APSCO New Year Reception was successfully held in Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing on December 28th 2015. Delegates in RCSSTEAP was invited with the participation of APSCO council members, ambassadors and representatives from different embassies in Beijing and a number of partners.

At the reception, Mr. Xu Dazhe, Council Member of APSCO, Vice Minister of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China and Administrator of China National Space Administration (CNSA) delivered welcome speech expecting a bright future for space cooperation under APSCO. Dr. Li Xinjun, Secretary General of APSCO, welcomed the guests and introduced the recent activities of APSCO. He also expressed his appreciation to Member States for their continuous support.