Welcome to the cultural performance of The Evening of Colourful Yunnan!

Today's function in Kolkata is a meaningful and unusual event. Your Chinese hosts are showing their sincerity and good wishes, to all Indian friends, to promote long-term cooperation in all fields between Yunnan and West Bengal. At the same time, all the many Indian guests attending the function here are showing, to our Chinese friends, the enthusiasm to promote India-China friendship.

Since several dignitaries will deliver their speeches, I shall keep my thoughts restricted to 10 sentences.

One: I believe that the Chinese people will never forget that Chinese culture is deeply indebted to ancient Indian culture.

Two: I believe that just as the Himalayas failed to stop monks of both the countries from travelling to the other's country in ancient times, today, mutual communication and understanding between China and India will be a great mass movement.

Three: I believe that more and more Indians will be interested in post-Olympics China, and more and more Chinese will be interested in exploring the holy sites of Lord Buddha, in India.

Four: I believe that an increasing number of young Indians will learn the Chinese Language and more and more young Chinese will learn to love Bollywood movies.

Five: I believe that the surge in bilateral trade between China and India is not a chance phenomenon, but the logical result of mutual complementarities in the economic strengths of our two countries.

Six: I believe that the world has enough space for China and India, the two largest developing countries, to develop together.

Seven: I believe that by bringing Indian software and Chinese hardware together, we can create a miracle.

Eight: I believe that even though the social systems of China and India are quite different, it is important for us to learn from each other, rather than argue which one is better than the other.

Nine: I believe that both the Chinese and Indian peoples are more mature than before and can cherish and maintain the good relationship achieved between the two great nations.

Ten: I believe that the Chinese and Indian peoples, who account for two-fifths of humanity, have reached a common understanding: the Sino-Indian relationship can have only one destiny, that is, win-win for both the countries.

Finally, it is said "11" is an auspicious number in India. Therefore, I would like to conclude my remarks with one more sentence.

Eleven: I believe that all of us shall not forget this wonderful evening here today!

Thank you!