(Observation of the Two Sessions) Overseas Chinese People Hotly Discuss the Government Work Report: Boosting Confidence, Building One Heart and Warming the Hearts of Overseas Chinese

  China News Agency, Beijing, March 5th, topic: Overseas Chinese people hotly discuss the government work report: Boost confidence, build unity and warm the hearts of overseas Chinese

  China News Agency reporter Xu Wenxin

  On March 5, the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress opened in Beijing, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a government work report.

People from the overseas Chinese community believe that the content of the government work report is accurate and pragmatic, and it is close to people's livelihood, which has stimulated the enthusiasm of compatriots at home and abroad to participate in the construction of their ancestral (home) country.

 Pragmatic content boosts confidence

  Cao Yanling, chairman of the Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations in Europe, said that the report expounded the thinking and direction of China's current and future development, fully demonstrated the country's self-confidence, and made overseas Chinese full of confidence in the development of their ancestral (home) country.

  Wang Guojin, executive vice president of the Chinese Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said that in this year's government work report, the government work report, seeking truth from facts and speaking out about problems, not only highlights the sense of urgency, but also fully reflects the responsibility.

  "The report is accurate and pragmatic. It not only responds to hot social issues, but also summarizes the government's insufficiency. The content is more and more realistic, more down-to-earth, and more and more close to the hearts of the people." President of the Russian Overseas Chinese Youth Federation Wu Hao said.

  Nan Gengxu, president of the China-Africa People-to-People Exchange and Cooperation Promotion Association, said: "Every sentence in the government work report is 'truth', and the series of figures make us feel real heart-warming and reassuring."

  Gao Xinfei, director of the European and American Students Association of Shandong Province, said that the "enhancing the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry" mentioned in the government work report is very exciting.

Solving the problem of industrial innovation, solving the current problem of capital, talent, and resource intervention, and solving the problem of "stuck neck" in the supply chain are the needs of enterprises and even the needs of the country.

  Le Taowen, president of the Salt Lake City Chinese Aid Center in the United States, was deeply impressed by a set of data in the report: "In 2021, in the face of complex and severe domestic and foreign situations and many risks and challenges, China's economy can maintain recovery and development, with a GDP of 8.1%. It's not easy to grow. In such a situation, our 5.5% target is very impressive."

 Overseas Chinese are concerned about inspiring

  The government work report pointed out that "the party's policy on overseas Chinese affairs will be fully implemented, the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their relatives will be safeguarded, and Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad will be encouraged to join hands to create brilliant future."

  In Nan Gengxu's view, these words greatly increased the confidence and determination of overseas Chinese to return to Sangzi and build the motherland. He said: "No matter how the international community changes, the Chinese people will definitely move forward unswervingly, and the overseas Chinese will have the opportunity to We will definitely invest in the construction of our ancestral (home) country without hesitation.”

  Mao Yancheng, director of the British Chinese Art Center, said: "With such national policy guidance and protection of rights and interests, overseas young overseas Chinese are more confident to give full play to the unique advantages of connecting China and foreign countries and pooling resources, join the construction of the 'Belt and Road', and promote exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries. Connecting China to the world."

  Wang Yunru, executive vice-chairman of the French Association for the Promotion of Sino-French Relations, said bluntly: "Premier Li Keqiang pointed out in his report that 'we must adhere to an independent foreign policy of peace and unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development', which is a positive response from the Chinese government to the international community. Let our overseas Chinese have more confidence in the development of the motherland and personal career!"

  People's Livelihood Care Builds Concentricity

  The government work report pointed out that the precious funds must be used in critical areas of development and urgent needs for people's livelihood.

  Mao Yancheng believes that the people-centered development idea has gathered the greatest consensus on promoting social and economic development, and has formed a new situation of "everyone is responsible, everyone contributes, and everyone participates" in socialist construction.

  "The education, medical care, pension, housing and other issues mentioned in the report are all related to the daily life of ordinary people, and they are very down-to-earth and people's hearts." Le Taowen said.

  Gao Xinfei said that the people are precious and the world is healthy. As a large country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, China has more than 85% coverage of the new crown vaccine throughout the process, and the common people do not need to spend a penny, which is gratifying.

  In response to the "expanding high-level opening to the outside world and promoting the stable development of foreign trade and foreign investment" mentioned in the government work report, Pu Qiang, chairman of the Sichuan-Chongqing General Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia, was deeply touched. 'I am so excited, I have long planned to build an overseas warehouse, and I hope this time I can take the opportunity brought by the government work report to speed up the construction progress." (End)