Today's China is a China that is closely connected with the world

——Revelation of President Xi Jinping's 2023 New Year's Greetings④

　　"Today's China is a China that is closely connected with the world." In his 2023 New Year's speech, President Xi Jinping recalled the past year with deep affection. Declaring that China "stands firmly on the correct side of history and the progress of human civilization" fully demonstrates China's responsibility as a major country to maintain world peace and promote common development.

　　Over the past year, President Xi Jinping has hosted and attended more than 10 important international multilateral conferences at home and abroad, held talks and meetings with more than 60 foreign leaders and heads of international organizations, and held phone and video meetings with nearly 30 foreign leaders. Intensive interaction and in-depth communication on the development of bilateral relations and major international issues.

As President Xi Jinping emphasized, "We always cherish peace and development, and we always cherish friends and partners."

The successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics issued a warm call to the people of all countries to "go to the future together"; the China International Import Expo, the Canton Fair, the Service Trade Fair, and the Consumer Expo are all "Oriental Covenants" set up by China ", fulfilling the firm promise of "opening the door wider and wider"; in the first 11 months of last year, the trade volume between China and the "Belt and Road" partners increased by 20.4% against the trend, and the number of China-Europe trains hit a new high. Signature projects have been fully launched... Making friends all over the world and walking the world together, China in the new era has started a new journey of mutual integration and mutual achievement between China's development and the development of the world with a confident and calm attitude.

A credible, lovely and respectable China has won more and more understanding, respect and support.

　　In a turbulent world, there is an urgent need for the power to stabilize people's hearts; in an era of change, it calls for responsibility with the world in mind.

Looking back on the past year, the COVID-19 epidemic has repeatedly delayed, the world economy has become more vulnerable, the geopolitical situation has become tense, global governance has been seriously lacking, and multiple crises such as food and energy have superimposed.

Facing unprecedented challenges, the question of "where is humanity going" has never been more urgent.

President Xi Jinping emphasized that "we will strive to contribute Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the cause of human peace and development."

To implement the global development initiative, nearly 70 countries have joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative"; to propose a global security initiative to contribute international public goods to make up for the security deficit; The 2nd Conference of the Parties has achieved milestone results... We have taken into account the overall situation at home and abroad, focused on the common interests of all mankind, held high the banner of a community with a shared future for mankind, contributed wisdom and strength to solving the common problems facing mankind, and contributed to the turbulent and changing world. Continuing to inject confidence and hope.

Facts have fully proved that China is an important force for maintaining world peace and development.

　　At present, "the century-old changes are accelerating and the world is not peaceful", and all countries are thinking about the future.

China firmly pursues an independent foreign policy of peace, adheres to the diplomatic purpose of maintaining world peace and promoting common development, and is committed to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

China's development is the growth of the world's peaceful forces. China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansion.

China has the confidence and ability to continuously inject valuable certainty and stability into the international community with the stability of its own system, governance, policy and development.

On the new journey, China will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, unswervingly deepen reforms, expand opening up, and unswervingly promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way through Chinese-style modernization.

A China that is constantly moving towards modernization will surely provide more opportunities for the world, inject stronger impetus into international cooperation, and make greater contributions to the progress of all mankind.

　　The situation is changing, do not change the right way in the world;

We live in an era full of challenges, but also an era full of hope. The future and destiny of mankind should be grasped and decided by the people of all countries.

Facing the future, all countries will work together to create a better future for mankind if they walk the world together, vigorously promote the common values ​​of all mankind, and continue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

(People's Daily People's Daily Commentator)