During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.
Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician and the paramount leader of China. He has been general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of its Central Military Commission since 2012, and president of China since 2013.
Born in Beijing, he is the elder son of Xi Zhongxun's second marriage. During the Cultural Revolution, after his father was purged, he was sent as a teenager to the rural village of Liangjiahe in Shaanxi, where he lived in a yaodong, joined the party after several failed attempts and served as local party secretary. He studied chemical engineering at Tsinghua University and rose through the party ranks, serving as governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002 and then as governor and party secretary of Zhejiang.
Born in Beijing, he is the elder son of Xi Zhongxun's second marriage. During the Cultural Revolution, after his father was purged, he was sent as a teenager to the rural village of Liangjiahe in Shaanxi, where he lived in a yaodong, joined the party after several failed attempts and served as local party secretary. He studied chemical engineering at Tsinghua University and rose through the party ranks, serving as governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002 and then as governor and party secretary of Zhejiang.
The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
Friends from the press, China needs to learn more about the world, and the world also needs to learn more about China. I hope you will continue to make more efforts and contributions to deepening the mutual understanding between China and the countries of the world.
I like sports, and swimming is my favorite. Doing physical exercises keeps one fit and healthy and helps one work more efficiently. I think we all need to strike a balance between work and relaxation. This can keep us energetic and help us do our job better.
Our responsibility is to rally and lead the whole party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, take up this historic baton and continue working hard for the great renewal of the Chinese nation, so that we will stand rock firm in the family of nations and make fresh and greater contribution to mankind.