Xi Jinping's speech at the opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu (full text) Xi Jinping
Chengdu, July 28th, Xinhua News Agency
Speech at the Welcome Banquet at the Opening Ceremony of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu
the People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping
Dear colleagues,
Dear Acting Chairman Ed,
Ladies and gentlemen, friends:
It's a pleasure to gather with everyone in Chengdu during the summer season to welcome the 31st Summer Universiade. Firstly, on behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in the name of myself and my wife, I warmly welcome the arrival of all the guests!
The Chengdu Universiade will officially open tonight. China adheres to the concept of simplicity, safety and excellence, overcomes the adverse factors such as the COVID-19, earnestly fulfills its solemn commitments, ensures the smooth holding of the Chengdu Universiade, and makes new contributions to the development of international youth sports.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
Since its inception, the Universiade has always been a grand event of youth, unity, and friendship.
——We must join hands with the world's youth to promote world peace and development with the vitality of youth. The friendship between nations lies in people to people matchmaking, which should start from youth. If global youth have ideals and responsibilities, humanity has a future, and the noble cause of peace and development has hope. China is willing to work together with the International Federation of Sports Federations and delegations from various countries and regions to make the Chengdu Universiade an international sports event with Chinese characteristics, contemporary atmosphere, and youthful charm. This will allow young friends from all over the world to gather and learn about the Chengdu Universiade, enhance understanding, and provide new impetus for promoting human progress.
——We must promote the purpose of the Universiade and respond to global challenges with a united attitude. 62 years ago, Mr. Schleimer, the founder of the International University Sports Federation, once said, "The Universiade is a grand event of friendship." This famous Universiade declaration and the purpose of the Universiade, which is "friendship, universal love, fairness, perseverance, integrity, cooperation, and hard work," provide spiritual inspiration for world university sports and useful reference for responding to changes in the world, times, and history. We must use sports to promote unity, gather positive energy for the international community, jointly address global challenges such as climate change, food crisis, terrorism, and cooperate to create a better future.
——We need to deepen exchanges and mutual learning, and build a harmonious but different spiritual home with an inclusive mindset. Civilization is diverse, and the world is colorful. Youth are full of vitality and should be able to view harmony but diversity from an equal, inclusive, and friendly perspective, and approach multiple cultures with an attitude of appreciation, mutual learning, and mutual learning. We will take this Universiade as an opportunity to promote the common values of all humanity and write a new chapter in promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Ladies and gentlemen, friends!
"Yi, an ancient metropolis. It has the power of rivers and mountains, and the prosperity of cultural relics." Chengdu is a historical and cultural city, and has been a hub for Sino foreign exchanges since ancient times. It is also a pearl on the Southwest Silk Road. Nowadays, Chengdu is one of the most dynamic and happy cities in China. Chengdu, with a history of over 2300 years of urban construction, has always maintained economic development and cultural prosperity due to its inclusiveness and inclusiveness. Welcome to the streets of Chengdu, to experience and share the myriad aspects of Chinese path to modernization.
Now, I propose that everyone raise their glasses together,
For the complete success of this Universiade,
For the unity and friendship of people from all over the world,
For the health of all guests and their families,
cheers