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A precursor to the Spring Festival Gala Dinner - a special China Media Group (CMG) event - was held on Thursday in New York, USA.
Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of the CMG, delivered a speech via video link.
Nearly 200 guests attended the event, including ambassadors and diplomats from Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Nicaragua, Cuba, the Maldives and other countries at the UN, as well as people from all walks of life.