During a 2013 visit to Costa Rica, Xi Jinping visited the home of a coffee grower named Marco Zamora. The family were naturally honoured to be playing host to the Chinese president. But the strongest impression they took away from that meeting was the affinity they felt for a man who spoke proudly of his own time working in the countryside.
In March 2013, just ahead of the 5th BRICS summit, the new Chinese president, Xi Jinping, gave an interview to a group of foreign journalists. Among them was Mikhail Gusman, first deputy director general of the ITAR-TASS News Agency. Two things that struck the veteran Russian reporter were the wisdom he saw in the Chinese leader's eyes, and the strength of his handshake.
Sanming in East China's Fujian province, with a forest coverage rate as high as 78 percent as well as a pristine environment, is home to a variety of wildlife. This video shows different kinds of birds frolicking and feeding in rivers and forests in the city.
Mark Levine, an American sociologist, has been living in China since 2005. Inspired by his experiences, he has written many American folk songs about the country's progress and history.
To celebrate the centenary of the Communist Party of China, Mark recently wrote a song called The Future's Very Bright Ahead, Led by the CPC.
How does China help rural economies prosper? Find out as China Daily follows the footsteps of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gansu province. Community action, grassroots industries and a determination to succeed are helping transform poverty into prosperity!
The CPC seeks to build an open, inclusive, clean, and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security, and common prosperity. How does the CPC realize such vision and act as a responsible great power? Watch this video.
It is well known that President Xi Jinping is a sports fan. He has a wide range of sports interests including football, basketball, volleyball, and tennis. He is also a firm promoter of national fitness and sports development. Here's a video to know more stories of Xi and sports.
The virtual World Symposium for Marxist Political Parties was held in Beijing on Thursday. The event gathered some 70 leaders and representatives from 58 political parties in 48 countries.
Editor's note: This year marks the centenary of the Communist Party of China. To learn more about the history of the ruling party of China, we will publish a series of inspiring stories shared by President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Here's the fifth story, about General Yang Jingyu.
