Liu Jieyi (left), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a reception in New York on Thursday evening hosted by the Permanent Mission of China to the UN for UN Chinese staff to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival in New York. Liu congratulated the attendees for their achievements and contributions to the UN and to world peace and development. He said that China is willing to make an even greater contribution to the UN. Niu Yue / For China Daily