Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

On New Year's Eve, President Xi Jinping delivered the 2025 New Year's message through China Central Radio and Television and the Internet. The full text in Chinese and English is as follows:

President Xi Jinping delivers 2025 New Year's message
President Xi Jinping Delivers 2025 New Year Message
Hello everyone! Time flies so fast and the new year is coming. I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone in Beijing!
Greetings to everybody! Time flies fast, and the new year will be with us shortly. I extend my best wishes to you all from Beijing.
In 2024, we will go through spring, summer, autumn and winter together, experiencing ups and downs and rainbows together, and each moment will be frozen in this extraordinary year, which is emotional and unforgettable.
In 2024, we have together journeyed through the four seasons. Together, we have experienced winds and rains and seen rainbows. Those touching and unforgettable moments have been like still frames showing how extraordinary a year we have had.
We have actively responded to the impact of environmental changes at home and abroad, introduced a series of policy "combinations", and solidly promoted high-quality development. Our country's economy has recovered and is improving, with the GDP expected to exceed 130 trillion yuan. Grain output has exceeded 1.4 trillion kilograms, and China’s bowl contains more Chinese grain. Regional development is coordinated and interconnected and has accumulated momentum. New urbanization and rural revitalization are integrated and resonate at the same frequency. Green and low-carbon development has been advanced in depth, and the beautiful picture of China is slowly unfolding.
We have proactively responded to the impacts of the changing environment at home and abroad. We have adopted a full range of policies to make solid gains in pursuing high-quality development. China’s economy has rebounded and is on an upward trajectory, with its GDP for the year expected to pass the 130 trillion yuan mark. Grain output has surpassed 700 million tons, and China’s bowls are now filled with more Chinese grain. Coordinated development across regions has gained stronger momentum, and mutually reinforcing advances have been made in both new urbanization and rural revitalization. Green and low-carbon development has been further enhanced. Indeed, a more beautiful China is unfolding before us.
We have cultivated new productive forces according to local conditions, new industries, new business formats and new models are emerging. The annual output of new energy vehicles has exceeded 10 million units for the first time, and new achievements have been made in integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, quantum communications and other fields. Chang'e-6 sampled the far side of the moon for the first time, the Dream probe explored the ocean, the Deep-Meso Passage traveled through the sea and the sky, and the ice sheet rose up at the Antarctic Qinling Station, demonstrating the Chinese people's ambition to pursue dreams of stars and seas.
We have fostered new quality productive forces in light of actual conditions. New business sectors, forms and models have kept emerging. For the first time, China has produced more than 10 million new energy vehicles in a year. Breakthroughs have been made in integrated circuit, artificial intelligence, quantum communications and many other fields. Also for the first time, the Chang’e-6 lunar probe collected samples from the far side of the moon. The Mengxiang drilling vessel explored the mystery of the deep ocean. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link now connects the two cities across the sea. The Antarctic Qinling Station is now in operation on the frozen continent. All this epitomizes the lofty spirit and dreams of the Chinese people to explore stars and oceans.
This year, I visited local areas and saw the colorful lives of people. Tianshui Huaniu apples are big and red, and the cabin is full of fish in Aojiao Village, Dongshan. The "Oriental Smile" of the Maijishan Grottoes spans thousands of years, and the etiquette of Liuchi Lane has passed down the family tradition from generation to generation. Tianjin Ancient Culture Street is bustling with people, and the residents of Yinchuan's multi-ethnic community feel like one family. I have always been concerned about the issues that everyone is concerned about, such as employment and income increase, "one old and one young", education and medical care. Over the past year, basic pensions have been increased, mortgage interest rates have been reduced, the scope of direct settlement has been expanded to facilitate medical treatment in other places, and the trade-in of old consumer goods has improved the quality of life... Everyone's sense of gain has been enriched.
This year, I have visited many places across the country and seen how our people enjoy their enriching lives. I saw the big, red Huaniu apples in Tianshui, Gansu and the fishing boats in Aojiao Village, Fujian loaded with their catches. I watched the millenium-old “Eastern Smile” in the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, and I learned more about good-neighborliness passed from generation to generation in Liuchixiang Alley. I enjoyed the hustle and bustle in Tianjin’s Ancient Culture Street, and I saw how the people in Yinchuan’s mixed-ethnic residential communities live together as one family. The concerns of the people about jobs and incomes, elderly and child care, education and medical services are always on my mind. This year, basic pension has been raised, and mortgage rates have dropped. Cross-province direct settlement of medical bills has been expanded, making it easier for people to seek medical treatment across the country. And consumer goods trade-in programs have improved people’s lives... All these are real benefits to our people.
At the Paris Olympics, Chinese athletes fought bravely and achieved the best results in overseas competitions, demonstrating the high-spirited and confident young generation. The Navy and Air Force celebrated their 75th birthdays, and the people's soldiers showed a new look. In the face of natural disasters such as floods and typhoons, party members and cadres are at the forefront, and everyone is united to help each other. Countless workers, builders, and entrepreneurs are all fighting for their dreams. I present awards to the winners of national medals and national honorary titles. The glory belongs to them and to every striver who stands up to their responsibilities.
In the Paris Olympics, Chinese athletes raced to the top and achieved their best performance in Olympic Games held overseas, fully demonstrating the vigor and confidence of young Chinese. The PLA Navy and Air Force celebrated their 75th birthdays, and our servicemen and women are full of drive. When floods, typhoons and other natural disasters struck, members of the Communist Party of China and officials stepped forward to lead disaster relief efforts, and our people were of one mind and reached out to each other. People in all fields -- workers, builders and entrepreneurs, among others -- are working hard to fulfill their dreams. I presented awards to recipients of national medals and honorary titles. The honor belongs to them; it also belongs to every hard-working person who has lived up to their responsibilities.
