The 11th National Congress of Returned Overseas Chinese and their Family Members Opened in Beijing
Li Xi delivered a speech on behalf of the Party Central Committee
The 11th National Congress of Returned Overseas Chinese and their Family Members opened on the morning of August 31st at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The atmosphere in the Great Hall of the People is solemn and warm. The emblem of the 11th National Congress of Returned Overseas Chinese and their Family Members hangs above the podium, and in the center of the back curtain is the emblem of the Chinese Federation of Overseas Chinese, symbolizing the hearts of overseas Chinese from five continents towards their motherland. There are 10 red flags on both sides.Nearly 1200 representatives of returned overseas Chinese and their families from all over the country, as well as nearly 600 specially invited guests from over 100 countries, gathered together.
The conference opened with the magnificent national anthem of the People's Republic of China.
Li Xi, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, delivered a speech entitled "Consolidating the Mighty Power of Overseas Chinese Unity and Struggle for the Construction of a Strong Country and National Revival", expressing warm congratulations to the convening of the conference and sincere greetings to the vast number of returned overseas Chinese, their families, overseas Chinese, and workers of the Overseas Chinese Federation.
The vast number of returned overseas Chinese and their families, as well as overseas Chinese, have always worked together with the motherland and the people, playing a unique advantage in economic development, poverty alleviation, anti epidemic struggle, opening up to the outside world, maintaining long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macao, and promoting national reunification, making positive contributions.
Li Xi said that it is the central task of the Party to comprehensively build a strong socialist modernization country, achieve the second centennial goal, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization. It also requires the joint efforts of Chinese people at home and abroad. I hope that the vast number of returned overseas Chinese and their families, as well as overseas Chinese, will actively respond to the call of the Party and the people, demonstrate greater achievements in helping to build a new development pattern and promote high-quality development, make greater contributions to strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation and promoting national reunification, play a greater role in promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture and building a community with a shared future for mankind, achieve greater development in promoting the development of the motherland and the host country, unite the magnificent force of unity and struggle, and create new and greater achievements in sharing the responsibility of national rejuvenation and the glory of national rejuvenation.
On behalf of the All China Federation of Trade Unions, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, the All China Women's Federation, the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Chinese Writers Association, the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, the All China Taiwan Compatriots Association, and the China Disabled Persons' Federation, the First Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Youth League, Adong, delivered congratulatory messages to the conference. The congratulatory message points out that all mass organizations should bear in mind their original aspirations and missions, learn from each other, cooperate closely, carry forward their fine traditions, and leverage their respective advantages to jointly open up a new era and new journey for the Party's mass work.
At the meeting, the "Decision of the Chinese Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Overseas Chinese Office of the State Council on Commending Outstanding Chinese People and exemplary individual of Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Families", the "Decision of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Chinese Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese on Commending Advanced Collectives and exemplary individual of the National Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese System", and the "Decision of the Chinese Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese on Commending Advanced Organizations and exemplary individual of the National Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese System" were read out, and awards were awarded to the award-winning units and individuals.
Wang Yi, Shi Taifeng, Li Ganjie, Li Shulei, Chen Wenqing, Wang Xiaohong, Luosangjiang Village, and Xianhui attended the meeting.
The opening ceremony was attended by relevant departments of the central and state organs, various people's organizations, military units, and officials from Beijing, leaders of the central committees of various democratic parties and the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, as well as representatives of the overseas Chinese community in the capital.