On the picture H. E. Ambassador Chen Xu.
By Roy A. Lie Tjam.
A lineup of Ambassadors, entrepreneurs, civil servants, prominent persons in society and friends of China attended the National Day reception. Ambassador Chen Xu delivered a very warm welcome address swelled with gems of ancient Chinese quotations.
Ambassador Chen in his remarks first recalled great achievements that China has made since the P.R. China was founded 66 years ago and expressed his sincere gratitude to all those who paid attention and care to China. He was confident in China’s economy and its future development and he quoted Premier LI Keqiang’s speech in the recent session of World Economic Forum in China to support his argument.
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Ambassador Chen stressed that as the largest developing country in the world, China is so much closely connected to the rest of the world that its development can never do without peace and stability of the international community, and vice versa.
He argued with many examples, including initiatives and commitments that China recently raised or made during President Xi’s visit to the US and the UN, that China will uphold the path of peaceful development as a constructor of peace, a contributor for development and a guardian of international order.
He spoke highly of Sino-Dutch relations, the two countries cooperate in a mutually-beneficial way. The Ambassador was looking forward to the upcoming state visit by Their Majesties King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima to China in mid October 2015.
Furthermore, Ambassador Chen extended his heartfelt greetings to all Chinese, working and studying in the Netherlands and wishes them all the best.
The reception was concluded with a buffet.
