Speech by H.E. Ambassador Liu Xiaoming at the Chinese for Labour Gala Chinese New Year Banquet 2019: Put People First and Deliver Benefits to the People
尊敬的英国工党领袖科尔宾先生，
尊敬的英国华人工党主席梁辛尼先生，
尊敬的英国工党各位影阁大臣，
女士们，先生们：
大家晚上好！
很高兴出席华人工党举办的春节晚宴，与大家共庆农历己亥猪年春节。这是我今年参加的第26场春庆活动。连日来，我亲眼见证了春节已成为中英两国人民的节日，深切感受到中英友好日益深入人心。我注意到，科尔宾先生日前发表了热情洋溢的拜年视频，受到英国及全球华人的好评。
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn,
Mr. Sonny Leong,
Members of the Shadow Cabinet,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Good evening!
It is a real delight to join you at the Chinese for Labour Gala Chinese New Year Banquet to celebrate the Year of the Pig.
This is the 26th Chinese New Year celebration that I have attended this year. Over the past weeks, I was glad to see the Chinese New Year becoming a festival of both the Chinese and British people. This is a vivid demonstration of the ever-stronger popular support for China-UK friendship.
I watched the video message sent by Mr. Corbyn early this month, wishing Chinese people a happy Chinese New Year. The message has been warmly received by the Chinese communities in the UK and across the world.
今年是新中国成立70周年，也是中英建立代办级外交关系65周年。回顾历史，正是在工党执政时期，中英关系实现了三次跨越：一是英国在新中国成立3个月即予外交承认，成为最早承认新中国的西方大国；二是实现香港顺利回归，使中英关系卸下历史包袱轻装前进；三是英国在欧盟国家中率先与中国建立全面战略伙伴关系。我谨此对工党为中英关系发展做出的贡献表示赞赏和感谢。
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is also the 65th anniversary of the establishment of China-UK diplomatic relationship at the level of chargé d'affaire.
In the past 70 years, it was when the Labour Party was in office that China and the UK achieved three major leaps in our relations:
The first leap was the diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China three months after its founding. The UK was the first major Western country to do so;
The second leap was Hong Kong's return to China. This enabled our two countries to shed the burden of history and move on;
The third leap was the establishment of China-UK comprehensive strategic partnership, which was the very first between China and an EU member state.
I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and thanks to the Labour Party for your contribution to the development of China-UK relations.
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