Chinese Top Leaders held 2025 Spring Festival Party to Oberserve Chinese New Year

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 27 (Xinhua) -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council held a group meeting for the 2025 Spring Festival in the Great Hall of the People on the morning of January 27. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, to the people of all ethnic groups across the country, and to the compatriots of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan and overseas Chinese.

Xi Jinping stressed that the upcoming Year of the Dragon is a year in which we will invigorate the spirit of the Dragon and Horse and go through the wind and rain. Over the past year, in the face of a complex and severe situation, we have calmly responded to the situation, implemented comprehensive policies, overcome difficulties, forged ahead, and made new solid steps in Chinese-style modernization.

Xi Jinping pointed out that 2025 is the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan. We must adhere to the guidance of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 2nd and 3rd Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, adhere to the general tone of the work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to the development foothold on high-quality development, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, further deepen reform in an all-round way, expand high-level opening-up, prevent and resolve risks and external shocks in key areas, promote the sustained economic recovery, maintain social harmony and stability, and promote comprehensive and strict governance of the party. We will formulate the "15th Five-Year Plan" and continue to forge ahead towards the grand goal.

Xi Jinping stressed that we must always adhere to the people-centered approach, respond to the needs and concerns of the masses in a timely and effective manner, do a good job in people's livelihood with heart and affection, and continuously improve the people's living standards, so that the fruits of modernization can benefit all people in a more equitable manner.

Xi Jinping pointed out that in Chinese culture, the snake is a symbol of spirituality, wisdom and vitality, implying a good harvest, auspiciousness and good fortune. In the Year of the Snake, I hope that the people of all ethnic groups across the country will strengthen their confidence, be full of hope, forge ahead, and work tenaciously to jointly write a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Chinese New Year

On December 4, 2024, "Spring Festival - Chinese people's social practice of celebrating the traditional New Year" was officially included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. From then on, the Spring Festival is not only a Chinese festival, but also a cultural treasure shared by all mankind. The core values ​​​​such as family reunion, peace and harmony contained in it are crossing cultural boundaries and becoming a bridge for the exchange and mutual learning of world civilizations.

With the arrival of the first "Intangible Cultural Heritage Chinese Year", we can't help but wonder: What is the Chinese Spring Festival in the eyes of international friends? What elements of the Spring Festival do they love most? What unique spiritual values ​​does the Spring Festival contain? Watch the video to find the answer.

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