(Interview at the Two Sessions) Overseas Chinese Compatriots Hotly Discuss the Work of the Government

  China News Service, Beijing, March 5 (Jin Xu, Wu Kan, Liu Likun) The Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress kicked off on March 5 in Beijing. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a government work report.

Overseas Chinese believe that the solid content of the government work report and the frequent highlights have inspired the overseas Chinese community to participate in the major development strategies of their ancestral (domestic) country and share the Chinese dream together.

  "The government work report is truth-seeking and pragmatic, and it conveys confidence in China's development. Overseas Chinese look forward to contributing to China's 14th Five-Year Plan," said Chen Jianxin, chairman of the Spanish Association of Overseas Chinese and Overseas Chinese. Government Work Report A series of figures summarized China's economic and social development achievements in 2020, and outlined the policy goals for 2021, sending a positive signal of stability and improvement to the outside world, and at the same time showing the confidence of China's economy.

  Huang Zhixiao, president of the Italian-Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, is very concerned about the "Belt and Road" construction and "promotion of domestic and international dual cycles" in the government work report.

He said that in the future, he will actively participate in China's new development pattern with domestic and international cycles as the main body and mutual promotion of domestic and international cycles, continue to play a role as a bridge and link, and promote cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation between China and Italy to achieve new results.

  Nan Gengxu, president of the Botswana China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, stated that the government work report proposed that China will implement a wider, broader, and deeper opening up to the outside world. As an overseas Chinese businessperson, he hopes to increase investment in China and go deeper. Participate in the process of China's opening up.

"The measures mentioned in the report to further reduce the negative list of foreign investment access and promote the construction of free trade ports will bring new opportunities for foreign investors to explore the Chinese market."

  Regarding the “greater power of bringing together the Chinese sons and daughters to create brilliant together” mentioned in the government work report, Yu Junwu, head of the Sydney Huaxing Art Troupe, was deeply moved. In terms of directional exchanges and cooperation, overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese have already possessed a certain degree of strength.

"In my future work, I will continue to practice personally and contribute to Chinese culture'going out' and'walking in'."

  Li Shuangjie, the president of the Russian "Dragon News" said: "The government work report mentioned deepening the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. This is our Chinese media's biggest concern. The "Dragon News" has organized many cultural exchange activities between China and Russia in the past 22 years. We will continue to work hard to give full play to the role of Chinese media as a bridge and platform."

  Luo Jian, principal of the French "Red Panda" School, said that we have felt the development of China from the government work report, and we overseas Chinese feel proud.

"As a Chinese educator, I will continue to devote myself to fostering the identity of Chinese culture for descendants of Chinese descent, and at the same time show a comprehensive and authentic China to the people living in the country and the international community."

  The statement in the report on "protecting the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives" also attracted the attention of overseas Chinese.

Huang Zhixiao said that in recent years, the process of China’s local legislative protection of overseas Chinese has become more and more perfect, and national legislation on the rights of overseas Chinese is also advancing. Good news for overseas Chinese." (End)