Envoy seeks bolstering of Sino-US ties

"The mansion of China-US relations has been built by generations of people brick by brick. We need to bolster it, not dismantle it."

Those were the words of Xie Feng, China's ambassador to the United States, at the National Day reception at the Chinese embassy on Monday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink and National Security Council Senior Director Sarah Beran attended, as did more than 700 Chinese and US guests.