#美中40年# #历史上的今天#   2004年2月10日美国驻华大使雷德（中）在美国驻华大使馆新址奠基仪式上挥锹培土。来自中国外交部的代表同大使一起参加了仪式。作为美国致力于美中关系的象征，美国驻华大使馆在四年后完工。(AP Photo) 

U.S. Ambassador to China Clark Randt, center, shovels dirt at the ground breaking ceremony for the new U.S. embassy in Beijing #OnThisDay, 10 February 2004.  Joining him were representatives from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The embassy, a symbol of America’s dedication to the U.S.-China relationship, was completed in four years. (AP Photo)