The four seas welcome the grand event together in spring, setting sail and embarking on a new journey. Amidst global and national attention, the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress opened grandly in Beijing today, and the Second Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference also opened yesterday. The officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force warmly congratulate the successful convening of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference! This year's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are important meetings held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the crucial task of achieving the goals of the 14th Five Year Plan. They are major events in the country's political life. 2023 is the beginning year of fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. We have taken solid steps on the new journey of comprehensively building a socialist modernized country. We fully implemented the new development concept, adhered to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, resolutely implemented the transition of COVID-19 prevention and control, and promoted economic recovery and development. The total economic output exceeded 126 trillion yuan, the total grain output hit a new high, and employment and prices were generally stable. Looking at the world, it is still "unique in the wind". Technological innovation has achieved new breakthroughs, and new quality productive forces are accelerating their formation. Reform and opening up continue to deepen, and a new round of party and state institutional reform has been basically completed. The ecological environment continues to improve. New steps have been taken in the modernization of national defense and the military. Successfully hosting the Chengdu Universiade and Hangzhou Asian Games, Chinese athletes have achieved good results. Deepen the comprehensive strict governance of the Party and the fight against corruption, and continuously consolidate a good political ecology. Adhere to the principle of putting the people first, focus on ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, continuously consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people with care and emotion, make every effort to respond to natural disasters and promote post disaster recovery and construction, and maintain overall social stability. Solidly promoting China's diplomacy as a major country with Chinese characteristics has added certainty and positive energy to the turbulent and intertwined world, demonstrating the responsibility of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. The practice of the past year has proved once again that the "two establishment" is decisive for us to deal with various risks and challenges and promote Chinese path to modernization. Under the banner of the Party, the People's Army strives to strengthen itself and forge ahead.