanges and cooperation, give more attention and support to China's modernization drive and actively participate in it, and make fresh and bigger contributions to the great cause of China's national rejuvenation and to world peace and development. May the Sixth World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention be a complete success. Jiang Zemin President of the People's Republic of China September 1, 2001 |
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