China's State Council celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of
China on the evening of September 30, and hosted a National Day Reception in the Great Hall of
the People. Party and state leaders such as Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang
Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan and nearly 500 Chinese and foreigners gathered
together to celebrate the birthday of the Republic.
On October 1 a flag raising ceremony was held in Tiananmen Square by PLA honour guards.
Xinhua (October 1) reported that US Secretary of State Blinken had sent a message of
congratulations on the occasion.
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