by Larry Lee

---For celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Sino-US Shanghai Joint Communiqué

Sipping Liquan sweet wine in cups of friendship,
Guests recall the past and thoughts are flying.
Dispersing dense fog and seeking the sky road toward future,
American and Chinese pioneers broken the ice making a magnificent milestone.
Enjoying the warm atmosphere under Yuquan Mountain of the late winter of Beijing ,
Hearing the footsteps through the Huangpu River in the early spring of Shanghai.
Uniting around the Redwood of friendship tonight,
Friends linger and are still being intoxicated with beautiful paintings and music. 

(February, 2007, Shanghai China)

* Larry Lee, President and Co-founder
the United States and China foundation