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Hu delivers New Year's message
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-01-01 00:15
President Hu Jintao delivered a New Year's message Friday evening to all
Chinese on the mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese and
friends of different nations on China Radio International (CRI), China National
Radio and China Central Television (CCTV).
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| President Hu delivers a new year speak.
[Xinhua] | The president reviewed China's
achievements scored in "building a relatively prosperous society and pushing
forward socialist modernization" in 2004, by taking Deng Xiaoping's Theory and
the important thought of "Three Represents" as its guiding ideology and
"implementing a scientific concept of development."
"The Chinese of all ethnicities nationwide are uniting and striving to
realize China's affluence, rejuvenation, social harmony and people's happiness,"
he said.
"In the past year, China raised high the banner of peace, development and
co-operation by adhering to an independent foreign policy of peace, persevered
in taking the road of peace and development, working hard to safeguard world
peace and promote a common development, playing a constructive role in a series
of major issues concerning global and regional security and development, and
advancing friendly exchanges and substantial co-operation between China and
other countries," he said.
The president pledged to give priority to "advancing the reform and opening
up to the outside world" in the new year, and making "arduous efforts to build a
harmonious society and continue pushing forward socialism with Chinese
characteristics."
"China will adhere to the policies of 'one country, two system,' 'Hong Kong
people governing Hong Kong' and 'Macao people governing Macao' with a high
degree of autonomy," he said.
Hu noted that the Chinese mainland "will adhere to the fundamental policy of
'peaceful reunification and one country, two system' and the Eight-Point
Proposal on the process to develop cross-strait relations and propel the
peaceful reunification of the motherland in the present period," adding that the
mainland will continue "to promote cross-strait exchanges in personnel and
economic and cultural spheres, and strive for peaceful reunification with the
utmost sincerity and effort."
He called for resuming cross-straits talks and negotiation based on the
one-China principle as early as possible. "We will never allow anyone to
separate Taiwan from China in any form," he said.
At the end of his speech, the president said it is the common aspiration of
the people of all countries to safeguard world peace and promote common
development.
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