The Reception Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America, co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was held on Jan 10, 2019 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan attended the reception and delivered a speech. Mr. Xu Kuangdi, former Vice Chairman of the CPPCC and President of China-US People’s Friendship Association, and US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad, as well as over 300 representatives from all walks of life of the two countries who have been consistently supporting the development of China-US relations for a long time attended the reception.