Source: Consulate General of China in New York
On the evening of September 15, 2023, the Consulate General of China in New York was filled with lights and colorful guests, and a festive atmosphere prevailed everywhere. Mr. and Mrs. Huang Ping, Consul General of the Consulate General of China in New York, held a special reception for the overseas Chinese academic community to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Philadelphia Window team was invited to attend, along with more than 600 representatives of overseas Chinese, Chinese experts and scholars, and overseas students from ten states in the consular district.
Photo of Philadelphia Window team and Consul General Huang Ping
At the beginning of the reception, Consul General Huang Ping delivered a warm speech, sending holiday greetings and sincere blessings to the guests and compatriots in the eastern United States.
Consul General Huang Ping said that in the 74 years since the founding of New China, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), countless Chinese children have been struggling for national rejuvenation and moving forward. Today, China's per capita GDP has exceeded 12,000 U.S. dollars, 850 million people have been lifted out of poverty, and per capita life expectancy exceeds 78 years. We have built a moderately prosperous society in all aspects, achieved the first hundred-year goal, and steadily ranked as the world's second-largest economy, the largest manufacturing country, and the largest country in trade in goods; our economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have jumped to a new level, and the Chinese nation has realized a great leap from standing up, getting rich to getting strong. China will adhere to the basic national policy of opening up to the outside world, firmly pursue the open-door strategy of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, and continue to provide the world with new opportunities through China's new development.
Consul General Huang Ping pointed out that while welcoming the National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival, we miss our compatriots in Taiwan. There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory. Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are connected by blood and are a family whose blood is thicker than water. We have always respected, cared for and benefited our compatriots in Taiwan, committed ourselves to promoting cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, and insisted on striving for the prospect of peaceful reunification with the utmost sincerity and effort. We hope to work with our compatriots in Taiwan to uphold the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, and resolutely oppose separatist acts of Taiwan independence and interference by external forces, so as to jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, create the long-lasting well-being of the Chinese nation, and share the great glory of national revitalization! Consul General Huang Ping emphasized that the world is in the process of rejuvenation!
Consul General Huang Ping emphasized that the world needs generally stable China-US relations, and whether China and the US can get along correctly has a bearing on the future destiny of mankind. China has always viewed and developed China-U.S. relations in accordance with President Xi Jinping's three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation. We hope to work with the U.S. side to continue to come up with more pragmatic and beneficial actions to maintain and develop China-U.S. relations. The Consulate General in New York is willing to work hand in hand with the majority of overseas Chinese to jointly promote the stabilization and improvement of China-US relations for the betterment of both countries and the people of the world.
Consul General Huang Ping reviewed the touching picture of the Consulate General and the overseas Chinese academic community in the U.S. East in the past year, and said that the Consulate General has always been thinking about what the people think, urging the people's urgency, solving the people's difficulties, and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of compatriots and overseas Chinese studying in the U.S. East. Huang Ping fully affirmed the important contributions made by the overseas students in the U.S. East in supporting the development and construction of the motherland, uniting and serving the compatriots and villagers, supporting the peaceful reunification of China, and promoting the humanistic exchanges between China and the U.S. The Consulate General will always work with the overseas students in the U.S. East. The Consulate General will always be united with the compatriots in the U.S. East and make unremitting efforts to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and to promote the healthy and stable development of China-U.S. relations.
Representatives of the overseas Chinese academic community, Chen Shanzhuang, President of the Federation of Asian American Associations, Liang Timguang, President of the Liang Clan Association of New England, Huang Weixing, Secretary General of the Joint Meeting of the Greater Philadelphia Overseas Chinese Academic Community, and Prof. Zhang Jie of the University at Buffalo, SUNY, in their speeches blessed the motherland's prosperity, national prosperity and people's peace, and wished Chinese children at home and abroad a happy holiday, happiness and well-being. Everyone said that the U.S. East compatriots and students for the new China's 74 years of brilliant achievements feel proud and proud, thanks to the Consulate General to pass the motherland care and concern, in-depth and detailed services for overseas Chinese, so that we really feel that "the motherland is behind you, the Consulate General is by your side". U.S. compatriots and students will continue to unite and play the role of a bridge to contribute to the realization of national renaissance and the promotion of Sino-U.S. friendship.
At the reception, the artists from the overseas Chinese academic community in the U.S. East brought a variety of forms and wonderful cultural and artistic programs. The opening dance "China Red" was dynamic and flowing, overflowing with youthful style, and the erhu solo "Ten Thousand Horses Running" and opera group singing "Ode to the Pear Blossom", "Guillotine Cases" and "Hometown is Beijing" fully demonstrated the national music style and charm of the national essence, which mesmerized the audience for a long time. The reception reached its climax in the song "I Love You China" brought by Chinese students from Juilliard School, which expressed the deep affection of compatriots in the U.S. East to their hometowns and the beautiful blessings to the motherland through the heartfelt singing and melodious piano playing.
China Daily, China News Service, Chinese Television in the United States, New York China Broadcasting Network and Overseas Chinese Newspaper, Sing Tao Daily, World Journal and other media were present to cover the event.
