China's development benefits world, mankind: senior Serbian officials

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabic recently extended their sincere congratulations to the People's Republic of China on its 75th anniversary of founding, hailing China's significant contributions to the world and the mankind over the past 75 years.

In an interview with the China Media Group (CMG), the two officials spoke highly of the progress China has made in its socioeconomic development, which, they noted, has impressed them a lot.

"Over the past 75 years, China's development and various efforts have not only left a profound mark on Chinese society, but also made remarkable contributions to the world and the mankind. China has successfully eliminated absolute poverty, achieved rapid economic development, and made rapid progress in science and technology. It has also been deeply involved in global governance. China never targets any party, and is always committed to all-round multilateral international cooperation," said Vucevic.

"I sincerely congratulate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Let me begin by saying that what the People's Republic of China has achieved over the past few decades is indeed impressive. I believe that China owes its achievements to the careful and thorough thinking of the leadership, wise strategic planning, trust in the people and great political courage," said Brnabic.

Cooperation between Serbia and China has brought valuable development opportunities to the landlocked country at the crossroads of Southeast and Central Europe, the Serbian officials said.

"Among European countries, Serbia has always been a strong supporter of the Belt and Road Initiative, because we are fully aware that this cooperation has and will bring many benefits to our country, and not just to our country," said the prime minister.

Brnabic highlighted that China's national development has not only benefited its own people, but also the rest of the world through initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative.

"China has shown the world how to achieve scientific and technological progress and infrastructure development in a smart way, and how to make national development benefit its own people and benefit the rest of the world through initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative," she said.

China's development benefits world, mankind: senior Serbian officials

Sufficient food supplies, including fresh vegetables and fruits, have been guaranteed in China during the ongoing seven-day National Day holiday to meet the growing and diversified demands of consumers.

China's National Day falls on Oct 1, and the National Day holiday lasts for seven days from Oct. 1 to Oct 7. The period is typically marked by a surge in consumption demand.

The data released by China's Ministry of Commerce showed that the amount of the goods purchased and traded ahead of this year's National Day holiday by the country's top 200 agricultural product wholesale markets increased by 5.5 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively, compared with a week before.

To better meet the growing demand, the ministry has been monitoring the supplies and the prices of the necessities on the market during the holiday, with close attention being paid to goods like grain, cooking oil, meat, eggs, milk, fruits and vegetables.

A logistics center near the Asian Games Village in Beijing sends over 3,000 types of goods to residents within three to five kilometers. In the first days of this year's National Day holiday, the center has already seen a 15-percent increase in the number of the orders it received.

"To meet the consumption demand during the National Day holiday, we have prepared about 20 percent more of the goods, particularly the seasonal fruits and the aquatic products. We have also increased the supply of the gift boxes to meet the demand of visiting relatives and friends. The supply of the gift boxes grew by around 25 percent," said Wu Yijing, manager of the logistic center.

The surging demand is also witnessed in a fruit wholesale market in east China's Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province.

As the biggest fruit distribution center in the Yangtze River Delta, Jiaxing Fruit Market had already witnessed its growing trading volume ahead of the National Day holiday, with the largest amount of the goods arrived on one day recorded at 19,000 tonnes.

Since mid-September, the daily trading volume in the market had stayed around 10,000 tonnes and by late September, the figure surpassed 13,000 tonnes.

Suffient supplies of necessities guaranteed in China during National Day holiday to meet growing demand