Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rings the bell as he gives the annual independence shout from the balcony of the National Palace to kick off subdued Independence Day celebrations amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sept 15, 2021. (FERNANDO LLANO / AP)
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, on the 200th anniversary of victory of the Mexican War of Independence.
As Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is currently promoting new development reforms, China sincerely wishes Mexico new and greater achievements in the course of its national construction, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory letter
In the letter, Xi said that Mexico is an important Latin American country with a long history and splendid civilization. In the course of development, the Mexican people have made remarkable achievements in exploring a development path suited to their national conditions, and made ineffaceable contributions to the progress of human civilization.
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As President Lopez Obrador is currently promoting new development reforms, China sincerely wishes Mexico new and greater achievements in the course of its national construction, Xi said.
Xi stressed that China and Mexico are both developing countries with broad common interests. Facing unprecedented changes in a century and a pandemic of the century, China and Mexico have stood together and supported each other, which has enhanced their friendship.
Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Mexico relations, and is ready to work together with Lopez Obrador to deepen political mutual trust, boost mutually beneficial cooperation and continuously bring China-Mexico relations to new levels to benefit the two countries and their people.
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