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18/05/2020

Xi Focus: Xi replies to letter from Pakistani students studying in Beijing

A graduating foreign student takes selfies at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, June 28, 2018. (Xinhua/Long Wei)

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping extended welcome to excellent youth from all countries in the world to study in China in his Sunday reply to a letter from all Pakistani students studying in the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB).

In his letter, Xi encouraged the students to communicate more with their Chinese peers and join hands with youth from all countries to contribute to promoting people-to-people connectivity and building a community with a shared future for humanity.

Learning that the students have enriched their knowledge and made quite a few Chinese friends while studying in China, Xi said he felt happy for the achievements they have made.

“As you have felt, since the COVID-19 epidemic broke out, the Chinese government and schools have always cared for the lives and health of foreign students studying in China, providing all-round help for them,” Xi noted.

The Chinese government and people put people’s lives first and treat foreigners in the country the same as Chinese nationals, making no exception in offering them care, Xi wrote.

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2019 shows the autumn scenery of the University of Science and Technology Beijing in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Xi said he learned that many foreign students have expressed their support to the Chinese people in various ways during China’s fight against COVID-19.

“A friend in need is a friend indeed,” he said, adding that China will continue providing various help to all foreign students studying in the country.

While welcoming excellent youth from other countries to study in China, Xi encouraged them to learn more about the country, communicate more with their Chinese peers and tell the world more about the China they see.

The USTB currently has 52 Pakistani students. They recently wrote about their experiences and feelings of studying in China in a letter to Xi and expressed their gratitude to the university for providing care and help for them after the COVID-19 outbreak.

They also expressed their aspirations to join in building the Belt and Road after graduation and contribute to enhancing China-Pakistan friendship.

Source: Xinhua

13/05/2020

Xi Focus-Quotable Quotes: Xi Jinping on eco-protection

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, checks the ecological protection work of the Fenhe River in Taiyuan, capital city of north China’s Shanxi Province, May 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to ecological conservation and environmental protection. He has spoken of the issue on many occasions. The following are some highlights of his quotes.

— Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.

— Ecological conservation and environmental protection are contemporary causes that will benefit many generations to come.

— A sound ecological environment is the basic foundation for the sustainable development of humanity and society.

— We should adhere to the integrated protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes and grasslands, and coordinate efforts to strengthen ecological and environmental protection in river basins with efforts to promote an energy revolution, green production and lifestyle, and economic transformation and development.

— A good ecological environment is the fairest public product and the most accessible welfare for the people.

— The quality of the eco-environment is the key to building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

— Economic development should not be achieved at the cost of the ecology. The ecological environment itself is the economy. Protecting the environment is developing productivity.

— We shall protect ecosystems as preciously as we protect our eyes, and cherish them as dearly as we cherish our lives.

— The history of civilizations shows that the rise or fall of a civilization is closely tied to the quality of the ecological environment.

Source: Xinhua

27/08/2019

Chinese vice premier stresses promoting healthy development of intelligent industry

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Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, reads a congratulatory letter to the 2019 Smart China Expo sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the expo’s opening ceremony in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

CHONGQING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Monday called for seizing the new opportunities in technological development and promoting the healthy development of the intelligent industry.

Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at the 2019 Smart China Expo that opened Monday in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality.

At the opening ceremony, he read a congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping.

The letter fully demonstrated that the president attaches great importance to the development of intelligent industry, and pointed the direction for the sector’s healthy development, Liu said.

Noting that China’s economy is switching from high-speed growth to high-quality development, Liu said the country’s dynamic microfundations and sufficient macro-policy tools can ensure the sound fundamentals of its economic development.

China’s intelligent industry is developing rapidly and emerging as a new economic growth point, Liu said.

To promote the sector’s development, efforts must be centered on promoting the well-being of humanity, maintain a balance between efficiency and job creation, respect and protect individual privacy, and uphold the ethical and moral bottom line, he said.

In underscoring China’s willingness to advance international cooperation in the intelligent sector, Liu said China welcomes enterprises from all over the world, including the United States, to invest and operate in China.

The country will continue to create an appealing investment environment and strengthen protection of property rights and intellectual property rights, he said.

China is willing to resolve problems calmly through consultation and resolutely opposes the escalation of the trade war, Liu said, adding that any escalation will run against the interests of the people of China, the United States and the whole world.

Source: Xinhua

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