郑泽光大使在中国驻英国使馆庆祝中华人民共和国成立77周年招待会上的讲话

Speech by Ambassador Zheng Zeguang at the Embassy Reception Marking the 77th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China

温特顿女男爵政务次官，

各位议员，

各位使节，

各位嘉宾，

女士们，先生们，朋友们：

The Rt Hon Baroness Winterton,

Lords,

MPs,

Your Excellencies,

Distinguished guests,

Ladies and gentlemen,

Friends,

今晚我们欢聚一堂，共同庆祝中华人民共和国成立77周年。我谨代表中国驻英国大使馆，向各位嘉宾的光临表示热烈欢迎，向长期以来关心支持中英关系发展的各界人士表示诚挚谢意！今天恰逢中国传统节日中秋节。在这个象征团圆美满的节日里，也祝大家阖家团圆、幸福安康！

Tonight, we are gathered here to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. On behalf of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you and my most sincere thanks for your long-standing support for China-UK relations.

Today also happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, a festival that symbolises family reunion, happiness and good harvest. With this in mind, I send my best wishes to you and everyone in your family. 

77年前新中国的成立，是彻底改变中华民族前途命运、影响世界历史进程的大事件。77年来，在中国共产党坚强领导下，中国各族人民同心同德，艰苦奋斗，创造了经济快速发展和社会长期稳定两大世所罕见的奇迹。今天，中国人民在推进中国式现代化新征程上阔步前进。中华民族伟大复兴势不可挡，展现出前所未有的光明前景。

The founding of New China 77 years ago was a major event that fundamentally transformed the future of the Chinese nation and profoundly shaped the course of world history. Over the past 77 years, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people, united as one, have worked diligently and achieved the twin miracles of rapid economic growth and enduring social stability. Today, the Chinese people are marching forward on the new journey of Chinese modernisation. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unfolding with irresistible momentum and showing unprecedentedly bright prospects.

中国式现代化给国家带来翻天覆地的历史巨变，极大地提高了人民生活水平。中国从昔日一穷二白的农业国发展成为世界第二大经济体、全球制造业第一大国、货物贸易第一大国、电力及新能源第一大国。2025年经济总量超过140万亿元人民币，相当于世界排名第三至第七经济体的总和。今年是“十五五”开局之年。面对外部环境变乱交织，中国经济持续向新向优向好发展，展现出巨大韧性和发展潜力。从近几年出口旺盛的电动汽车、锂电池、光伏产品“新三样”，到现在异军突起的人工智能、机器人、创新药“新新三样”，中国科技创新、产业升级迅猛发展，正转化为实实在在增长动力。中国PCT国际专利申请量连续7年位居世界第一，新技术、新产业、新业态不断涌现。国防和军队现代化建设取得长足发展，保卫国家安全、维护世界和平能力显著提升。环保事业取得重大发展，中华大地天更蓝、地更绿、水更清，生态环境更加美好。人均预期寿命从1949年的35岁增长到2025年的79.25岁，人民群众幸福感、获得感、安全感不断增强。

Chinese modernisation has brought epoch-making changes to our country and greatly improved our people’s lives. China has grown from a poor agrarian nation into the world’s second-biggest economy, biggest manufacturer, biggest trader in goods, and largest producer and consumer of electricity, with the largest new energy system. In 2025, China’s GDP surpassed 140 trillion yuan, equivalent to the combined economic output of the world’s third- to seventh-largest economies.

This year marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan. Facing a complex and turbulent external environment, China’s economy has continued to make progress, with new drivers, higher quality and better results, demonstrating great resilience and development potential. 

From the “new three” that have seen strong export growth in recent years, i.e. new energy vehicles (NEVs), lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic panels, to the “new new three” of AI products, robots, and innovative drugs that are gaining strong popularity overseas, China’s technological innovation and industrial upgrading are advancing rapidly and becoming tangible new drivers of growth. China has been leading the world in PCT applications for seven years. New technologies, new industries and new business formats continue to emerge.

