Beijing 2022 seen as a festival to people aspiring after peace and friendship
Leaders of foreign countries and international organizations have recently extended Spring Festival greetings to the Chinese people and conveyed their wishes that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be a complete success.
Goodwill was expressed in messages and letters sent to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Russian President Vladimir Putin extended greetings to the Chinese people for the Year of the Tiger, saying that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a major event of global significance.
Putin said he is convinced that China's extensive experience in the excellent organization of representative international competitions will make it possible to hold this global festival of sports at the highest level.
Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, said the Winter Olympics are an auspicious event for the CPC and the Chinese people in an important year in their pursuit of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and their new journey toward the Second Centenary Goal.
The event also marks another great victory by China against the backdrop of an unprecedentedly severe pandemic, Kim said.
He added it demonstrates that no difficulty or challenge can prevent the Chinese people－rallied closely around the CPC Central Committee with Xi at its core－from courageously marching forward.
The Beijing Winter Olympics are a festival to the people and athletes of all countries across the world aspiring after peace, friendship and solidarity.
Kim also expressed his confidence that it will certainly be a simple, safe and splendid Olympic event and will write a brilliant page in the history of international sports.
Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said the Olympics symbolize human solidarity, adding that he is confident that the Chinese government and its people will overcome the impact of COVID-19, successfully host the Winter Olympics, and usher in the new year with fruitful results.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed warm congratulations on the grand opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, wishing China greater achievements and new victories on the path of realizing the Chinese Dream.
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first president of Kazakhstan, also expressed his sincere wishes for the complete success of the Beijing Winter Olympics and said he believes that the grand gathering will become a major historic event that will demonstrate China's great potential.
Czech President Milos Zeman wished all the Chinese people strength and courage in the new year and success in achieving all goals, and wished the Beijing Winter Olympics, the world's biggest upcoming sports event, a complete success.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said he believes the whole world will witness the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics. He also wished the Chinese people happiness, health and prosperity.
Extending his greetings to the Chinese people, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said that as a global sports event, the Beijing Winter Olympics are of self-evident importance to the world and conducive to the development of winter sports, and that he is honored to be part of it.
Noting that the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics are the biggest international sporting event of this year, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Beijing will be the first city in the world to successfully host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Phuc said Vietnam and its people fully support and firmly believe that China will successfully hold the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, said the Beijing Winter Olympics have attracted worldwide attention and heightened anticipation.
He said the Lao side is confident that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Xi at its core and with the joint efforts of the Chinese government and its people, the Beijing Winter Olympics will surely become a splendid, extraordinary and outstanding sports event for the people of the world.
Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said he is confident that the event will promote friendship and brotherhood across nations.
Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari said the Chinese government has fully demonstrated its firm resolution and confidence in hosting the Beijing Olympic Games in the face of unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19. Bhandari believes the international gala will bring friendship, harmony and unity to athletes and countries worldwide.
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