The National Committee on US China Relations held its annual awards dinner in New York on the 24th, and the leaders of the two countries sent congratulatory letters to the dinner. The dinner presented an award to former US Secretary of State Kissinger for his outstanding contributions to the development of Sino US relations. Xie Feng said that China and the United States have recently carried out a series of important high-level exchanges, and there have been some positive signs of stabilizing their relations, which have been widely welcomed by various sectors of both countries and the international community. China always believes that the two countries should be partners rather than opponents, and believes that China and the United States should be mutually beneficial and win-win rather than a zero sum game. We always look forward to the stability and improvement of China US relations rather than sliding towards conflict and confrontation. US President Biden also sent a congratulatory letter to the dinner party on the same day. At the age of one hundred, Kissinger received warm and long-lasting applause from all the guests at the ceremony. In his award-winning speech, he said, 'I have spent half of my life working for the US China relationship.' Peace and cooperation between the US and China are crucial and serve the interests of both countries and the world. Kissinger called on the United States and China to work together to put bilateral relations back on track, "as I believed 50 years ago, we can find a way to overcome difficulties. President of the National Committee on US China Relations, Lawrence, said at the dinner that US China relations have recently improved and the civil ties between the two countries remain strong. When facing challenges in the US China relationship, it is even more important to see the "bright side" in the relationship between the two countries. Nearly 400 people, including former US Treasury Secretary Geithner and former Transportation Secretary Zhao Xiaolan, attended the dinner. (New News Agency)