Stories by Aidoghie Paulinus
Chinese President Xi Jinping, has said the Government of the People’s Republic of China will give greater sense of responsibility and endeavours in the revitalization of China’s northeast region in the new era. Xi made the disclosure during his inspection tour of the Liaoning Province of China.
Xi, who doubles as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, also advocated for the breaking of new ground in the revitalization and development of the north-eastern province. While calling for coordination of the COVID-19 response with economic and social development, Xi further made case for the balancing development and security imperatives, fully and faithfully implementing the new development philosophy, and firmly promoting high-quality development.
According to Xi, “Efforts should be made to promote common prosperity for all, advance the modernization of China’s system and capacity for governance, and deepen the Party’s full and rigorous self-governance, to set the stage for the 20th National Congress of the CPC.”
In the course of the inspection, Xi was in the cities of Jinzhou and Shenyang where he visited several places, including a revolutionary memorial, a river and lake management project, an enterprise, and a community.
On Tuesday, afternoon of August 16th, Xi first visited the Liaoshen Campaign Memorial in Jinzhou City where he said the victory of the Liaoshen Campaign during the War of Liberation, more than 70 years ago, was achieved, thanks to the full support of the people in the northeast. He attributed the same feat to the victories of the Huaihai Campaign and the Crossing-the-Yangtze Campaign, both of which occurred during the War of Liberation.
Xi explained that no political consideration is more important than the people, even as he said that so long as the party maintains its ties with the people, breathes the same air as the people, shares the same destiny, and stays connected to them, it can obtain the power to triumph over any difficulty.
During the visit, Xi met with veteran soldiers and comrades, and representatives of families and relatives of revolutionary martyrs. He noted that people in northeast China sacrificed a great deal for the success of the Liaoshen Campaign and the liberation of northeast China, and made massive contributions to the development of New China and the victory in the War to Resist the United States Aggression and Aid Korea, saying that this would never be forgotten by the party and the Chinese people.
“We will never allow our socialist country to change its nature. Nor will the people,” Xi declared, even as he told party committees and governments at all levels to care about veteran soldiers and comrades, and families and relatives of revolutionary martyrs.
Along the line, Xi went to a forest park in Jinzhou to inspect local work on ecological restoration where he told the people that the concept of green development should be applied to ecological conservation, environmental improvement, production and manufacturing, the development of cities, the people’s lives, and other aspects to expedite the building of a beautiful China.
Xi was briefed on the flood control efforts of the province, where heavy rainfalls in the summer wreaked havoc on farmland and people’s property and nearly 200,000 people were relocated. He noted that August remains a key month for the north to prevent floods and asked party committees and governments at all levels to continue putting people and their lives above anything else.
He admonished the people that efforts should be made to strengthen flood monitoring, ferret out risks and vulnerabilities, and take meticulous and tangible measures in flood control and relief, adding that appropriate arrangements should be made for those affected by floods to ensure their safety. At a square in Jinzhou, Xi told residents that the Chinese-style modernization features common prosperity for all, not just a few, which he said, also marked by balanced development of material and cultural-ethical progress.
On Wednesday morning, Xi met with military officers above senior colonel level and major commanders of regiments in Shenyang and took a group photo with them before departure.
State Councillor Wang Yi Elaborates on China’s Position on the Taiwan Question
At a press conference for Chinese and foreign media on August 5, 2022, specifically in the afternoon, local time, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, held a press conference after attending the series of foreign ministers’ meetings on East Asia cooperation in Phnom Penh. Wang expressed his readiness to elaborate on China’s position on the Taiwan question, saying that given that the United States has just spread disinformation and falsehoods, it is even more important for China to clear the air and set the record straight with facts.
He pointed out that Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, in total disregard of the firm opposition and repeated representations of the Chinese side and with the condonement and even arrangement of the United States Government went ahead with the visit to China’s Taiwan region.
