On January 17, the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco held the 2025 Spring Festival reception. Acting Consul General Yang Shouzheng, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma and over 500 guests from various sectors including local officials, Chinese communities, representatives of Chinese enterprises and students attended the event.

Acting Consul General Yang extended New Year's greetings to overseas Chinese, introduced the historic achievements of Chinese modernization, encouraged people from all walks of life in the United States to work with the Chinese side to implement the common understandings reached by the two heads of state, and strengthen practical exchanges and cooperation in various fields. Yang announced the launch of “Embracing the Chinese new year” special program and distributed Spring Festival Kits to representatives of overseas Chinese.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and California State Treasurer Fiona Ma expressed the hope of deepening cooperation  between San Francisco and Chinese cities, wished the prosperity of economic, trade and cultural exchanges  between the United States and China.

At the reception, the atmosphere was festive and warm. Overseas Chinese performed lion dance, Chinese Kung Fu, Hanfu Show and other programs. China’s  humanoid robots interacted with guests.