China-Xi/Workers
China-Xi/Workers
Dateline : File
Location : China
Duration : 3'02
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of workers working
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Aerial shot of cityscape, traffic
3. Various of Great Hall of the People
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of people from all walks of life working; trains moving; tree leaves
FILE: Beijing, China - April 2013 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President (overlaid with shot 4):
"People's beautiful dreams can be realized only through honest labor; all the difficulties that arise in the course of development can be solved only through honest labor; and everything in life that is glorious can be cast only through honest labor."
FILE: Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, east China - Dec 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Xi getting on crane, shaking hands with XCMG Group staff member
FILE: Songyuan City, Jilin Province, northeast China - 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of Xi visiting Chagan Lake, talking with fishermen
UPSOUND (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President:
"Look! how beautiful the scenery is with fish year after year!"
FILE: Tianshui City, Gansu Province, northwest China - Sept 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of Xi visiting apple production base, talking with farmers, officials
FILE: Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, northeast China - Jan 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of Xi visiting local market, talking with stallholders
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Ginkgo leaf
FILE: Beijing, China - Feb 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of Xi visiting delivery center; talking to delivery workers
UPSOUND (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President:
"You are like hardworking little bees, shuttling everywhere, exposed to the sun and rain. It's really not easy for you, so I've come here specifically to see you."
FILE: Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Sept 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of Xi coming to farmland in village, talking with farmers
UPSOUND (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President:
"You make yellow steamed buns from millet. These days, white flour and pork are not rare anymore. Sometimes, it is even better and healthier to eat coarse cereals. I'm happy to see you are all happy and live a good life."
FILE: Dongying City, Shandong Province, east China - Oct 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of Xi visiting Shengli Oilfield, talking with drilling workers
UPSOUND (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President:
"On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, I would like to pay my highest respects to you and, through you, to all the workers of the Shengli Oilfield."
FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - April 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of Xi visiting GAC Aion New Energy Automobile
FILE: Benxi City, Liaoning Province, northeast China - Jan 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of Xi visiting cold rolling mill of Bensteel Group
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Various of construction structure, crane tower; worker wielding; airport under construction
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
16. Various of rocket blasting off; astronauts thumbing up
17. Various of fighters in flight; aircraft carrier sailing
18. Various of FAST telescope
19. Various of submersible diving; deep-ocean drilling vessel sailing; workers, shield tunneling machine; China's FPSO facility sailing
20. Aerial shot of rural dwellings, mountains
FILE: Beijing, China - Sept 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President (overlaid with shots 15-20):
"The edifice of our Republic is constructed brick by brick. China can do it! China will surely be capable of doing it! What is the foundation for it? It's you. The people are real heroes. Socialism is built through hard work."
FILE: Beijing, China - June 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
21. Various of Xi conferring July 1 Medal
FILE: Beijing, China - April 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
22. Various of Xi awarding national role model workers
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
23. Various of people from all walks of life working
24. Various of drilling platform
25. Aerial shot of cityscape
FILE: Beijing, China - April 2015 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President (overlaid with shots 21-25):
"The Chinese are known as a hardworking and inventive people. Just as work and creations were responsible for the glorious achievements of our past, they have also been responsible for everything we have achieved today."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
26. Sun rising behind building
27. Various of people from all walks of life working
FILE: Beijing, China - Dec 31, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President (overlaid with shots 26-27):
"Your unwavering hard work has made our nation thrive and prosper. I salute you all for your exceptional diligence and invaluable contributions."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
28. Blue sky with floating clouds over buildings
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged working people from all walks of life to be diligent in creation, brave in struggle, and carry on the social ethos of honoring labor, valuing skills, and unleashing creativity, highlighting the significance of hard work for wealth, happiness and success.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's working people on Tuesday, ahead of International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1.
He has always been concerned about the vast number of workers, praising labor and creativity on many occasions, and extolling the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, while stressing that labor is the source of wealth and happiness.
To show his great respect for those who work hard, Xi has interacted with model workers in different ways ahead of International Workers' Day in recent years.
In April 2013, Xi talked with national model workers at the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
"People's beautiful dreams can be realized only through honest labor; all the difficulties that arise in the course of development can be solved only through honest labor; and everything in life that is glorious can be cast only through honest labor," Xi said.
Xi also has frequently visited frontline workers and engaged in heartfelt exchanges with them, leaving his footprints from communities to farmlands and factories. He has hailed the working people for their contribution to China's development, advocated the spirit of hard work, and encouraged workers to have more brilliant achievements.
"The edifice of our Republic is constructed brick by brick. China can do it! China will surely be capable of doing it! What is the foundation for it? It's you. The people are real heroes. Socialism is built through hard work," Xi said while attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Daxing International Airport in 2019.
In April 2015, Xi attended the awards ceremony of national model workers in Beijing and delivered a speech, saying that all of society should be proud of working hard and be ashamed of idleness.
"The Chinese are known as a hardworking and inventive people. Just as work and creations were responsible for the glorious achievements of our past, they have also been responsible for everything we have achieved today," he said.
In his 2026 New Year message, Xi praised the dedication and perseverance of the people, saying their hard work has helped build a thriving China.
"Your unwavering hard work has made our nation thrive and prosper. I salute you all for your exceptional diligence and invaluable contributions," Xi said.
ID : 8477259
Published : 2026-05-01 10:51
Last Modified : 2026-05-01 17:16:14
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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