The modernisation of our national defence and armed forces is also making significant progress. China is now better able than ever to defend its national security and contribute to world peace.

Environmental protection has made remarkable progress. People enjoy bluer skies, greener mountains and cleaner waters. People are living longer and healthier lives, with average life expectancy exceeding 79 years in 2025, up from 35 years in 1949. The Chinese people have a much stronger sense of happiness, fulfilment and security.

中国式现代化给全球经济提供了强劲动力。中国坚持扩大高水平对外开放，同世界各国分享发展机遇，对世界经济增长的贡献率连续多年保持在30%左右，2025年贡献率达到35.5%。作为全球第二大消费市场、第二大进口市场、第一大网络零售市场，以及近80个国家的主要出口目的地、160多个国家及地区的主要贸易伙伴，中国的商品、技术、资金助推其他众多国家尤其是全球南方国家加快经济发展、绿色转型、民生改善和现代化步伐。Deepseek、豆包、Kimi等人工智能大模型正显著降低全球人工智能技术门槛和使用成本。无论外部环境如何变化，中国都将始终坚持对外开放不动摇，坚定反对单边主义和保护主义，维护以世贸组织为核心的多边贸易体制。

Chinese modernisation has provided a strong boost to the global economy. China is committed to expanding high-standard opening up and sharing development opportunities with countries around the world. For many years now, China’s annual contribution to global economic growth has averaged around 30%, reaching 35.5% in 2025. 

China is the world’s second-largest consumer market and import market, the biggest online retail market, a major export destination for nearly 80 countries, and a major trading partner for over 160 countries and regions. Chinese products, technologies and investment have helped many countries, especially the Global South, accelerate economic development, green transition, improvements in livelihoods and modernisation.

Chinese AI models such as DeepSeek, Doubao AI and Kimi are bringing down the technological barriers and cost of AI application around the world.

However the external environment may change, China will not waver in its commitment to opening up. We will firmly oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and safeguard the multilateral trading system centred on the World Trade Organization.

中国式现代化给动荡不安的世界持续注入稳定性和正能量。中国坚定奉行独立自主的和平外交政策，坚持在相互尊重、互不干涉内政、平等互利等原则基础上同各国发展友好合作关系。中国已成为联合国常规预算第二大出资国、第二大维和摊款国、安理会常任理事国第一大维和出兵国。中国始终秉持客观公正立场，主张通过对话协商解决国际争端。当前，世界百年变局加速演进。中国坚定站在历史正确一边，倡导平等有序的世界多极化和普惠包容的经济全球化，愿与各国共同落实全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议、全球文明倡议、全球治理倡议，推进高质量共建“一带一路”，推动构建人类命运共同体。

Chinese modernisation has continued to inject stability and positive energy into a turbulent world. China has all along followed an independent foreign policy of peace. We have always been ready to develop friendship and cooperation with all countries on the basis of mutual respect, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit.

China is now the second-largest contributor to the UN’s regular budget and its peacekeeping operations budget. Among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, we have contributed the largest number of peacekeepers overseas. China has always taken an objective and impartial position and advocated peaceful resolution of international disputes through dialogue and consultation.

Against the backdrop of accelerating global transformation unseen in a century, China will continue to stand on the right side of history, and champion an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation. We stand ready to work with all countries to implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilisation Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and build a community with a shared future for humanity.

女士们，先生们，

Ladies and gentlemen,

中国式现代化为中英合作不断开辟新空间。建交以来，中英关系走过风风雨雨，取得长足发展。历史和现实表明，中英合作符合两国人民根本利益，有利于世界和平稳定发展。在双方共同努力下，今年以来中英关系取得新的积极进展。前不久，习近平主席应约同伯纳姆首相通电话，两国领导人就坚持发展中英长期稳定的全面战略伙伴关系，进一步推进高层交往和各领域交流合作达成重要共识。中方愿同英方一道努力，落实好两国领导人重要共识，推动两国关系持续健康稳定向前发展。

Chinese modernisation has continued to open up new prospects for the development of China-UK relations.

