Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan held a banquet at the Golden Hall of the Great Hall
of the People in Beijing at noon on February 5 to "welcome international distinguished guests attending the
opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan waved to the
international distinguished guests and took a group photo together. Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan later walked
into the Golden Hall with the guests to the welcome song "Peace - A Community of Shared Future". Xi
Jinping delivered a speech at the banquet when he said, "We should keep in mind the original intention of
the Olympic Movement, jointly safeguard world peace, adhere to mutual respect and treat each other as
equals, and jointly build a world of lasting peace". Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee,
and Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, also delivered speeches. Wang Huning, Han Zheng,
Ding Xuexiang, Sun Chunlan, Yang Jiechi, Cai Qi, Wang Yi and others attended the event.
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