Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sends congratulatory message to Icebreakers 2023

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang presides over a plenary meeting of the State Council in Beijing on February 3, 2023. PHOTO XINHUA BEIJING Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday sent a congratulatory message to Icebreakers 2023 Chinese New Year celebration hosted by Britain's 48 Group Club.

In a message, Li said that visionary people in the British business community broke the ice 70 years ago with great courage and opened the door to China-Britain trade.

At present, the international and regional situations are undergoing complex and profound changes, and geopolitics, world economy, climate change, food and energy security, and other fields are facing serious risks and challenges, he said, adding that when difficulties arise it is important to carry on the pioneering spirit, improve people's wellbeing and achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results.

Li pointed out that China unwaveringly adheres to the path of peaceful development, upholds the basic state policy of reform and opening-up, and stands ready to work with all parties to promote world peace and promote development and prosperity.

Li said that both China and Britain are the permanent members of the UN Security Council and major economies in the world, and that maintaining a sound and stable bilateral relationship is in the best interests of both sides and the world.

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He expressed the hope that the business communities of both countries will continue to make new and more valuable contributions to China-Britain friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation.