In his speech at the online reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy in the UK in celebration of the 72nd Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 28 September 2021, Ambassador Zheng Zeguang outlined China’s stories from five aspects.

He said that this is a China that puts the people front and centre and focuses on high-quality development, a China that is opening up at a higher level and ready to share its opportunities with the world, a China that promotes fairness, better life and common prosperity for the people, a China that promotes world peace and upholds international justice, and a China that honours its commitments and shoulders its due responsibilities.

Noting the current profound changes unseen in a century and increasing uncertainties, risks and challenges in the world, Ambassador Zheng said, that amid all these, “China is striving forward, with confidence and in firm steps, towards building a strong and modern socialist country in a comprehensive way”.