00:00Your respected Sheree Rajesh, Agri-Wall Secretary of Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
00:07Your Excellencies, Ambassadors, Distinct Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,
00:16Good Evening and Namaste.
00:19Today, we are celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
00:26I would like to extend my warmest welcome to all of you and my heartfelt thanks to all the friends
00:34who have long-standing interest in China's development and have supported China-India friendship.
00:43Over the past 77 years, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people of all ethnic
00:53groups
00:53in making a remitting effort and has successfully embarked on the Chinese path to modernization.
01:02This has laid a solid foundation for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation
01:08and has made important contributions to world peace and development.
01:14China's economy is making steady progress and pursuing innovation, driving, and high-quality development.
01:24In the first half of the year, China's economy grew by 4.7 percent,
01:30with new growth drivers such as advanced manufacturing and the digital economy contributing more than 40 percent,
01:40while artificial intelligence is empowering all sectors and industries.
01:47China continues to contribute around 30 percent to global economic growth
01:53and remains a leading engine of the world economy.
01:58China stays committed to openness, inclusiveness, and shared prosperity.
02:03China's total trade in goods has ranked first in the world for nine consecutive years,
02:11while its imports have ranked second globally for 17 consecutive years.
02:18China has always become the major export destination for nearly 80 countries.
02:26China has actively established platforms such as the China International Import Export,
02:32the Canton Fair, the Canton Fair, the China International Fair for Trade and Services,
02:37and the China International Supply Chain Export,
02:40sharing the opportunities of China's super-sized markets with the world.
02:48China fulfills its responsibilities as a major country
02:53and plays its due role in promoting world peace and development.
02:58President Xi Jinping has successfully put forward the Global Development Initiative,
03:05the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative,
03:10and the Global Governance Initiative,
03:14with the aim of bringing stability to the world and making it a better place.
03:19Since China launched the Global Development Initiative five years ago,
03:25we have implemented over 2,000 projects in partnership with others
03:30and provided training for more than 200,000 professionals,
03:36benefiting people in more than 120 countries.
03:41Ladies and gentlemen,
03:44China and India are close neighbors,
03:46friendly exchanges and cooperation have always been the mainstream of our bilateral relations.
03:55Not too long ago, President Xi Jinping visited India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit
04:01and once again held a successful meeting with Prime Minister Narayanara Modi.
04:08The two leaders reached important consensus
04:11on developing China-India relations on the sound and stable track.
04:16We would make joint efforts with India
04:20to translate the consensus into more concrete actions
04:24and bring greater benefits to the two peoples.
04:29First, to maintain a correct strategic perception
04:34and be practitioners of good neighborliness and friendship.
04:39China and India are partners rather than rivals
04:43and development opportunities rather than threats to each other.
04:48China is ready to work with India to view
04:51and handle the bilateral relations
04:54from a strategic and long-term perspective,
04:58accurately define the positioning of our relationship,
05:03explore the right way for neighboring major countries
05:06to get along with each other
05:09and to promote the continuous development
05:12of our bilateral relations.
05:15Second, to uphold the vision of a win-win cooperation
05:20and be champions for mutual achievements.
05:24In recent years,
05:26the list of China-India cooperation
05:28has continued to grow
05:30and bilateral trade has reached new heights.
05:33In the first half of this year,
05:36the bilateral trade volume
05:38reached $91.7 billion U.S. dollars
05:42with a year-on-year increase of 23.6%.
05:46People-to-people exchanges
05:48have also become more active,
05:51enhancing mutual understanding
05:53between the two sides.
05:55Development
05:56is the shared goal
05:58of our two countries.
06:00It would be mutually beneficial for us
06:03to strengthen friendly exchanges
06:05and win-win cooperation,
06:06enhance public support
06:08for our bilateral ties,
06:11and assist each other's development
06:13and revitalization.
06:16Third, to uphold mutual respect
06:19and mutual understanding
06:21and be exemplars of peaceful coexistence.
06:25As to ancient civilizations,
06:27China and India
06:29have sufficient political
06:31and historical wisdom
06:33to handle differences properly,
06:36we stay committed to striving
06:38for a dual-track approach
06:40to bilateral relations
06:42and border issues,
06:44with each reinforcing the other
06:46and maintaining peace
06:48and tranquility in the border areas
06:50so as to ensure
06:51that the bilateral relations
06:53advance on the right track.
06:56Fourth,
06:58to be committed
06:59to pursuing the common good
07:00and be leaders
07:02in promoting multilateral cooperation.
07:06As exchanges unseen in a century
07:09are accelerating across the world,
07:13China and India
07:15are expected
07:16to jointly demonstrate
07:18a sense of historical responsibility
07:21and unequivocally uphold
07:23international fairness and justice
07:25and firmly safeguard
07:27the common interests
07:28of the global south.
07:31We would support
07:33each other's BRICS championship,
07:35chairmanship,
07:36strength and coordination
07:37in the United Nations,
07:39the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,
07:41and the G20
07:42to contribute greater stability
07:45and positive energy
07:48to the world.
07:49Ladies and gentlemen,
07:52hills pile up
07:54to form a high mountain,
07:56streams coverage
07:57to form a mighty river.
08:01The improvement
08:02and development
08:02of China-India relations
08:04cannot be achieved
08:06without the support
08:07and efforts
08:08of Indian friends
08:10from all walks of life.
08:13The leaders of China and India
08:15have once again
08:16set the direction
08:17for the development
08:18of bilateral relations.
08:20Let's stay committed
08:22to our goal,
08:24move forward hand in hand,
08:26and promote China-India relations
08:29to new heights.
08:31Thank you very much.
08:32Dhaniavat.
08:33Thank you very much.
08:34You
