China News Agency, Washington, September 27th. The Chinese Embassy in the United States held the "Reception Celebrating the 73rd Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" online on the evening of the 27th.

　　Qin Gang, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, said in a speech that over the past 73 years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people have weathered the storm, worked hard, moved forward with courage, and worked in unity, creating a miracle of rapid economic development and long-term social stability that is rarely seen in the world.

In the past 10 years, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and China's development has made historic achievements and undergone historic changes.

The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will formulate a program of action and major policies for the next five years or even longer.

　　Qin Gang expressed his heartfelt thanks to people from all walks of life who have long cared about and supported the development of China-US relations.

He said that both China and the United States are great countries, and the China-US relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world.

At present, China-US relations are facing severe challenges, but China and the US share huge common interests and common responsibilities, and cooperation is the only correct choice.

It is hoped that the US will meet China halfway, strengthen dialogue, reduce misunderstandings, manage differences, expand cooperation, and bring China-US relations back to the track of healthy and stable development at an early date. This serves the fundamental interests of the two peoples and is also the general expectation of the international community.

　　Orrens, president of the National Committee on US-China Relations, said that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Shanghai Communiqué and the 50th anniversary of the reception of the Chinese table tennis delegation by the National Committee on US-China Relations.

The Shanghai Communiqué laid the foundation for a productive U.S.-China relationship; the visit of the table tennis player opened up people-to-people exchanges and brought benefits to the two peoples.

He called on the United States and China to work together to address common global challenges.

　　Allen, chairman of the US-China Business Council, said that the scale and importance of the US-China economic relationship is unquestionable, and it is the cornerstone of the friendly relationship between the world's two largest economies.

Despite the challenges of the new crown epidemic, American companies have performed well in China, with nearly 90% of members reporting profitability in the Chinese market.

The success of American business is closely related to China.

If China becomes it, the United States becomes it.

　　Zhang Sujiu, a famous American leader of overseas Chinese and daughter of General Zhang Zhi, extended festive greetings to the motherland on behalf of the overseas Chinese in the United States.

She hoped that overseas Chinese could inherit the spiritual torch of the older generation of Chinese and American politicians, cherish the hard-won friendship between the United States and China, and promote the return of bilateral relations to the right track.

　　The video "My Chinese Album: "50th Anniversary of Giant Panda Arrival in the United States" was also played at the event, reviewing the friendship between the Chinese and American people around these lovely "envoys" since China and the United States carried out giant panda conservation cooperation for half a century.

Afterwards, Chinese and American artists joined hands to present splendid performances.

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