The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines holds a reception to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China

China News Service, Manila, September 24. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines held a reception in Manila on the 23rd to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. More than a thousand people including Philippine government officials, members of Congress, friendly people from all walks of life, diplomatic envoys from various countries in the Philippines, as well as representatives of Chinese-funded institutions in the Philippines, expatriate teachers and international students attended the event.

On September 23, local time, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines held a reception in Manila to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Picture provided by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines

Zhou Zhiyong, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, said in his speech that under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, New China has made brilliant achievements that have attracted worldwide attention in the past 77 years. This year is the first year of China’s “15th Five-Year Plan”, and China will continue to promote high-quality development and achieve steady and long-term development. China and the Philippines are close neighbors that cannot be moved away. I hope that everyone will work together to continuously inject positive energy into China-Philippines relations and push the relations between the two countries back on the right track of healthy and stable development.

On September 23, local time, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines held a reception in Manila to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The picture shows Zhou Zhiyong, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, delivering a speech. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhou Jing

Alferez, Assistant Secretary of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, said in his speech that the Philippines is committed to dialogue and constructive contact with China, maintaining the stable development of bilateral relations, and bringing greater benefits to the people of the two countries and the entire region. (over)