Xi Jinping sent a letter to congratulate China on the completion and putting into use of the Antarctic Qinling Station

Xi Jinping sent a letter to congratulate China on the completion and putting into use of the Antarctic Qinling Station, emphasizing that

Better understand the polar regions, protect the polar regions, and utilize the polar regions.

Make new and greater contributions to benefit mankind and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 7. On the eve of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, China’s Antarctic Qinling Station was completed and put into use on the 7th. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a letter to express warm congratulations and extend sincere greetings and best New Year blessings to polar workers.

　　Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter that this year marks the 40th anniversary of China’s polar expedition. Over the past 40 years, under the leadership of the Party, my country's polar undertakings have grown from scratch, from weak to strong. Generations of polar workers have braved the extreme cold, persevered, fought hard, dedicated, were rigorous and realistic, worked hard, and achieved fruitful results. The completion of the China Antarctic Qinling Station will provide a strong guarantee for scientific workers in my country and around the world to continue to explore the mysteries of nature and bravely climb scientific peaks.

　　Xi Jinping hopes that polar workers will take this opportunity to continue to work hard, pioneer and innovate, and work with the international community to better understand, protect and utilize the polar regions, so as to make new and greater contributions to benefiting mankind and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. contribute.

　　The opening event of the China Antarctic Qinling Station was held on the 7th, with the main venue in Beijing and branches at the Antarctic Great Wall Station, Antarctic Zhongshan Station, Antarctic Qinling Station, Arctic Yellow River Station, the "Snow Dragon" ship, and the "Snow Dragon 2" ship. venue.

　　He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the event at the main venue in Beijing, read Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter, announced the naming and opening of the new station and delivered a speech. He said that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter pointed out the direction and provided fundamental guidance for the development of my country’s polar undertakings in the new era and new journey. It is necessary to thoroughly study and understand and resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter, do a good job in opening and operating the China Antarctic Qinling Station with high standards and high standards, speed up the improvement of supporting facilities, do a good job in safety production management, deepen scientific investigation and research, and strengthen international Exchange and cooperation. It is necessary to summarize and make good use of the valuable experience of 40 years of polar expeditions, strengthen the party's overall leadership, give full play to the advantages of concentrating efforts on major tasks, temper good styles, strengthen care and concern for polar workers, and constantly create new situations in the polar cause.

　　The China Antarctic Qinling Station is located on Enkesburg Island in the Ross Sea and is my country's fifth research station in Antarctica.