NYSE marks 30th anniversary of U.S.-China diplomatic ties

And "on the key problems that exist in the world -- proliferation, energy, climate change, environment -- China and United States can be a key to a solution of these problems," he said, "So the strategic dialogues between China and United States should not only continue, but be reinforced and strengthened."

Stephen A. Orlins (R2), president of the United States  National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR),  Henry Kissinger (R3), former U.S. secretary of state,  attend a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the  establishment of diplomatic relations between the United  States and China in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in  New York, the United States, Jan. 5, 2009. NYSE kicked off  its trading session on Monday with the special ceremony.  Orlins rang the market's Opening Bell.(Xinhua Photo)

NCUSCR President Orlins called the NYSE celebrating ceremony "a real testimony, not only to the historical events, but also to how far we have come."

"When we established diplomatic relations exactly 30 years ago on January 1st, we could not have imagined that we would have Chinese companies listed on the NYSE, whose market capital is in excess of 800 billion U.S. dollars," Orlins said, "It is just remarkable."

Currently, there are 41 companies from Chinese mainland listed with NYSE, the premier U.S. listing venue for non-U.S. companies.

Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext, told Xinhua that he has taken the relations with China as one of his most important initiatives during his years as chief executive. He also suggestedthe Chinese companies to "stay the course" and stick to the good business when dealing with the global financial crisis and economic downturn.