London, Feb. 4 -- Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Zheng Zeguang and his wife, Counsellor Hua Mei, were recently invited to attend the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Chinese New Year celebration. More than 120 Chinese businessmen and people from all walks of life attended the event, including Zhang Jinlong, Chairman of the British Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and Tang Chuting, Chairman of the London Chinatown Chamber of Commerce.
The picture shows Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang delivering a speech. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy).
In his speech, Zheng Zeguang extended New Year greetings to Chinese businessmen and people from all walks of life attending the event. He pointed out that in the past year, under the leadership of Chairman Zhang Jinlong and overseas Chinese leaders, the British Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry has united and led the vast number of Chinese businessmen in the UK to face difficulties, work hard, make new achievements in all walks of life, and make positive contributions to promoting the stable development of China-UK relations.
Zheng Zeguang pointed out that in the past year, China's economy has achieved 5With a growth of 2%, people's livelihood has been effectively guaranteed, scientific and technological innovation has been fruitful, and green and low-carbon transformation has achieved remarkable results, fully demonstrating the superiority of the system and the strong resilience of the economy. In 2024, China will unswervingly promote high-quality development, adhere to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation in an all-round way with Chinese-style modernization, and vigorously advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic globalization, and work with other countries to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. China will inject stability and positive energy into the turbulent world with its own stable development.
Zheng Zeguang stressed that China has always been committed to developing China-UK relations on the basis of the principles of mutual respect, non-interference in each other's internal affairs and win-win cooperation. Regardless of the outcome of the UK, we are willing to work together with people of insight from all walks of life to continuously enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, and promote friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides. It is hoped that the British Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the vast number of Chinese businessmen in the UK will strengthen their confidence, forge ahead, continue to be the promoter of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and the UK, the disseminator of Chinese culture, and the promoter of people-to-people friendship, and make new contributions to the stable development of China-UK relations while achieving better development of themselves.
Zhang Jinlong and other overseas Chinese leaders delivered speeches at the event, reviewing the history of the British Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the past 11 years since its establishment, and looking forward to the development plan of the Chamber of Commerce in the new year. The event also arranged a number of cultural performances, and the atmosphere was warm and peaceful, filled with the joyful atmosphere of the New Year. (ENDS).