Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan
Ms Hassan made the remark in her keynote
address at the celebration of the Chinese New Year 2017 - the Spring
Festival, which is also known as the year of the ‘Fire Rooster,’ which
took place at the Mnazi Mmoja Grounds in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The Chinese New Year celebrations also
witnessed the handing over of a dummy cheque for more than 70m/- to
support the construction of Chato Primary School in Geita Region. “The
success of China in lifting 10 million people out of poverty, continue
to inspire us as we embark on major transformation in our economy,” said
Ms Hassan. She pointed out that China’s fight to eliminate corruption
and the undertaking of various comprehensive reforms that have resulted
in sound management of the economy is quite admirable.
“I know that reforms may be an ambitious
agenda, but there is a good reason for us to be optimistic. China has
done it in the past, we can do it now, but we need their backing,” noted
the vice-president. She expressed appreciation to China’s support to
Tanzania’s development endeavours.
Over the years, China has remained the
key strategic development partner of the country, ranking as second
largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
Ms Hassan noted that the previous year
saw the holding of the fifth session of the joint committee of Economic,
Trade and Technical Cooperation which led to the signing of the
agreement of the grant of Chinese Yuan 300 million, a boost in military
cooperation and the strengthening of diplomatic relations between the
two countries.
She extended her heartfelt wishes to the
Chinese as they prepare to enter the New Year, stressing on
trustworthiness, a strong sense of time keeping and responsibility at
work as important elements for reinforcing bilateral and mutual
relations.
Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr Lu
Youqing, pointed out that the Spring Festival with a focus on Africa is
the time to exchange cultures between the two countries. The
celebrations have been hosted in the country for eight years now.
“This year’s celebrations have
concentrated on enabling Tanzanians to get a better understanding of
Chinese Culture by hosting a temple fair (market fair) that has featured
our cuisines and products,” pointed out Dr Youqing.
He said that the previous year was an
important milestone for China-Tanzania relations and saw the
implementation of the first year of the
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