Russian Foreign Ministry posts vlog greetings on Chinese New Year

MOSCOW -- The Russian Foreign Ministry posted a vlog on its official TikTok page with greetings to the Chinese people celebrating the Lunar New Year on Friday.

"Hello everyone! Over the recent years I have established a very good tradition of congratulating my Chinese friends on the Lunar New Year. So will I this year," the ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in fluent Chinese in the vlog.

"The Year of the Ox has come and I wish you a happy Spring Festival, all the luck and good health. Thank you all!" She said.

The short vlog features red lanterns and traditional Chinese melodies at the beginning and end.