On this day, 31 years ago, July 28, 1994 (June 20, 1994 in the lunar calendar), relations between my country and Latvia were normalized. Latvia, the full name is the Republic of Latvia. Named after the ethnic group, it means "armor" or "metal clothing". It is located on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, covering an area of 64600 square kilometers. The population was 2.485 million (1996), of which 52% were Latvia and 34% were Russian. The vast majority of Belarusian Latvia believed in Christian Lutheran, and a few believed in Roman Catholicism. Riga, the capital. Industry and agriculture are relatively developed, with industry ranking first in the Baltic Sea coastal areas. In 1996, the GDP was 2.716 billion lats. Resources include peat, dolomite, quartz sand, etc. The forest coverage rate is 38%. The industry mainly produces electrical appliances, radios, electronic equipment and medical equipment, in addition to metal processing, chemicals, wood, light industry and food industries. The planting industry mainly produces grains, flax, sugar beets, feed and potatoes. There is a livestock breeding industry that uses both milk and meat. It mainly exports chemical fiber cloth and thread, glass products, paints, train carriages, buses, wood, radios, telephones, milk products; imports of electricity, gasoline, diesel, natural gas, liquefied gas, and coal. 10-13 The 19th century established several early feudal duchies. 13-16 The 19th century was ruled by the German Crusaders. In 1562, part of the territory was divided between Poland and Sweden. It was annexed by the Russian Empire in the 18th century. On November 18, 1917, the People's Assembly declared Latvia's independence (this was the day of independence and National Day after Latvia separated from the Soviet Union). In January 1917, the Latvia Soviet Socialist Republic was established. The bourgeois republic was established in 1920. In June 1940, Soviet troops were stationed and Soviet power was restored. On July 21, Latvia Soviet Socialist Republic was established and joined the Soviet Union on August 5. The national independence movement began in October 1988. On May 4, 1990, the Supreme Soviet of Latvia adopted a declaration on restoring Latvia's independence and changed the country's name to its current name. Formal independence was declared on August 22, 1991 and recognized by the State Council of the Soviet Union on September 6. Joined the United Nations on September 17. On September 12, 1991, diplomatic relations were established with China. On February 24, 1992, the China Embassy temporarily withdrew. On July 28, 1994, relations between the two countries were normalized.