China News Service, Beijing, March 7 (Reporter Yu Zhanyi) A reception for Chinese and foreign women to commemorate the International Women’s Day was held in Beijing on the 7th.

On March 7, a reception for Chinese and foreign women to commemorate International Women's Day was held in Beijing.

Photo by reporter Zhao Jun

  Chen Yiqin, State Councilor and Chairman of the All-China Women's Federation, delivered a speech and extended holiday greetings to Chinese and foreign women.

She pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has comprehensively strengthened its leadership on women's work and promoted historic achievements in women's cause.

General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 13th National Congress of Chinese Women, held a collective talk with members of the new leadership team of the All-China Women's Federation and delivered an important speech, pointing out the way forward for the development of women's causes in the new era and new journey.

Hundreds of millions of women in China hold high the great banner, keep in mind the earnest instructions, and strive to make new contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a powerful country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.

China will work with other countries to accelerate the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, jointly advance the global gender equality agenda, and work tirelessly to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and to jointly build and share a better world for all women and everyone. effort.

  Wang Yi, Tiening, Shen Yueyue, Su Hui, Xian Hui, Sun Chunlan, Peng Peiyun, Gu Xiulian, Chen Zhili, Wang Zhizhen and Li Bin attended the reception.

  Huang Xiaowei, Vice Chairman of the All-China Women's Federation and First Secretary of the Secretariat, hosted the reception.

Responsible comrades of relevant departments of the central government and state agencies, some female representatives and members of the National Two Sessions, outstanding female representatives from all walks of life, all ethnic groups and all walks of life, representatives of the Hong Kong and Macao women's circles, some envoys to China, representatives of international organizations in China, foreign female experts, Chinese and foreign female experts More than a thousand guests attended the reception.

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