Happy New Year of the Pig!

2019 is a Year of the Pig according to the Chinese zodiac, and it's an Earth Pig year. Years of the Pig include 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, and 2031. In Chinese astrology, each year belongs to a Chinese zodiac animal according to the 12-year cycle.

Pig Years

The Pig occupies the twelfth position in the Chinese zodiac after the Dog, and before the Rat. If you were born in a Pig year, you are known as a Pig (or ‘belonging to the Pig') in China. Zodiac years are by the Chinese calendar.

春节快乐！

Happy new year!

恭贺新禧！

I'm pleased to send you my best wishes on this auspicious occasion. In this new year, let us join hands to build a peaceful and prosperous world for all, leaving no one behind.

在这个吉祥的日子里，谨致以最美好的祝愿，在新的一年，让我们携手为全人类建设和平与繁荣的世界，不让任何一个人掉队。

I thank China and Chinese people for your commitment to the United Nations. Despite the headwinds in our world today, we know that if we work together, we get things done. www.kouyi.org

我感谢中国和中国人民支持联合国，当前世界面临艰难险阻，但我们深知，只要大家努力，就能把事情做成。

In that spirit, I wish you and your families health, success and happiness in this new year. Xiexie!

本着这个精神，我祝愿你们和你们的家人在新的一年健康、成功、幸福。谢谢！