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In the course of the month of April, a lot of countries visited China, including developed and developing countries. With the development, China is gradually becoming more attractive to the world.
On the afternoon of April 6, 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and the European Union (EU) Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, at the Great Hall of the People. During the meeting, Xi pointed out that the concurrent visit to China by President Macron and President Ursuar von der Leyen, demonstrated the positive desire of the European Union (EU) to grow relations with China and advanced the common interests of China and the EU.
The meeting took place amidst a complex and volatile world beset by the protracted Ukrainian crisis, faltering global recovery, volatile financial markets and growing difficulties facing developing countries. According to Xi, “China and the EU need to stay committed to dialogue and cooperation, uphold world peace and stability, foster common development and prosperity, promote human progress and together, address global challenges.”
The year 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership. China is prepared to work with the EU to set the right direction and tone for China-EU ties, fully resume exchanges at all levels, revitalize mutually-beneficial cooperation in various fields, and overcome disturbances and challenges, thus injecting fresh impetus into China-EU relations and global peace, stability and prosperity.
On the afternoon of April 7, 2023, Xi held an informal meeting with Macron at the Pine Garden in Guangzhou City of Guangdong Province, China. Xi warmly welcomed Macron to Guangzhou and expressed his pleasure to meet and talk with him again. The two heads of state strolled through the Pine Garden, chatting and stopping at times to enjoy the unique beauty of the southern Chinese garden.
In like manner, on the afternoon of April 6, 2023, Xi met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People. Xi stated that China had always regarded the EU as a strategic force in the international landscape, and takes the development of China-EU relations as a priority in its diplomacy.
According to Xi, “China is ready to work with the EU to carry forward the fine tradition, maintain close communication, enhance strategic mutual trust, focus on mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly overcome disturbance and challenges, to promote high-level development of China-EU relations.”
Xi further laid emphasis on the need for China and the EU to strengthen communication, foster a right perception of each other, and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation.
“The Chinese nation, throughout its 5000-plus-year history of civilization, has always been opposed to military aggression, the strong bullying the weak, or seeking hegemony from the position of strength. China pursues development for the purpose of delivering a better life for the Chinese people,” Xi told the EU Commission President.
On the afternoon of April 14, Xi also held talks with Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who was on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People.
On the afternoon of April 19, 2023, Xi further held talks at the Great Hall of the People with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba who was in China for a state visit. The two heads of state decided to elevate the China-Gabon comprehensive cooperative partnership to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
On the afternoon of March 21, 2023, local time, Xi held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow. They had sincere, friendly and fruitful talks on the bilateral ties and major regional and international issues of mutual interest, and reached new, important common understandings in many fields.
Key Points of the Keynote Speech by Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Opening Plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023
On March 30, 2023, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Li Qiang, delivered a keynote speech with the theme: ‘Following the Vision of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind and Bringing More Certainty to World Peace and Development’ at the Opening Plenary of The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.
The theme of this year’s annual conference, “An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development amid Challenges,” is highly relevant to our times and responsive to our shared concerns. Ten years ago, President Xi Jinping put forward the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Xi thereafter expounded China’s proposition on the vision at the forum and on many other international occasions, and went on to propose the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI) and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI).
During the conference, Li called for the working together to maintain a peaceful and stable environment for development in order to bring greater certainty to the fluid global environment; working together to build a more vibrant center of growth to bring greater certainty to world economic recovery and working together to expand effective ways for enhanced solidarity and cooperation to bring greater certainty to the shifting global governance.
Li also advocated for working together to pursue deeper and more substantive people-to-people exchanges to bring greater certainty to the interactions among civilizations. And looking ahead on the run, there is certainty in the goals and prospects of China’s development.
Chinese Govt Tackles US Over Leader of Taiwan Region’s Transit Through United States
…Takes Countermeasures Against Institutions, Officials
The Chinese Government has responded to actions by the United States institutions and officials over the leader of the Taiwan Region, Tsai Ing-wen’s transit through the United States. The Chinese Government took countermeasures against the institutions and officials in a decree issued on April 7, 2023, and signed by Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Mao Ning, in a statement issued in Beijing, said in disregard to China’s serious representations and repeated warnings, the United States deliberately greenlighted the transit of Tsai Ing-wen through the United States.
The Chinese Government stated that the United States House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, who is the number three in the United States Government, had a high-profile meeting with Tsai, while also saying that other United States officials and lawmakers had contact with Tsai and provided the platform for her separatist rhetoric for “Taiwan independence”.
The Chinese Government however took countermeasures against the Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and their leaders. In the decree, the Chinese Government said: “In disregard of China’s repeated representations and firm opposition, the United States allowed Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Taiwan region, to “transit” in the U.S. and engage in political activities there from 29 to 31 March and from 4 to 6 April 2023. Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum provided platform and facilitation for Tsai Ing-wen’s “Taiwan independence” separatist activities in the U.S. It is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, and a grave infringement upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“Pursuant to Articles 4, 5, 6 and 15 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions, China decides to take the following countermeasures against the institutions and individuals as listed in the attached List of Targets of Countermeasures, including Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and their leaders.
“For the two institutions, i.e., Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, all universities, institutes and other organizations, and individuals within China shall be strictly prohibited from engaging in transaction, exchange, cooperation and other activities with them.
“For the four individuals, i.e., Sarah May Stern, Chair of the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees; John P. Walters, President and CEO of Hudson Institute; John Heubusch, former Executive Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute which sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum; and Joanne M. Drake, Chief Administrative Officer of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute: all of their movable and immovable properties, and other kinds of assets within China shall be frozen; all organizations and individuals within China shall be prohibited from engaging in transaction, cooperation and other activities with them. They shall be denied visas or entry into China.”
What Has China Done in Three Years of Fighting against COVID-19!
It has been over three years since the outbreak of COVID-19. With the virus mutating, severe cases and mortality aused by the Omicron ariant ave significantly dropped, ndicating a milestone in the global fight against COVID. During the past three years, China had effectively protected the lives of its people and contributed its wisdom and strength to this lobal fight.
China has always safeguarded the health of its people. ver the past three years, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government have struck a balance between prevention measures and socioeconomic evelopment, drawing on China’s conditions to formulate policies that were in the best interests of the general public. As a result, China has experienced the lowest number of COVID deaths among the world’s major countries. What some have labeled as the “failure of the dynamic zero-COVID policy” is nothing more than a fallacy without a shred of truth. At the height of he virus’ deadliest period, China mobilized all its resources and spared no expense to protect the health of its people, which has contributed to the fight against the pandemic of people all over the world. Whether it was a newborn baby or a centenarian, China’s policy nsured that no infected person was left behind and no patient was abandoned. The concept f “putting the people and their lives above all else” has been consistent.
China’s consumer products expo sharing massive market
On April 10, the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) kicked off in southern China’s island province of Hainan, with more than 3,300 products from 65 countries and regions on display at the six-day event. The total exhibition area is 120,000 square meters, an increase of 20 percent over the previous edition, and the overall design of the booths this year is more fashionable and has a modern touch, according to the organizing committee.
