On January 16, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng attended the “Prelude to the Spring Festival Gala” U.S. event hosted by China Media Group (CMG) and delivered remarks.

Ambassador Xie said that as the Lunar Year of the Snake is just around the corner, it gave him great pleasure to join the friends present in sounding the Prelude to the Spring Festival Gala and celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year. The Spring Festival originated in China, but its joy and happiness are shared by the whole world. In 2022, the festival happily coincided with the Beijing Winter Olympics. In 2023, it was listed as a UN floating holiday. And in 2024, the tradition was inscribed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. So today, the Chinese New Year has really become a global celebration. 

Ambassador Xie pointed out that in this turbulent world, people around the globe are more eager than ever to pursue peace and development, and the call for solidarity and cooperation is growing ever stronger. This exactly echos the spirit of the Spring Festival, which is about peace, amity and harmony.