World leaders honor China

THE dark sky turns into a magical show with majestic fireworks display in line with the celebration of 70th anniversary of People’s Repubic of China in Beijing. XINHUA

BEIJING (Global Times) — Leaders of foreign countries and international organizations congratulated China on the People’s Republic of China’s 70th founding anniversary. Many leaders sent their congratulations to President Xi Jinping.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted in Chinese on social media platform Sina Weibo on Tuesday, saying “On the day of China’s National Day, I (would like to) congratulate the Chinese people. India attaches great importance to its friendship with China and looks forward to further developing political, economic and trade relations and humanities exchanges to benefit the two peoples.”

In his note to President Xi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, “On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations. In the past 70 years, China has made remarkable achievements. China enjoys its deserved place on the international stage and plays an important role in solving major global problems,” CCTV reported on Tuesday.

“Russia and China are mutually irreplaceable strategic partners. I highly value our friendship and would like to continue to work closely with you to benefit the people of Russia and China,” Putin said in the message.

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday, saying: “Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China!”

French President Emmanuel Macron said in his note to Xi that “On the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations on behalf of the French government and people. As permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the two countries bear special responsibilities for human society. I look forward to working with you to push bilateral cooperation to a new level and jointly revitalize multilateralism.”