According to Wang, “This reckless move seriously undermined China’s sovereignty, seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs, seriously violated the commitments made by the U.S. side, and seriously jeopardized peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. It is only natural that China makes a firm response. Our position is justified, reasonable and legal; our measures are firm, strong and measured; and our military exercises are open, transparent and professional. They are consistent with domestic and international laws, as well as international practices. They are aimed at sending a warning to the perpetrator and punishing the “Taiwan independence” forces. We will firmly safeguard China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, resolutely stop the United States’ attempt to use the Taiwan card to contain China, and firmly shatter the Taiwan authorities’ illusion to pursue Taiwan independence by soliciting the support of the United States.”
Wang also said because of the development, more than 100 countries have spoken out, reaffirming their firm commitment to the one-China policy and underscoring their understanding and support of China’s legitimate position.
Wang added: “UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, explicitly stressed that the UN remains committed to the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758. The centerpiece is the one-China principle, namely, there is but one China in the world, the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is a part of China. This is the unified voice of justice of the international community.”
Envoys Visit Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
From August 1 to August 5, a delegation of diplomatic envoys posted in China from 30 Islamic countries, including Algeria, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, visited the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region upon invitation.
The delegation visited Kashgar, Aksu and Urumqi, and they visited mosques, Islamic institutes, grassroot communities, cotton fields and the former sites of vocational education centers, among others. They also visited Uyghur families, talked to local religious figures, toured an exhibition on counter-terrorism and de-radicalization, and saw with their own eyes that people from all ethnic backgrounds live in harmony, their freedom of religious belief are fully protected and breakthroughs have been made in poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, which is the true reality in Xinjiang.
FOCAC Eight Ministerial Conference: China, Africa Reaffirm Unwavering Support
The Coordinators’ Meeting on he Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) hich concluded successfully n 8 August, 022, has reaffirmed unwavering support between China and Africa.
Both sides also reaffirmed their unwavering support to each other in upholding territorial integrity, sovereignty, security and development interests, and reaffirmed hat there is, but ne China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.
The African side reaffirmed ts commitment to the one-China principle, and its support for China’s national reunification and China’s efforts to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Chinese ide supported the 5th Ordinary Session of the African Union ssembly in adopting the Resolution on the Impact of Sanctions and Unilateral Coercive Measures on African Union Member States, strongly condemned the practice by any country to impose economic and political pressure on others through unilateral coercive measures, and urged or the ifting of the measures that iolate the purposes and principles of the United Nations harter.
Both sides agreed that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic posed serious challenge to global economic recovery and the implementation of FOCAC outcomes. The African side expressed its appreciation to hina for having actively and efficiently provided vaccines to African countries and he African Union Commission since the onset of the pandemic, which has offered important support for Africa to enhance its COVID response.
Both sides reaffirmed heir support for waiving intellectual property rights of OVID-19 vaccines, and said they will continue to cooperate on vaccine joint production nd other COVID-response measures, complete the construction of the Africa CDC headquarters as soon as possible, nd deepen cooperation on the prevention and control f infectious diseases. The African side understands and supports China’s dynamic zero-COVID policy.
The African side welcomed and supported the Global Security Initiative put forward y President Xi Jinping, and believed that the Initiative provided approaches and pathways or the world o address challenges in security, development and governance. Both sides commended he initiatives proposed y President Macky Sall during his otating African Union Chairmanship on issues including economic recovery n Africa, the eallocation f Special Drawing Rights, food overeignty, health overeignty nd medicine overeignty, energy transition, and lobal governance reform.
Ambassador Cui Attends Award Ceremony of “Share Chinese Harmony Perform Nigeria-
China Symphony” Essay Competition
On August 10, 2022, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria organised the award ceremony of the “Share Chinese Harmony Perform Nigeria-China Symphony” Essay Competition at the China Cultural Center, Abuja.
Speaking during the event, Cui said that the main idea of the essay competition was to share the Chinese harmony; while also saying that the structure of the initiative could be summarized as “four beams, eight columns. The “four beams,” Cui added, referred to Harmony in Coexistence, Harmony in Integration, Harmony in Diversity, and Harmony in Development respectively.
The “eight columns,” Cui explained, referred to Kindness and Harmony, which corresponds to Citizen/Nature; Beauty and Friendliness, which corresponds to Family/Society; Unity and Cohesion, which corresponds to Nation/Culture; and Peace and Consonance, which corresponds to State/Governance.