CHINA-LEADERSHIP: XI JINPING'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE
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On the evening of December 31, 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a congratulatory message for the New Year 2020, where he referred to many topics such as poverty alleviation, the situation in Hong Kong, and the Sino-US trade war. Among the highlights of Xi Jinping's speech as reported by Xinhua are: (i) Xi Jinping pointed out that high-quality development is advancing steadily. China 's GDP is expected to be close to 100 trillion yuan (1 yuan is about 0.143 US dollars), and per capita will reach a level of US$ 10,000. He referred to the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and Ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin.(ii) On poverty alleviation, Xi Jinping pointed out that there will be about 340 poor counties across the country removing caps and more than 10 million people will be lifted out of poverty. He said, "2020 is a landmark year. We will build a well-off society in an all-round way and achieve our first century-old goal. 2020 is also a year of resolute victory against poverty. The assault has already sounded. We want everyone to work hard The more difficult the situation is, the more we move forward, we will make up the shortcomings, lay the foundation more firmly, and resolutely win the fight against poverty. We will achieve the current standards for all the rural poor out of poverty, and all poor counties will remove their hats". Separately, Duowei News previously pointed out in the analysis that according to the current progress, the remaining poor people in mainland China should be able to reach poverty alleviation by the end of 2020 as expected, but the so-called "out of poverty" is only a 4,000 yuan annual income that has been provided by the government and only to be adequate Level is by no means equivalent to eradicating poverty.(iii) At a time when the storm of Hong Kong's legislative amendments has lasted for more than half a year, economic and social development and the practice of "one country, two systems" are in an unprecedented predicament. Macau, which is the same as Hong Kong, which implements "one country, two systems", has ushered in the 20th anniversary of its return to China. Xi Jinping pointed out that a few days ago, I attended the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the return of Macau to the motherland, and I was pleased with the prosperity and stability of Macau. The successful practice of Macao shows that "one country, two systems" is fully feasible, feasible and popular. For the situation in Hong Kong, he said that in recent months the situation in Hong Kong has affected everyone's hearts. Without a harmonious and stable environment, how can there be a home to live and work in peace! I sincerely hope that Hong Kong is good and Hong Kong compatriots are good. The prosperity and stability of Hong Kong is the aspiration of our compatriots in Hong Kong and the expectations of the people of the motherland.(iv) Regarding the Sino-US trade war, Xi Jinping said that we are not afraid of wind and rain or danger. China will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, unswervingly maintain world peace and promote common development. We are willing to join hands with people from all countries in the world to actively build the "Belt and Road", promote the building of a community of shared future for mankind, and make unremitting efforts to create a better future for mankind.
(Comment: Xi Jinping has published New Year's messages for seven consecutive years since 2014. According to statistics, these 7 New Year's messages have a total of more than 9,000 words and an average of more than 1,000 words. This year's message is the lengthiest with 1,900 words.)
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