Acting Consul General Xue Shan delivers his address.
WILLEMSTAD–The Chinese Consulate General in Curaçao marked the seventieth anniversary of the People’s Republic of China with a reception at Renaissance Resort. Acting Consul General Xue Shan began his speech by expressing best regards and wishes to the Chinese communities living in the Dutch Caribbean.
“Over the past 70 years, since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, especially in the past 40 years of reform and opening-up, China has gone through a dramatic change. Tremendous development has been made. Living standards of more than 1.3 billion people have been significantly improved, more than 700 million people have been lifted out of poverty, and GDP [gross domestic product – Ed.] per capita has risen to US $9,000.
“China has become the world’s second largest economy, the largest trader of goods, and contributed 30 per cent to the world economic growth in recent years. China has made a historic leap from standing up, getting rich to getting stronger. All these achievements are due to the opening-up, the hard work of Chinese people and the socialist system that suits China’s condition,” stated the diplomat.
A view of invitees at the Renaissance Resort.
At present, he acknowledged, China is still a developing country, facing all sorts of risks and challenges. There are nearly 20 million people living in poverty and development still holds the key to address all the problems.
“Guided by the vision of innovation, coordination, green, open and shared development, China is engaged to realise Two-Centenary Goals, China’s reform will never stop, and its doors will open even wider. China’s development will bring more opportunities to the world, China will follow the principle of wide consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, to develop global partnerships, to expand friendly cooperation, and to achieve win-win results.
“Last April, the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in Beijing. This year’s forum was larger and more substantive than the first one, attracting more countries and producing more results.
“The Belt and Road Initiative is designed to expand new space for promoting common prosperity under the guidance of the belt and road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit. The Belt and Road Initiative has become the most popular public product and the largest platform for cooperation, it has been welcomed worldwide.
“The Chinese communities work very hard to pursue their business development and make a positive contribution to the local economic and social development. Their cultural activities are widely welcomed, they are getting along well with other ethnic groups and form the integral society. They are the main players to bridge our two peoples.
Chatting with Curaçao Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath.
“This year marks the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Consulate General in Willemstad. We are glad to see that the exchange of two peoples and mutual understanding have been much developed, we have enjoyed a more broad and diverse relationship, built on mutually beneficial engagement and growing relations.
“More and more local people are willing to travel to China for leisure or for business, more and more local people are interested in learning the Chinese language and Chinese culture, more and more Chinese people know about Curaçao and the Dutch Caribbean. Friendship, which derives from close contact between the people, holds the key to sound state-to-state relations.
“The Chinese Consulate is willing to continue to preserve and further consolidate our bilateral friendly relations,” he added.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/91164-reception-on-70th-anniversary-of-people-s-republic-of-china
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