Chinese ambassador attends memorial service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

Xie Feng, Chinese ambassador to the United States, attended the memorial service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, died on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100.

Xie had also visited the U.S. Department of State to express condolences and sympathy for Carter's death.

In a book of condolences, Xie wrote that Carter was a promoter and decision-maker in the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic relations, and he had long contributed to the development of bilateral ties, as well as the friendly exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

To this day, the people of the two countries and the world are still enjoying the dividend of peace and development brought by the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, Xie wrote. "The Chinese people will always remember him."

(Cover: The casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives on a horse-drawn caisson to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2025. /CFP)