China, US at ‘historical crossroads’, Beijing’s envoy tells New York gala event
Nixon, Bush and Rockefeller families are among evening’s honorees, along with former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa
“Two weeks ago, President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump had a successful meeting in Beijing. Together, they agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability,” Xie told the China Institute of America centennial gala on Thursday.
In the midtown ballroom where the ambassador spoke, a robot posed for photos with guests as they mingled, with attendees including Christopher Nixon Cox, grandson of former US president Richard Nixon, Chinese-American actress Joan Chen, television presenter Yue-Sai Kan and fashion designer Vera Wang.
The Nixon, Bush and Rockefeller families were among the honorees at the event, along with the former chief executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee-hwa, who was represented at the event by his son Andy Tung Lieh-cheung.
“Tonight, our two countries face tensions, new questions, new uncertainty. The work of bridge building has never been finished, and in some seasons it feels harder than ever,” Nixon Cox said in his speech.
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing wrapped up with few deliverables and no real change on structural issues such as an unbalanced trade relationship, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and tensions around Taiwan.