Your Honorable Palamagamba Kabudi, Minister for Constitutional and Legal
Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania,
Your Honorable Cde. John Mongella, Deputy Secretary General of CCM,Your Honorable Amb. Liberata Mulamula, former Minister for Foreign
Affairs and East African Cooperation,Major General Hawa Issa Kodi, Chief of Logistics and Engineering, TPDF,Your Excellency Amb. of Union of Comoros, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
in Tanzania,Your Excellencies Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Representatives of
the International Organizations,Friends from governmental departments and different sectors of Tanzania,Today, we are gathered here to
celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. On behalf
of the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, I would like to extend a sincere welcome to
all the guests attending the reception, and congratulate all the Chinese
compatriots in Tanzania on the holiday. My heartfelt gratitude also goes to all
the friends who have been consistent contributors to the friendship between
China and Tanzania!This year marks the 75th
anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In the past 75 years, China has developed from an
impoverished and backward land into achieving self-sufficient, self-improvement
and self reliance. China’s GDP has increased over 223 times at constant prices. China has carried
out reform and opening up, turning China into the world’s second largest economy, top
trader in goods, second top trader in services and second largest consumer
market. China has built itself into a moderately prosperous society in all
respects and have wiped out absolute poverty, contributing 70 percent to world
poverty reduction. In the new era, we have focused on high-quality development.
China’s economic aggregate accounts
for 17% of the world’s total, contributing over 30% to world economic growth in the past ten
years, making China the major engine driving global economic growth.At present, China’s economy has seen a
significant development: More than half of the global renewable power
generation capacity comes from China, ranking first in the world for many years
in a row, and making positive contributions to the global green economy
transition and global response to climate change. Digital economy including AI,
cloud-computing and 5G has become a new fashion, ranking second in the world.
China also ranks first in terms of e-commerce and mobile payment transactions
in the world. China has made significant progress in technological innovation.
From Chang’e lunar mission to BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, and to China’s deep-sea manned submersible “Striver”
setting a national diving record, are all results of China’s significant advancement in
science and technology, making China the only middle-income economy top 30 in
the Global Innovation Index.Last July, the 3rd Plenary
Session of the 20th Central Committe of CPC held successfully. The session
adopted the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization and
put forward over 300 reform measures, sending a strong message that China will
expand high-standard opening up and share outcomes in the high-quality
development. These important measures put forward by the Session will provide
institutional safeguards for further deepening reform comprehensively and
expanding high-quality opening up, sharing its new development dividends with
the world economy. China’s opening up welcomes participation of Tanzania and other countries.Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends,This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Tanzania.
After the 60 years of spring blossom and autumn fruits, it indeed deserves a
high-profile celebration. China and Tanzania have held a series of celebration
events, including the reception for Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, the
China-Tanzania Youth Dialogue, the Forum for Shared Development of
China-Tanzania and China’s hospital ship Peace Ark’s visit to Tanzania, starting a craze of jointly celebrating the 60th
anniversary of diplomatic ties.Let me summarize briefly: In
terms of bilateral political relations, Tanzania is China’s long-standing friend and the
place where China’s Africa policy - sincerity, real results, amity and good faith - was
first proposed in the new era. Our bilateral relations have been elevated to
Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership in 2022. “China-Africa Dar es Salaam
Consensus” which embodied the common understanding of Sino-African think tanks was
also published here.In terms of bilateral
practical cooperation, China is the largest trading partner and source country of
investment of Tanzania. High-quality agricultural products from Tanzania, such
as cashew nuts, avocados, aquatic products and honey, have brought into Chinese
market. The export of chili from Tanzania is currently in progress. It is
expected that Tanzania’s export to China will continue to expand. As Tanzania’s largest source of
investment, China’s investment in Tanzania has yielded remarkable results, not only creating
a large number of job opportunities, but also greatly promoting the
construction of major infrastructure in Tanzania. A series of landmark
projects, including the Magufuli Bridge, the SGR and the Julius Nyerere
Hydropower Plant, are the vivid practices of China building a China-Tanzania
community with a shared future. Yesterday, I read newspaper, and it covered the
speech of Minister for Works, Hon. Bashungwa. He said there are only 2 meters
left for Magufuli Bridge closure. Taking this opportunity, I would like to
share a good news, that is Tanzania will be a guest country once again at the
7th China International Import Expo.In terms of people-to-people
exchanges, this year marks China-Tanzania Tourism and Culture Year. The
beautiful scenery of Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti and Zanzibar have attracted
more and more Chinese visitors to Tanzania, surpassing 44 thousand people last
year. I believe this figure will increase further this year.It is worth mentioning that, a
Chinese TV series, Welcome to Milele recorded
mainly in Tanzania, has been aired via Azam TV. This TV series featured by
Chinese Medical Team to Africa tells the story of the long-standing
China-Tanzania friendship that surmounts mountains and oceans, arousing public interests
of Tanzanian friends.Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends,The 2024 FOCAC Beijing Summit
was successfully concluded recently. I was honored to accompany the
participation of the Tanzanian president H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan and the
delegation. The Summit is another grand reunion of China-Africa big family, and
also the largest diplomatic event China has hosted in recent years, with the
highest attendance of foreign leaders. During the Summit, the leaders of China
and Africa gathered around the theme “Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa
Community with a Shared Future” to chart the way forward for cooperation and produced fruitful
achievements. China and Africa adopted unanimously, the Beijing Declaration on
Jointly Building an All-Weather China-Africa Community with a Shared Future for
the New Era and the Beijing Action Plan (2025-2027) of FOCAC. China and Africa will
advance modernization in six aspects and ten partnership actions hand in hand, and
the Summit announced the new measures for China-Africa results-oriented
cooperation across the board in the next three years. The international
community spoke highly of the role this historic Summit played in setting a new
monument for China-Africa relations and a stellar example for South-South
cooperation.Tanzania has always been
actively participating in, advancing and benefiting from the FOCAC. The
Tanzanian presidential delegation successfully attended the Summit. President
Samia delivered remarks on behalf of the East Africa at the opening ceremony,
held meeting with President Xi Jinping. The two leaders agreed to elevate the
common values and leading role of our bilateral relations. Chinese, Tanzanian
and Zambian presidents jointly witnessed the signing of MoU on the
revitalization of the TAZARA railway, which became one of the highlights of the
Summit. China and Tanzania signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents
in the fields of connectivity, agricultural product, trade etc,. President
Samia held talks with a number of major Chinese enterprises and investors had
expressed their interests in various fields. I believe and hope that China and
Tanzania will conduct closer cooperation under the ten partnership actions.Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends,President Xi Jinping once
quoted a famous African proverb, if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want
to go far, go together, highlighting the interdependence and interconnectedness
of peoples. China will forge ahead with Tanzania, continue to be friend and
partner of Tanzania on the path to modernization, and make greater contribution
to jointly building an All-Weather China-Tanzania Community with a Shared
Future in New Era.Let me conclude with a toast:To the 75th anniversary of the
founding of the People’s Republic of China,To the prosperity of both
China, Tanzania and all the countries,To the health of all our
guests and your family,
