Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang attended the celebration of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China by overseas Chinese in the UK

China News Service, London, September 22 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) On the 21st, Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang was invited to attend a celebration held by overseas Chinese across the UK to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. More than 500 people from all walks of life, including Wu Lili, chairman of the celebration organizing committee, Deng Zhuting, chairman of the London Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Fang Wenjian, president of the China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, and heads of nearly a hundred overseas Chinese groups across the UK, attended the event.

In his speech, Zheng Zeguang extended holiday greetings and sincere blessings to the vast number of overseas Chinese in the UK. Zheng Zeguang said that for a long time, the vast number of overseas Chinese in the UK have united to help each other and worked hard, playing an important role in local economic and social development, actively caring and supporting China's modernization drive, and making important contributions to enhancing the friendship between the Chinese and British people. We hope that the overseas Chinese will uphold their fine traditions, deepen their feelings for their country, make better use of their own advantages, and continue to be contributors to Chinese modernization, promoters of China's reunification, disseminators of Chinese culture, and promoters of friendship between the Chinese and British peoples, and make new contributions to the construction of a strong country, national rejuvenation, and the stability and long-term development of China-UK relations.

On September 21, overseas Chinese across the UK held a celebration to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The picture shows a group photo of representatives attending the event. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy in the UK)

Wu Lili and other overseas Chinese leaders said in their speech that the prosperity and development of their ancestral country is the most solid foundation for the overseas Chinese in the UK. The overseas Chinese in the UK will continue to be based in the UK and have a deep connection with their homeland, better play their role as bridges and ties, promote people-to-people connections between China and the UK, and contribute to mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

The atmosphere at the celebration was warm and peaceful. Chinese and British artists performed wonderful programs such as "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and "My Motherland and Me" on the same stage. The overseas Chinese wish China prosperity, peace and prosperity, and wish the friendship between the Chinese and British peoples everlasting and lasting. (over)