Xi says Chinese people will never forget international friends

The Chinese people will never forget international friends who have made prominent contributions to China's development and the friendship between Chinese and foreign peoples, President Xi Jinping said in Beijing on Sunday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a ceremony awarding the country's highest state honors ahead of the 75th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

"There are many old and good friends who have shared the same aspirations and stood with the Chinese people through thick and thin over the past 75 years. Ms. Dilma Rousseff, who has been awarded the Friendship Medal today, is an outstanding representative of them. The Chinese people will never forget those international friends who have made prominent contributions to China's development and to enhancing friendship between the Chinese people and people all over the world! The Chinese people are willing to work together with people of all countries to maintain world peace, promote common development, and push for the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, so as to create an even brighter future for all!" said Xi.

"A new picture requires us to paint together, and a new history needs us to create in common efforts. Let us set our sights on our goals, work together with determination and a pioneering spirit to jointly compose a more splendid and vibrant new chapter for the People's Republic!" said Xi.

Xi says Chinese people will never forget international friends

Xi says Chinese people will never forget international friends

Xi says Chinese people will never forget international friends

Xi says Chinese people will never forget international friends

A formation of China Coast Guard (CCG) Meishan and Xiushan vessels and several Russian coast guard ships has carried out joint law enforcement patrol and emergency handling missions in the high seas of the North Pacific to enhance coordination capabilities and jointly maintain the order of fishery production in the area.

In the exercise of joint damage control and life-saving subject, according to the exercise deployment, the Russian ship suddenly reported a simulated explosion and fire on the rear deck during the cruise, and the CCG Meishan vessel immediately turned and used water cannons to extinguish the fire.

Chinese crew members also took assault boats and boarded Russian ships with firefighting and rescue equipment to put out fire in specific areas and rescue people who fell into the water.

The operation tested the ability to jointly respond to sudden dangerous situations during joint law enforcement patrols, according to CCG official.

"We are patrolling, training and learning all the way. In the future, we have the confidence and ability to complete various tasks, including maintaining the order of fishery production in the high seas of the North Pacific," said Feng Mingming, a CCG officer.

During the joint operation, the fleet boarded and inspected the operating vessels in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, and also conducted joint search and rescue, joint search for illegal vessels and other exercises to further enhance the joint law enforcement capabilities of the Chinese and Russian coast guards.

Chinese, Russian coast guard fleet launches patrol, rescue missions in North Pacific