China News Service, Beijing, March 23 (Xie Yanbing, Liang Xiaohui) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference on March 23.

  A reporter asked: According to reports, on March 22, Gou Zhongwen, director of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee, met Susan Lyons, president of the US Olympic Committee in the form of video, and accepted the gift from the US Olympic Committee. Honor trophy.

What is the spokesperson's comment on this?

  Wang Wenbin: I have noticed relevant reports.

For some time, China has maintained close communication and cooperation with sports departments, organizations and institutions of various countries, including the US Olympic Committee, and jointly presented a simple, safe and exciting Winter Olympics to the world, which has won wide acclaim from the international community.

  During the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, Chinese and American athletes competed on the same field and exchanged friendly views off the field, forming a sincere friendship.

The Chinese side also accepted the honorary trophy presented by the US Olympic Committee to Cai Qi, chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee.

All these show that strengthening China-US sports and people-to-people and cultural exchanges is in line with the will of the people, conforms to the will of the people, and serves the common interests of both China and the US.

It is hoped that China and the United States will meet each other halfway, continue to promote China-US people-to-people and cultural exchanges and cooperation, enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples, and lay a solid foundation for public opinion for China-US relations.

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