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the China-UK relationship has come a long way despite twists and turns. It is self-evident that cooperation serves the fundamental interests of both countries and is conducive to world peace, stability and development.

With joint efforts from both sides, new positive progress has been made in China-UK relations since the beginning of this year. Earlier this month, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Andy Burnham had a very positive telephone conversation. The two leaders reached important common understandings on staying committed to building a long-term and consistent comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, including through strengthening high-level interactions and cooperation and collaboration across different areas. 

The Chinese side is ready to work closely with the UK side to follow through on the common understandings reached by our leaders and promote the sustained, sound and steady development of China-UK relations.

双方要巩固互尊互信。尽管中英国情不同，双方共同利益远大于分歧。要聚焦扩大共同利益，通过对话沟通妥处分歧和敏感问题，避免干扰双方合作大局。

We should enhance mutual respect and mutual trust. Despite our different national conditions, we must always bear in mind that our common interests far outweigh our differences. We should focus on expanding our common interests and properly handle differences and sensitive issues through dialogue and consultation, so as to avoid disrupting the broader interests of our collaboration.

双方要拓展务实合作。中英在贸易投资、金融服务、科技创新、人工智能、生物科学、新能源、执法合作、应对气候变化和公共卫生等领域具有广阔合作空间。扩大对话合作将给两国人民带来更多实实在在的利益。

We should expand practical cooperation. There is great potential for China and the UK to work together in trade and investment, financial services, sci-tech innovation, artificial intelligence, bioscience, new energy, law enforcement, climate change and public health. More dialogue and cooperation will deliver more tangible benefits to the people of both countries.

双方要深化交流互鉴。中英都拥有悠久历史和灿烂文化。要通过教育、文化、体育、旅游等领域交流，不断加深两国人民相互了解与友谊。今年年初以来，中国已对英国公民实施单方面免签政策。许多英国朋友已享受到这一政策带来的便利，欢迎更多各界人士前往中国访问交流。

We should strengthen communication and mutual learning. As two countries with long histories and great cultural heritage, we should deepen mutual understanding and friendship between our peoples through exchanges in education, culture, sports and tourism. Earlier this year, China started implementing a unilateral visa-free policy for UK citizens. I am glad to see many people have already benefited from this policy and hope to see more friends do the same. 

双方要加强多边协作。中英都是联合国安理会常任理事国和世界主要经济体，在维护世界和平与发展方面肩负特殊责任。当前国际形势下，双方比以往更加需要加强协作。要共同维护多边主义，捍卫以联合国为核心的国际体系和战后国际秩序，加强多边协调合作，为促进世界和平稳定繁荣作出更多贡献。

We should strengthen multilateral collaboration. As two permanent members of the Security Council and major economies, China and the UK shoulder special responsibilities for safeguarding world peace and development. Under the current international circumstances, it is all the more important for us to work closely together to uphold multilateralism, defend the UN-centred international system and the post-war international order, and enhance multilateral coordination and collaboration. By doing so, we can make greater contributions to world peace, stability and prosperity.

女士们，先生们，

Ladies and gentlemen,

中英关系的发展离不开两国各界人士的大力支持和精心呵护。希望在座各位朋友继续关心支持和积极投身于中英友好合作事业，更好造福两国人民及世界各国人民。

The development of China-UK relations won’t be possible without the support and contribution of people from various sectors in both countries. We at the Embassy will continue to count on your support and assistance in this common cause, for the benefit of the people in our two countries and beyond. 

现在，我提议：

With that, may I invite you to join me in a toast:

为中华人民共和国成立77周年，

To the 77 years of the People’s Republic of China,

为中英两国的发展繁荣，

To the development and prosperity of both China and the UK, and

为在座各位朋友的健康，

To the good health of you all.

干杯！

Cheers!

谢谢大家！

Thank you!