In today's world, which is intertwined with chaos, China, as a responsible major country, actively promotes changes in global governance and deepens solidarity and cooperation in the global South. We have promoted the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and successfully held the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. We have clearly put forward China’s propositions at bilateral and multilateral occasions such as the SCO, BRICS, APEC, and the G20, and in order to safeguard the Inject more positive energy into world peace and stability.
In a world of both transformation and turbulence, China, as a responsible major country, is actively promoting global governance reform and deepening solidarity and cooperation among the Global South. We are making deeper and more substantive advances in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was a full success. We put forward China's vision at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS, APEC, G20 and other bilateral and multilateral forums. We have contributed greatly to the maintenance of world peace and stability.
We solemnly celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and look back fondly on the vicissitudes of the Republic. From the inheritance of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, the word "China" is engraved at the bottom of "He Zun" and is engraved in the hearts of every Chinese son and daughter. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was successfully held, sounding the clarion call for further comprehensively deepening reforms. We are riding the tide of reform and opening up and marching forward with great strides. Chinese-style modernization will surely open up broader prospects in reform and opening up.
We celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. With deep affection, we looked back at the sea change that has taken place across China since the birth of the People's Republic. Nurtured by our 5,000-plus years of continuous civilization, our country, China, is engraved not only on the bottom of the ancient bronze ritual wine vessel of He Zun, but also in the heart of every Chinese. At its Third Plenary Session, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sounded a clarion call for further deepening all-round reform. We will march forward in great strides to advance reform and opening up as the trend of our times. We will surely embrace even broader prospects in pursuing Chinese modernization in the course of reform and opening up.
In 2025, we will fully complete the "14th Five-Year Plan". It is necessary to implement more positive and promising policies, focus on high-quality development, promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and maintain the good momentum of economic and social development. The current economic operation is facing some new situations, including challenges from the uncertainty of the external environment and pressure from the conversion of old and new driving forces, but these can be overcome with hard work. We have always grown up in the baptism of wind and rain and grown stronger in the trials. Everyone must be full of confidence.
In 2025, we will fully complete the 14th Five-Year Plan. We will implement more proactive and effective policies, pursue high-quality development as a top priority, promote greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and maintain sound momentum in economic and social development. The Chinese economy now faces some new conditions, including challenges of uncertainties in the external environment and pressure of transformation from old growth drivers into new ones. But we can prevail with our hard work. As always, we grow in the wind and rain, and we get stronger through hard times. We must be confident.
Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs, and letting people live a happy life is a top priority. Every household hopes that their children will have a good education, the elderly will have good elderly care services, and the young people will have more development opportunities. These simple wishes are the yearning for a better life. We must work together to continuously improve the level of social construction and governance, continue to create a harmonious and inclusive atmosphere, and solve the major and minor issues around the people, so that everyone can smile more and feel warmer.
Of all the jobs in front of us, the most important is to ensure a happy life for our people. Every family hopes that their children can have a good education, their seniors can enjoy good elderly services, and their youngsters can have more and better opportunities. These simple wishes are our people’s aspirations for a better life. We should work together to steadily improve social undertakings and governance, build a harmonious and inclusive atmosphere, and settle real issues, big or small, for our people. We must bring more smiles to our people and greater warmth to their hearts.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, I went to the banks of the Haojiang River and was delighted with the new developments and changes. We will unswervingly implement the policy of "one country, two systems" and maintain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao. Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are like one family. No one can cut off our blood ties, and no one can stop the historical trend of the reunification of the motherland!
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland, I visited the city again, and I was gratified to see the new progress and changes there. We will unswervingly implement the policy of One Country, Two Systems to maintain long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macao. We Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same family. No one can ever sever the bond of kinship between us, and no one can ever stop China's reunification, a trend of the times.
The century-old changes in the world are accelerating. It is necessary to transcend estrangements and conflicts with a broad mind and care for the destiny of mankind with broad sentiments. China is willing to work with other countries to be a practitioner of friendly cooperation, a promoter of mutual learning among civilizations, and a participant in building a community with a shared future for mankind, so as to jointly create a better future for the world.
As changes unseen in a century accelerate across the world, it is important to rise above estrangement and conflict with a broad vision, and care for the future of humanity with great passion. China will work with all countries to promote friendship and cooperation, enhance mutual learning among different cultures, and build a community with a shared future for mankind. We must jointly create a better future for the world.
Although your dream is far away, you can reach it if you pursue it; although your wish is difficult, you can realize it if you persevere. On the new journey of Chinese modernization, everyone is a protagonist, every contribution is precious, and every ray of light shines.
Dreams and wishes may be far, but they can be fulfilled with dedicated pursuit. On the new journey of Chinese modernization, everyone is a key actor, every effort counts, and every ray of light shines.
The rivers and mountains add beauty, and the stars reflect thousands of homes. Let us welcome the new year with hope. I wish our motherland good times and prosperity! I wish you all all your wishes come true, much joy and everlasting peace!

Splendor adorns our motherland, and starlight graces every home. Let us greet the new year with hope. May our great country enjoy harmony and prosperity! May all your dreams come true! May you all have a new year of happiness and peace!