Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), speaks at a reception marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia and the China-Russia Friendship Association in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)