Gao Baoling (C), director of the Public Affairs Office of the US Consulate General in Shanghai, attends the opening ceremony on March 23. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Photos showing the history of international relations and the development of Sino-US relations are included in books. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Photo showing China and the US formally established diplomatic relations on Jan 1, 1979. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]