在中國日報創刊40周年之際，中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平發來賀信，表示熱烈的祝賀，向報社全體干部職工和外國專家、友人，致以誠摯的問候。

習近平在賀信中指出，40年來，中國日報發揮自身優勢，積極宣介中國改革發展，為講好中國故事、傳播中國聲音發揮了重要作用。

習近平希望中國日報以創刊40周年為新的起點，牢記聯接中外、溝通世界的職責，把握大局大勢，創新對外話語體系，構建全媒體傳播格局，建設高素質隊伍，不斷提高國際影響力，更好介紹中國的發展理念、發展道路、發展成就，更好展示真實、立體、全面的中國，為促進中國和世界交流溝通作出新的貢獻。

President Xi Jinping has called on China Daily to present a true, multi-dimensional and panoramic view of China and make new contributions to the exchange and communication between China and the world.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter on the 40th anniversary of the newspaper's launch.

中國日報創刊于1981年6月1日，是新中國成立后第一份全球發行的國家級英文日報。經過40年發展，已形成全球化、分眾化、多語種、全媒體傳播體系，報紙發行量約70萬份，全媒體用戶總數超過3.5億。

China Daily, established on June 1, 1981, is the first national English-language daily newspaper in the People's Republic of China, serving a global audience. After 40 years, it has developed into a global, multi-language, multi-media information platform, with its newspaper circulation reaching 700,000 and the number of its multi-media product users exceeding 350 million.

以下是賀信雙語全文：

習近平致中國日報創刊40周年的賀信
Xi Jinping's Congratulatory Letter on the 40th Anniversary of China Daily's Launch

值此中國日報創刊40周年之際，我向你們表示熱烈的祝賀！向報社全體干部職工和外國專家、友人，致以誠摯的問候！
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of China Daily's founding, I extend warm congratulations and cordial greetings to its staff members, foreign experts and friends.

40年來，中國日報發揮自身優勢，積極宣介中國改革發展，為講好中國故事、傳播中國聲音發揮了重要作用。
Over the past 40 years, China Daily has given full play to its strengths and actively presented China's reform and development, playing an important role in telling China's story well and making its voice heard.

希望中國日報以創刊40周年為新的起點，牢記聯接中外、溝通世界的職責，把握大局大勢，創新對外話語體系，構建全媒體傳播格局，建設高素質隊伍，不斷提高國際影響力，更好介紹中國的發展理念、發展道路、發展成就，更好展示真實、立體、全面的中國，為促進中國和世界交流溝通作出新的貢獻！
It is hoped that China Daily will take the 40th anniversary of its founding as a new starting point and bear in mind its duty to connect the country with the outside world, fully grasp the overall situation and trends, innovate the international discourse system and establish an all-media communication framework. It should build a high-caliber team and constantly improve its international influence. It should also better introduce China's development philosophy, path and achievements, better present a true, multi-dimensional and panoramic view of China and make new contributions to promoting exchanges and communication between China and the world.

習近平
2021年5月27日
Xi Jinping
May 27th, 2021