Greater Washington
| Washington JOYFUL OPENING From left: Cheryl Ganz, chief curator of philately at the US Postal Museum; Li Hong, minister counselor for cultural affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Washington; Beatrice Camp, senior advisor for international affairs at the Smithsonian Institution; and Allen Kane, director of the Smithsonian, cut a red ribbon to officially open the new exhibit Pacific Exchange: China and US Mail on March 20 in Washington. Xing Xudong / China Daily |
| Washington CHINA HANDS David Lampton (right), professor and director of China studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), signs copies after a talk at SAIS on Tuesday on his latest book Following the Leader: Ruling China, From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping. Chen Weihua / for China Daily |
| Potomac, MD SOUL TALK Wu Jia, president of the Tea for Soul Society, a book and culture club for Chinese intellectuals in the greater Washington area, presents a certificate of appreciation to Robert Wang, senior official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) from the US State Department and former deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Beijing, in Potomac, Maryland on March 8. Chen Lichuan / for China Daily |
| Rockville, MD BENCHMARK Eric Nee (third from left in robe) poses with fellow judges, government officials and guests on Monday afternoon after his investiture as a judge of the District Court of Maryland's Six District. He is the first Chinese-American judge in Maryland history. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 03/28/2014 page9)
