On January 17, 2025, the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs and the People's  Government of Beijing Municipality  jointly hosted the 2025 New Year  Reception for Foreign Journalists in  China at Langyuan of Beijing  Capital. Vice Foreign Minister Hua  Chunying, Deputy Director General of  Foreign Affairs Office of the  People's Government of Beijing  Municipality Lei Xiaoning and Secretary  of the CPC Chaoyang District  Committee Wen Xian were present.

In  her speech, Hua Chunying said that the year 2024 has been an  extraordinary year, with China's development showcasing remarkable  achievements and an abundance of compelling stories about China. The  Chinese people grandly celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding  of the People's Republic of China. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th  CPC Central Committee was successfully convened, and a systematic plan  was adopted for further deepening reform comprehensively to advance  Chinese modernization. China has implemented the new development  philosophy, fostered new quality productive forces, and actively  included more countries in its visa waiver program and extended the  visa-free transit stay. The dream of "on-a-whim travel" to China has  become a reality. The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the  founding of the United Nations, and human history has reached a crucial  juncture. China will continue to expand high-standard opening-up,  achieve high-quality development, be a reliable partner of other  countries around the world, and work together to promote world peace,  development, solidarity, cooperation, fairness and justice. Hua Chunying  expressed the hope that foreign media and journalists in China will  continue to play their unique role in telling wonderful stories about  China to the world.

In conjunction with  the Spring Festival, which the United Nations has  inscribed on the List  of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,  immersive, panoramic  and diverse Spring Festival-themed folk activities  were arranged on  site. About 800 people attended the reception,  including foreign  journalists and their families in China, diplomatic  envoys to China,  press attaches in China, spokespersons from relevant  ministries and  commissions, heads of foreign affairs offices from  several provinces and  cities, as well as domestic experts, scholars,  and media  representatives.