Diplomatic receptions held across Americas to mark 76th anniversary of PRC founding

Chinese embassies across the Americas marked the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China with high-level receptions and cultural events.

Celebrations also highlighted key diplomatic milestones, including the 55th anniversary of China-Canada relations and the 20th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

In Colombia, the Chinese Embassy hosted a reception attended by more than 200 guests, including Finance Minister German Avila, senior government officials, lawmakers, foreign diplomats, United Nations agency representatives, Chinese company staff, and overseas Chinese.

Avila expressed the country's positive willingness to deepen bilateral relations at the reception.

"On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we extend our sincere wishes. May China's National Day serve as an important opportunity to promote the continuous growth, development, and consolidation of the great Chinese nation and to further strengthen the friendly relations between Colombia and China," said Avila.

The reception at the Chinese Embassy in Canada also celebrated the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 20th anniversary of the strategic partnership between China and Canada. More than 500 guests attended, including Canadian officials, senators, members of parliament, representatives from various sectors, foreign diplomats, Chinese company staff, overseas Chinese, and students.

David Morrison, Canada's deputy minister of foreign affairs, emphasized the country's clear stance on advancing bilateral relations during the reception.

"Prime Minister Carney has made very clear that his desire to recalibrate Canada-China relations and to advance our bilateral ties in a pragmatic and constructive manner. There is deep and sincere goodwill between the peoples of our two countries, which provides us with a strong base from which to build," he said. At a reception held by the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, attending officials praised the mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation between Mexico and China.

The reception also featured a screening of the trailer for Shenzhou 13, or Blue Planet Outside the Window, China's inaugural 8K space documentary film produced by China Media Group (CMG).

Following the screening, a Mexican representative praised China's technological achievements, highlighting the country's progress in space exploration and innovation.

"[The film is] truly magnificent! This is what China is accomplishing today, demonstrating its tremendous advancements in technology to the world. Their experiences in space are incredibly fascinating and captivating to us," said Aureny Aguirre O. Sunza, director-general for multilateral strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico.

Additionally, a dragon boat race was held in Panama to celebrate the PRC's 76th founding anniversary. The competition drew 49 teams from across Panama, as well as from countries such as Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago.

Diplomatic receptions held across Americas to mark 76th anniversary of PRC founding

China's development has never been a "threat" to anyone but the source of growth advancing common development of all countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Friday.

Some Western media and think tanks are peddling so-called "China Shock 2.0," saying that "China is achieving fast development in high-tech sectors such as renewable energy and AI and relies on foreign markets to absorb its overcapacity, thus reducing the market share of developed countries and sending more serious shock waves to the global economy compared with the era of traditional manufacture industry," while there are foreign commentators saying that the "China Shock 2.0" argument ignores the genuine innovation occurring within the Chinese industrial ecosystem and that Chinese export is the exact booster of the global economy that is needed in the turbulent period and more indispensable than ever.

Commenting on that, Lin said: "From the world's factory to the world's market and innovation powerhouse, China's development is achieved through strong performance driven by innovation and brings tangible cooperation opportunities and space to the world. High-quality Chinese products represented by the 'old three' of textiles, furniture and home appliances have stabilized the global industrial and supply chain, lowered the living cost of global consumers and eased the inflationary pressure worldwide. China's green production capacity represented by the 'new three' of electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels has bridged the gap between supply and demand in global green development and bolstered the global energy transition and low-carbon development. Moreover, China's high-tech products represented by the 'new new three' of robots, AI and innovative drugs have broken high-tech barriers and monopoly and enabled people in more countries to access affordable new technologies," said the spokesman.

"Openness and cooperation bring about progress and win-win result. China's development has never been a 'threat' to anyone but the source of growth advancing common development of all countries. What really creates 'shocks' to the world has never been the innovation of Chinese companies and efficiency of Chinese industrial capacity, but protectionist moves of setting up barriers, decoupling and severing industrial and supply chains. China will stay committed to high-standard opening up, defend the multilateral trading system and provide more certainty and new impetus to the world economy with its own steady development," said Lin.

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