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Salute New China and Create Bright New Future

2019/09/25

-- Remarks Made by Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin at the Reception in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China

(in Rotana Hotel on September 25, 2019)

Your Excellency Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Badawi, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning,

Diplomatic envoys,

Distinguished guests,

Ladies and gentlemen,

Friends,

  Good evening! Thank you very much for joining us this evening in celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. On behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you here and express heartfelt thanks to people from all quarters who have long been committed to China's development and supported China-Sudan friendship.

    Looking back at the 70-year history after the founding of the People's Republic of China, we are very proud of China's remarkable progress. The past seven decades have witnessed China's historic leap from standing up to becoming prosperous and then stronger. Over the past seven decades, China has transformed itself from the once closed and backward country into an open and prosperous economy, unprecedentedly closer to the center stage and to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Over the past seven decades, the Chinese people have created Chinese miracles that the world has marveled at, through their unremitting efforts and hard work.

    China's systems manifest the country's strategic composure and calm mind in the face of hardships and challenges. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China ("CPC"), the Chinese people have explored and blazed a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics tailored to its national circumstances. It is the advanced nature of the CPC and the superiority of its systems that brought about a historic leap forward whereby China transformed itself from a millennia-old feudal autocracy to a socialist democracy and enabled the Chinese nation to reverse its fate from continuous decline of modern times to steady progress toward national prosperity and wellbeing of approximately 1.4 billion Chinese people.

    Chinese speed demonstrates China's strong capacity for earthshaking changes. In a short span of time from 1949 to 2018, China has achieved gross domestic product (GDP) growth from $18.9 billion to $13.6 trillion, contributing to more than 30% of the world economic growth and becoming the world second largest economy, the largest industrial country, the biggest trader in goods, the nation with the highest foreign reserves as well as the largest consumer of commodities. Moreover, China has made remarkable progress in science and technology. Its major technological achievements in hybrid rice, manned space program, lunar exploration program, quantum science, deep-sea exploration, satellite navigation and 5G telecommunication technology have reached the world's advanced level, while its "four great new inventions" of high-speed rail, mobile payment, sharing economy and e-commerce, stand at the forefront of the times. China also blows the world away with an array of magnificent engineering projects, ranging from Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Three Gorges Dam Project, South-to-North Water Diversion Project, to West-East Gas Pipeline Project and Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge. All of these bolster China's leapfrog development toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

    Supremacy of the people displays China's commitment to seeking the wellbeing for its people. Putting the interests of its people in the first place, China has made unremitting efforts to improve people's living standards in pursuit of development, successfully increasing the sense of contentment and happiness of hundreds of millions of Chinese people. The GDP per capita in China grew from $35 in 1949 to $9,771 in 2018. The average life expectancy of Chinese people was more than doubled from 35 years in 1949 to 77 years in 2018. Over 700 million rural population in China has been lifted out of poverty, while the number of China's middle-income population stands at 400 million. In China, the basic medical insurance and endowment insurance have covered more than 900 million people, forming the largest social security network in the globe. Furthermore, the environment and living conditions in China have been improved dramatically, contributing to over one fourth of the growth in green spaces in the world.

    The belief that everyone belongs to one family in a united world reflects China's broad mind. Committed to right things through proper approaches, China, as a major power of the East, always holds high the banner of multilateralism, calls for building a community with a shared future for mankind, pursues win-win cooperation, respects cultural diversity, steers global governance and international cooperation, and undertakes the mission for maintaining world peace. A growing number of Chinese initiatives have become international consensus; a rising number of Chinese propositions have been translated into global actions; and an increasing number of countries and international organizations have joined in China's "circle of friends". China has established diplomatic relations with 179 countries, and it is conceivable that Kiribati will be the  180th country that establishes diplomatic ties with China. China also has forged partnership with over 110 countries and international organizations, keeping writing new chapters of the widely supported Chinese diplomacy committed to creditability, harmony and shared interests. Behind the strong influences, appeal and potential of China is its broad and open mind for justice and the common good.

    Now, Chinese paths, visions and proposals constantly mirror the unique profile of the major power of the East in the world today.

    Ladies and gentlemen,

    Friends,

    This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Sudan. Over the years, in pursuit of mutual political trust, mutual economic interests, mutual assistance in people's livelihood, and people-to-people exchanges, both sides have always been committed to mutual respect and equal treatment, adhered to equity, justice and mutual support, and followed through sincere friendship and win-win cooperation. China is pleased to work together with Sudan to explore new opportunities for cooperation in various areas, under the framework of the "Belt and Road" initiative, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ("FOCAC") and China-Arab States Cooperation Forum ("CASCF"), for the sake of deeper mutual trust, wider cooperation and stronger public support, embarking on a new journey for win-win cooperation and opening up new chapters for the rejuvenation dream.

    This year also saw Sudan undergo major changes unseen in three decades and marks the beginning for Sudan to open up new prospects. No matter how the situation develops, China and Sudan will remain good friends that stand by each other regardless of hardships, close partners that share joys and sorrows, and also true brothers that are reliable and sincere to each other. In this vital transitional year, I am confident that China-Sudan strategic partnership will surely see enduring and stable growth and expectable breakthroughs. I am also convinced that the lucid Nile Rivers will witness more bright prospects of China-Sudan cooperation and the chanting of the Koran will give its blessing to an even brighter future of China-Sudan relations!

    Ladies and gentlemen,

    Friends,

    As an old Chinese proverb says, "wind blowing from the east often gives a fresh life to everything". Looking back at the history, Chinese people have forged ahead through countless hardships and made tremendous and remarkable achievements. Looking into the future, China will resolutely stride toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the face of the profound changes the world is now undergoing, China is about to fulfill its task of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects, and will embark on a new journey for fully developing a modern socialist country. China will work hard to basically realize socialist modernization by 2035, and then develop itself into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, beautiful and harmonious, by the middle of this century. The Chinese nation, an ancient and restraining civilization with indomitable spirit and strong momentum for progress, will surely fulfill its new dreams in the new era and make greater contributions to the mankind.

    Now I'd like to propose a toast:

    to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China,

    to the sustainable, healthy and stable development of China-Sudan relations;

    to the world peace and prosperity;

    and to the happiness and health of all guests and friends here.

    Cheers!