ChinesePresidentXiJinping,alsogeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteeandchairmanoftheCentralMilitaryCommission,addressesaChineseLunarNewYearreceptionattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,Feb.10,2021.TheCPCCentralCommitteeandtheStateCouncilheldthereceptiononWednesdayinBeijing.(Xinhua/PangXinglei)BEIJING,Feb.10(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinping,onbehalfoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteeandtheStateCouncil,extendedSpringFestivalgreetingstoallChineseWednesdayatareceptioninBeijing.Xi,alsogeneralsecretaryoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandchairmanoftheCentralMilitaryCommission,deliveredaspeechatthegatheringattheGreatHallofthePeople,greetingChinesepeopleofallethnicgroups,compatriotsinHongKong,MacaoandTaiwan,andoverseasChinese.Thisyear'sSpringFestival,ortheChineseLunarNewYear,fallsonFeb.12.Achievingthefirstcentenarygoaloffinishingbuildingamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinallrespectsisagreatfeatofmilestonesignificance,Xinoted.Demandingthevirtuesofmodestyandprudence,XicalledforeffortstoachievethesecondcentenarygoalandthegreatrejuvenationoftheChinesenation,andmakenewandgreatercontributionstothenoblecauseofsecuringpeaceanddevelopmentforallmankind.PartyandstateleadersLiKeqiang,LiZhanshu,WangYang,WangHuning,ZhaoLeji,HanZhengandWangQishanwerepresentatthereception.LiKeqiangchairedtheevent.Xisummarizedthenation'smajorachievementsin2020undertheParty'sleadership,includingemergingasoneofthefirstcountriesthatbroughttheCOVID-19epidemicundercontrol,takingtheleadamongmajoreconomiesinachievingpositiveeconomicgrowth,makinghistoricprogressinbuildingamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinallrespectsandaccomplishingthepovertyeradicationtasksontime.Thecountryalsosawthesuccessofanumberofkeyscienceandtechnologyinnovationprojects,solidprogressinpushingforwardtheBeltandRoadInitiativeandthesuccessfulconclusionofimplementingthe13thFive-YearPlan,aswellasgrowingglobalsupportforbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity,Xisaid.FactshaveonceagainprovedthatthesystemofsocialismwithChinesecharacteristicshasincomparablevitalityandcreativity,Xinoted.AslongastheentirePartyandtheChinesepeopleofallethnicgroupsrallycloselyaroundtheCPCCentralCommittee,thereisnodifficultythatcannotbeovercome,hesaid.In2021,effortsshouldbemadetoconsolidateandexpandtheresultssecuredinepidemiccontainmentandsocialandeconomicdevelopment,Xistressed,demandingagoodstartinboostingthecountry'sdevelopmentduringthe14thFive-YearPlanperiod(2021-2025)soastocelebratetheParty'scentenarywithoutstandingachievements.Havingcompletedagloriousjourneyof100years,theCPChasgrownintotheworld'slargestMarxistrulingpartythathasbeeninpowerforover70yearsintheworld'slargestsocialistcountry,Xisaid.ThecentenaryseestheParty,withmorethan91millionmembers,initsprimewiththewidespreadsupportof1.4billionChinesepeople,headded.ThePartywillremaininvincibleaslongasitstandsattheforefrontofthetimes,leadsthechargeinovercomingdifficultiesandchallenges,andtakesrootamongthepeople,Xisaid.123NextPageLastPage31