Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 12th, by wire

　　August 12th is International Youth Day.

　　Youth are the pillars of national construction and an active force in international exchanges. In recent years, President Xi Jinping has personally done youth-friendly work in various ways, using youth as a bridge to deepen friendship and cooperation between China and the world, promote exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations, and gather vigorous strength and hope for building a community with a shared future for mankind. Light.

　　Delivering speeches at the university, replying to young students, having cordial conversations with youth representatives, and sending congratulatory letters to youth activities...The exchanges and the mottos are full of President Xi’s deep encouragement and ardent expectations for young people from all over the world.

　　In April 2015, President Xi said this sentence when attending the 15th China-Vietnam Youth Friendship Meeting in Beijing: "'The friendship between the nations lies in the friendship of the people', and the'people of the people' must start with the youth."

　　Whether it is face-to-face communication or letter interaction, "friendship" and "friendship" are keywords that appear repeatedly when President Xi talks with young people from various countries.

　　In March 2013, at the Moscow Institute of International Relations, President Xi said sincerely--

　　In November 2015, at the National University of Singapore, President Xi addressed the youths of China and Singapore like this:

　　In March 2019, on the eve of his visit to Italy, in his reply to the teachers and students of the National Residential School in Rome, Italy, President Xi wrote:

　　In June 2019, when he was going to Japan to attend the Osaka Summit of the G20 leaders, President Xi gave a reply to the Japanese youth who won the "Panda Cup" Essay Contest——

　　Young people are not only the inheritors of traditional friendship, but also the new force of friendly cooperation.

　　From "One Belt One Road" to innovation cooperation, from realizing the dream of revitalization to practicing South-South cooperation... President Xi encouraged young people from all countries to increase mutual understanding, promote mutually beneficial cooperation, and create a better future for human development.

　　In April 2015, President Xi announced at the Asian-African Leaders' Meeting that the Asian-African Youth Festival will be held continuously in China, and a total of 2,000 Asian and African youths will be invited to visit and participate in the party. On July 28, 2016, the first Asian-African Youth Festival opened in Beijing. President Xi sent a congratulatory letter——

　　In September 2015, President Xi announced when attending a series of summits on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations that China would establish a South-South Cooperation and Development Institute. In April 2016, South-South College was formally established at Peking University. In October 2017, Chairman Xi wrote back to South-South College’s first master's graduates——

　　Encouraging Chinese and African youths to inherit traditional friendship and join hands to build a closer China-Africa community with a shared future, President Xi wrote:

　　Sending a congratulatory letter to the 2019 World Young Scientists Summit, President Xi hopes that talents from all over the world will lead economic and social development through scientific and technological innovation——

　　President Xi once said: "The future of the world belongs to the younger generation. The young people all over the world have ideals and responsibilities, and mankind has hope. The noble cause of advancing the peace and development of mankind has a steady stream of powerful forces."

　　He has sent many messages to young people from various countries, hoping that they will promote mutual understanding between peoples of all countries, promote the harmonious coexistence of different civilizations, and contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind——

　　(Reporter: Wang Yachen; Editor: Hao Weiwei, Wang Shen, Cheng Dayu; Visual: Chen Shan, Wang Yachen; Produced by the International Department of Xinhua News Agency)