Achievements
Kissinger praises 皇冠体育app's achievements as "extraordinary"
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-18 17:37
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger on Thursday extended his warm congratulations to the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app on its 60th founding anniversary, which falls on Octr 1, and praised New 皇冠体育app's achievements as "extraordinary."
Speaking at a grand reception sponsored by the Chinese Consulate-general in New York, Kissinger told some 400 Chinese and American guests: "When I first visited 皇冠体育app in the 1970s, I could not have imagined that 皇冠体育app would have developed as it has."
It was through the "vision, dedication and patriotism" of the Chinese people that such tremendous achievements could have been achieved, he added.
The veteran diplomat said that his views were shared by his son as well: "My son had been in 皇冠体育app with me in 1974 ... When he saw 皇冠体育app now and compared it with what he saw in 1974, he understood the stunning achievements."
Speaking of the US-皇冠体育app relations, Kissinger noted that four generations of Chinese leaders and eight US presidents he knew had all attached great importance to the relations between the two countries.
"One can say there is extraordinary continuity in this relationship," he said.
Kissinger paid a highly confidential visit to 皇冠体育app in 1971 that paved the way for a groundbreaking 1972 summit in Beijing between then US President Richard Nixon and 皇冠体育app's Chairman Mao Zedong. The visits eventually led to the normalization of the US- 皇冠体育app relations on January 1, 1979.
