Chinese President Xi Jinping has on many occasions quoted Chinese poems and allusions to illustrate that China and the EU are committed to the right partnership and support the building of human communities with a shared future.
Poster 1: Time is not as good as place and place is not as good as people.
On 23 March 2014, President Xi Jinping published a signed article in the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, quoting the ancient Chinese book Mengzi and stressing that the world needs development and peace.
Poster 2: Righteousness is a quality, faith is a fulfillment.
On June 17, 2016, President Xi published a signed article in the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, quoting Confucius and stressing that China and Poland should adhere to equality and mutual trust and face the challenges of the times together.
Poster 3: We use the strength of all, we will be invincible; we use the wisdom of all, there is nothing to be done.
On January 17, 2017, President Xi delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, in which he quoted the ancient Chinese book Huainanzi and stressed that we should firmly establish a sense of community with a shared future for mankind and work together to make the world a better place and people happier.
Poster 4: The beauty of harmony lies in the combination of differences.
President Xi delivered a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva on 18 January 2017, citing the ancient Chinese book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and stressing the need to respect exchanges and mutual learning and build an open and inclusive world.
Poster 5: Don't be afraid of clouds covering your eyes
President Xi delivered a toast on May 6, 2024, at a welcome banquet hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, quoting a poem by the 11th century Chinese poet Wang Anshi and pointing out that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France 60 years ago, successive generations of leaders of the two countries have always viewed and managed bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective.
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