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SAN FRANCISCO, March 30-- A group of Chinese Americans in San Francisco representing diversified industries Saturday expressed their willingness to work for enhanced mutual understanding between the United States and China. The Chinese Americans of the San Francisco-based non-profit organization, the Greater Shanghai Alliance of America (GSAA), gathered here for a seminar celebrating 40 years of China-U.S. relations since the two countries established official diplomatic ties in 1979. The participants who are keen on building a closer China-U.S. relationship, expressed their shared aspiration to foster win-win outcomes for both countries, despite the difficulty in their current relations. Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Wang Donghua said in a letter to the seminar that the China-U.S. relations, though experiencing ups and downs in the past 40 years, have scored historic achievements and benefited tremendously both peoples, as well as making significant contributions to world peace, stability and prosperity. The official China-U.S. diplomatic relations ushered in a new page in the history of China and U.S. development, Wang added. Roger Zhang, chief director of the GSAA, said the China-U.S. relationship is not only a government-to-government one but more of a people-to-people one. "We believe that cooperation between the U.S. and China benefits both sides while confrontation hurts them, therefore, we Chinese Americans have the responsibility to try our best to promote such a relationship and grow our friendship between Chinese and American peoples," he said. | 
