The 9th CIIE kicks off in Shanghai today with a record 4,100+ overseas exhibitors from 162 countries, regions and international organizations. China’s door to the world is opening ever wider.

President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva @LulaOficial on his re-election as President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. President Xi applauded President Lula’s contributions to China–Brazil relations and pledged to work with him to elevate the China–Brazil community with a shared future to new heights.

55 years ago today, the People’s Republic of China restored its lawful seat at the U.N. Over these 55 years, China has upheld the U.N.’s central role and worked tirelessly for a more just and equitable global governance system. China will continue to follow this right path.

During China’s week-long National Day holidays, over 2.1 billion domestic trips were made, averaging 306 million trips per day. That is roughly equivalent to 90% of the U.S. population being on the move every day for a whole week. Holiday journeys were safe and smooth thanks to dense high-speed rail (50,000+ km) and expressway (199,000 km) networks, and rapid response.

Today, the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 77th birthday. Over 100,000 people from all the country gather at Tian’anmen Square before dawn for the raising of the national flag—a romance that belongs uniquely to the Chinese people. 🇨🇳

President Xi Jinping attended the reception marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. President Xi pointed out that over the past 77 years, our Party has rallied and led the people in forging ahead. We have fulfilled the First Centenary Goal of finishing building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and we are striving to meet the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects. Since the start of this year, all of us in the Party and the country have forged ahead with enterprise and endeavor. We have formulated China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development and started to implement it. We have effectively met various risks and challenges. The economy has made headway despite strong headwinds, achieved high-quality and innovation-driven growth, and demonstrated great resilience and vitality. As long as we are steadfast in our confidence and pursuit of our goals, and press ahead with solid strides, we can surely achieve success for the great Communist Party of China, the great Chinese people, and the great People’s Republic of China.