Huang Ping (C), Chinese Consul General in New York, gives a speech during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the city of Yonkers, in the U.S. state of New York, on May 15, 2019. A China-invested residential building officially opened on Wednesday in the city of Yonkers, in the U.S. state of New York. The River Club at Hudson Park, a 214-unit luxury apartment building, is a public-private partnership project developed by China Construction America (CCA) since 2015. It helped complete the three-phased Hudson Park development plan that was started more than two decades ago, which aimed to transform the city's waterfront. (Xinhua/Zhou Saang)

NEW YORK, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A China-invested residential building officially opened on Wednesday in the city of Yonkers, in the U.S. state of New York.

The River Club at Hudson Park, a 214-unit luxury apartment building, is a public-private partnership project developed by China Construction America (CCA) since 2015. It helped complete the three-phased Hudson Park development plan that was started more than two decades ago, which aimed to transform the city's waterfront.

"The success of this project has further demonstrated that we (China and the United States) need to continue with our cooperation," in a bid to "further grow the good relationship between China and the United States" and to benefit the people from both countries and the world as a whole, Huang Ping, Chinese consul general in New York, said at the opening ceremony.

Praising the joint efforts made in building the project to realize the potential of the city, Mike Spano, mayor of Yonkers, said the project "means that there was a great partnership between the private sector and the public sector."

"We are proud to play a role on the redevelopment happening throughout Yonkers," said Yuan Ning, board chairman and president of CCA.

The project is a "testament to all that can be accomplished when so many talented individuals and organizations come together," Yuan said.