On 2 November 2017, the Chinese Embassy and the Society of Switzerland-China hosted a reception on the 19th Party Congress of CCP and the Sino-Swiss relations in Bern. The Ambassador GENG Wenbing, Mr. Thomas Wagner, the president of the Society of Switzerland-China and the Ambassador Johannes Matyassy took part in this and held an address. In addition, more than 140 guests were present, including people from the fields of politics, business, culture, research, etc., former Swiss diplomats who worked in China, members of the Chinese Association of Science and Technology Switzerland and all members of the embassy.