President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on October 25 Beijing Time to the annual Gala Dinner of the New-York headquartered National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Xi commended the committee's longstanding commitment to advancing exchange and cooperation between China and the United States and offered his congratulations to Dr. Henry Kissinger on winning an accolade at the event. Edited excerpts from Xi's letter and his speech on China-U.S. relations since 2017 follow:

Excerpts from Xi's congratulatory message sent on October 25, 2023 to the annual Gala Dinner of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Excerpts from Xi's congratulatory message sent on October 25, 2023 to the annual Gala Dinner of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Excerpts from Xi's congratulatory message sent on October 25, 2023 to the annual Gala Dinner of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Excerpts from Xi's speech at the United Nations Office at Geneva on January 18, 2017

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (II) and Xinhua News Agency