On September 22, the Chinese Embassy in Finland held a reception to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Legal Affairs at the Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Juha Rainne, Under-Secretary of State for International Trade at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Jarno Syrjälä, and Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Petri Peltonen, as well as political and other dignitaries, friends from various sectors of Finnish society, heads of diplomatic missions in Finland, representatives of Chinese enterprises and institutions, Chinese students, and overseas Chinese communities were among the 300-strong participants in the reception.

In his remarks, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Chen Huixin reviewed the remarkable achievements China has made over the past 77 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the bright prospects for the future. He elaborated on the significance of the four Global Initiatives namely the Global Development Initiative(GDI), Global Security Initiative(GSI), Global Civilization Initiative(GCI) and Global Governance Initiative (GGI), briefed the guests on the high-level exchanges and achievements of cooperation between China and Finland in various fields this year, stressing that China stands ready to work with Finland to implement the series of important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries to promote the continuous development of China-Finland friendly and cooperative ties in a sound and steady way.

The reception was filled with a warm and friendly atmosphere throughout, with the guests speaking highly of the remarkable journey and achievements of the People’s Republic of China over the past 77 years and of the development achievements of China-Finland relations, expressing their common wishes for continued deepening of the relationship between the two countries.