Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the First Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength, which opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on June 7. He also made some remarks on turning China into a country with a strong socialist culture and fostering modern Chinese civilization at a meeting on cultural inheritance and development in Beijing on June 2. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts from Xi's congratulatory letter and speeches on building up China's cultural strength as follows:

 Excerpts from Xi's congratulatory letter to the First Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength on June 7, 2023 

 Excerpts from Xi's congratulatory letter to the First Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength on June 7, 2023 

 Excerpts from Xi's congratulatory letter to the First Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength on June 7, 2023 

 Excerpts from Xi's speech at the meeting on cultural inheritance and development on June 2, 2023 

 Excerpts from Xi's speech at the meeting on cultural inheritance and development on June 2, 2023 

 Source: Xinhua News Agency