Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng Holds Celebration Event for Former Secretary of State Kissinger's Centenary Doctor | United States | Kissinger
On the evening of May 31st, Ambassador Xie Feng held a celebration for the 100th birthday of former US Secretary of State Kissinger at the Chinese Consulate General in New York. Dr. Kissinger, Consul General Huang Ping in New York, and guests from the National Committee on US China Relations and the US China Trade Commission attended.
Xie Feng stated in his speech that Dr. Kissinger is an old and good friend of the Chinese people, a pioneer and promoter of China US relations, and has made historic contributions to the normalization of China US relations. For over half a century, Dr. Kissinger has tirelessly promoted the development of China US relations and played an irreplaceable role in enhancing communication, cooperation, and friendship between the two countries.
Xie Feng pointed out that in today's world of turmoil and interweaving, China US relations are facing serious difficulties, and history has once again reached a crossroads. The world needs Kissinger, and we need to learn from Dr. Kissinger's profound wisdom, win-win strategy, and fearless responsibility. One is a strong curiosity. The doctoral student has been studying all his life, and at the age of a hundred, he still tracks and researches the latest artificial intelligence technology like a young person, which is admirable. The second is infinite possibilities. Diplomacy is the art of possibility. Looking back at the doctoral career in diplomacy, from the normalization of Sino US relations to the Middle East's "shuttle diplomacy", the doctoral student has always been able to subjectively strive to turn incompleteness into completeness and incompleteness into sufficiency, completing countless "impossible tasks". The third is a thorough strategic perspective. As an American, the first consideration for a PhD is undoubtedly American interests. At the same time, the doctoral student is good at understanding American interests from a broad rather than a narrow perspective, avoiding being confined or bound by their own limitations. They are rational and pragmatic in finding common interests among different countries through seeking common ground while reserving differences. The doctor firmly believes that peaceful coexistence between China and the United States is in the fundamental interests of both countries and the world, and tirelessly strives to promote a win-win situation for both China and the United States and the world. The fourth is a high sense of mission, where the doctor insists on doing the right thing and does not go with the flow even when faced with criticism and criticism. At that time, the doctor overcame the numerous difficulties of 22 years of isolation between China and the United States, and together with Chinese leaders, opened the door to bilateral relations, making the right decision to ben
Finding the right way to coexist between two major countries with different systems, cultures, and histories, China and the United States, will not only bring peace and stability to a world of turmoil and interweaving, but also provide solutions for peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation among countries.
Xie Feng quoted a poem from Chairman Mao Zedong: With confidence, one's life will last for two hundred years. He praised Dr. Kissinger, who is still a hundred years old, for his energy and quick thinking. He wished him good health and longevity, and together with everyone, we will continue to promote the return of China US relations to the right track and world peace, prosperity, and progress.
Kissinger expressed gratitude to the ambassador for organizing the celebration and recalled the experience of working together with Chinese leaders to promote the normalization of US China relations. He expressed that the two countries should strive to avoid conflicts and confrontation, jointly address world challenges, view each other as potential friends rather than potential enemies, and contribute to world peace, prosperity, and development.
Jacob Lu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Committee on US China Relations and former US Treasury Secretary, Orens, President of the National Committee on US China Relations, and Allen, President of the US China Trade Commission, delivered speeches respectively, highly praising Dr. Kissinger's contributions to win-win cooperation between China and the United States and world peace and stability, and calling for the establishment of more predictable and stable US China relations.
