"China'S Two Sessions Affect The World'S Nerves"

ITC TASS Beijing branch president Andre Kirilov

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Of course, we also have jobs to do in winter, but festivals go on one after another.

First of all, Christmas in the west is coming back to China. After that is the new year's day.

For our Russian correspondents in Beijing, after the new year's day, it was winter vacation.

The first is Orthodox Easter followed by the Chinese New Year.

Objectively speaking, the Spring Festival has now become a favorite festival all over the world.

During this period, the press release we sent to Moscow almost became the theme of the Spring Festival.

We will introduce the Chinese tradition related to the dragon year, and we will also introduce to the Russian readers the difference between the dragon and the "dragon" in European culture.

Because the "European dragon" reflects the power of evil according to the interpretation of the Christian tradition, while the Chinese dragon expresses the power of nature, so the Chinese will say that they are descendants of the dragon.

We also introduce food in Chinese festivals.

How people eat and drink, how to make dumplings together and how to eat Yuan Xiao in the first fifteen of the month.

The habits and customs that Chinese readers are accustomed to since childhood are new and exotic to our Russian readers.

In recent years, Russia, like other parts of the world, has set off "China fever".

Our newspapers often talk about Chinese experience, and our TV stations talk about China almost every day.

Some people applaud China's achievements, while others are skeptical or negative about China's development prospects.

But anyway, today China has become the "news personage" written by journalists. You are too lazy to talk about China.

The world's great interest in China is based on China.

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Why is the two sessions "hot season"? Because within two weeks, representatives from all parts of China will come to Beijing.

We will also have the opportunity to interview delegates from the northeast and northwest provinces of Shanghai and southern provinces on the steps of the Great Hall of the people in Beijing.

Many of them wore ethnic costumes, including representatives of Chinese Russians.

We will ask whether they still retain their national traditions and whether they participate in politics and politics.

For us, the most important content of the two sessions is the government's work report made by the Chinese Premier and the press conference held by the prime minister.

We can find out the trend of China's economic development and report on China's social and economic development planning and the direction of China's foreign policy.

We are most concerned about the trend of Sino US relations and concerned about the changes in relations between China and the EU and Japan.

Of course, the relationship between China and Russia is our greatest concern.

Many topics discussed at the two sessions will be widely concerned by the international community.

For example, environmental protection is attracting our attention.

Environmental issues are particularly prominent in China.

China has taken many measures, but are these measures effective and timely? As a neighboring country with China's landscape, Russia is naturally concerned about China's environmental protection issues.

We know that after the two sessions, we will also convene the eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

The eighteen major leaders will make important decisions on how to promote the process of political reform and intensify anti-corruption efforts.

We are also very concerned about the new policy of personnel changes and political, economic and social development in China.

In short, China's two sessions affect the nerves of the whole world.

As foreign journalists, we are always very busy during the two sessions.

We strive to meet the interest and curiosity of Russian people in China.

Russians are particularly interested in China's experience in reform and opening up.

Of course, I am eager to have the opportunity to ask Premier Wen Jiabao in person.

To some extent, this is a question of "face" that concerns our sense of superiority for foreign journalists in Beijing.

I hope my luck will be as good as ever.