China News Service, San Francisco, June 12 (Xinhua) On the 12th local time, the George H.W. Bush U.S.-China Relations Foundation announced the award of the "George H.W. Bush U.S.-China Relations Lifetime Achievement Award" to Li Bangqin, an overseas Chinese leader in the San Francisco Bay Area. .

  The Foundation stated that Fang Li Bangqin has made tremendous personal efforts to build a bridge between the United States and China and deepen the understanding between the two peoples for decades. Neil Bush, founder and chairman of the foundation, said: "As a visionary and charismatic bridge builder, Fang Li Bangqin has played a unique and invaluable role in deepening US-China relations."

  David Farstein, President and CEO of the Foundation, said: "I am very happy and proud to pay tribute to the legendary Chinese American Li Bangqin. Her vision, leadership, dedication and generosity will contribute to the establishment of the two peoples. The ever-increasing ties between them have contributed to bringing tangible and meaningful changes to the lives of countless people in the two countries and the relations between the two countries themselves."

  "I am honored to receive the George H.W. Bush U.S.-China Relations Lifetime Achievement Award." Fang Li Bangqin said, "I dedicate this award to my two mother countries: my "adopted mother" America and my 'Birth Mother' China."

  The George H.W. Bush U.S.-China Relations Foundation was founded by Neil Bush in 2017, and aims to continue to promote the development of U.S.-China relations in accordance with the spirit and values ​​of former US President George H.W. Bush. (Finish)