President Hu Jintao said Thursday morning that all the Chinese people were "full of confidence" in the bright prospects of the great rejuvenation of the nation.

The people from all ethnic groups "cannot be prouder of the development and progress of our great motherland," said Hu, addressing a grand rally at the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2009)