{"id":32461,"date":"2026-03-12T11:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltimes.com.pk\/?p=32461"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:36:14","slug":"a-friendship-spanning-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltimes.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/a-friendship-spanning-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"A Friendship Spanning 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Friendship Spanning 40 years | China&#039;s President Xi&#039;s friends in US | The Public Purview\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pdzr7hdbHzc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>During the Spring Festival marking the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Horse, President Xi Jinping replied to a letter from friends in Iowa, USA, and reciprocated with a New Year greeting card, extending festive wishes. 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