Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday (November 3)To the Fifth China -US Friendship City Conference, I said that the foundation of Sino -US relations is in the people, and the source of power is friendly.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping said that friendly provinces and cities are an important carrier for deepening the friendship between China and the United States and achieving mutual benefit and win -win.Since the first pair of Friendship City relations in 1979, China and the United States have established 284 -friendly provinces, states and friendly cities.For more than 40 years, the friendly provinces, states and prefectures and friendly cities of the two countries have worked closely to achieve fruitful results and brought real benefits to the people of the two countries.

Xi Jinping emphasized that the China -US Friendship City Conference is an important mechanism for local exchanges between China and the United States. Since its establishment, it has played a positive role in promoting the development of China and the United States and deepening the cooperation of Friendship City.It is hoped that all parties to the meeting will continue to do the bridge between China and the United States and local exchanges, help the provinces and cities of the two countries and cities across the vast Pacific Ocean, and jointly play a greater role in promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino -US relations and enhancing the well -being of the people of the two countries.

The 5th China -US Friendship City Conference was held in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The theme is "Building a green city to share people's livelihood and well -being".