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Updated: 2013-04-26 15:41
(China Daily)
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Diplomatic Greeting Civic leaders from the Chinese and Chinese-American communities in the Washington area gathered on April 20 to welcome China's new ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai. Guests toast Cui, who earned a master's degree at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies before beginning his diplomatic career. Washington, Gong Jin / for China Daily |
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Personal Message Chi Wang, president of the US-China Policy Foundation and former head of the Chinese collection at the Library of Congress, signs his memoir, A Compelling Journey From Peking to Washington, for a reader at a book discussion on April 19. The event was organized by Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies. Wang also discussed his forthcoming book on US-China relations since World War II. Washington, Sun Chenbei / China Daily |
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Leaders Lineup CAUSE, an organization that works to advance the political empowerment of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islander-Americans, honored community leaders at its 20th-anniversary reception on April 19. From left: Mike Fong, southern chairman of the Asian Pacific Islander caucus in the California Democratic Party; Anne Shen Smith, chairman and CEO of Southern California Gas Co; Charlie Woo, founding chairman of CAUSE; and US Representatives Mark Takano and Judy Chu, whose congressional districts are in Southern California. Pasadena, California, Wang Jun / China Daily |
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Say It Chloe Hobbs (left), Emily Nelson (center) and Logan Littlejohn recite a tongue-twister in Mandarin during a Chinese Bridge language competition for K-12 students on April 20 at the University of Maryland. The three are kindergarteners at Yu Ying Public Charter School in Washington, which features a Chinese-immersion program from preschool to fifth grade. The university's Confucius Institute organized the annual competition. College Park, Maryland, Cai Chunying / China Daily |
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Educational Assessment RIGHT: Chen Si, a PhD candidate at East China Normal University and currently a visiting scholar at Harvard, talks about bilingual education in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday at the University of California, Irvine. Her research was conducted through video conferencing over the Internet as well as face-to-face teaching workshops at more than 40 kindergartens in Xinjiang. Chen said the 85 percent rate of kindergarten enrollment in the region is higher than the Chinese national average. Irvine, California, Wang Jun / China Daily |
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Golf Talent The George Chiu Scholarship Foundation presented its third annual scholarships on April 20 for young Canadian amateur golfers of Chinese heritage. A total of 32 junior golfers will play in this year's George Chiu Golf Classic on July 20-21 at Lionhead Golf and Country Club in Brampton, Ontario. In the front row, Canadian Senator Victor Oh (far left) and George Chiu (second from left), co-founder of Mandarin Restaurants, a Toronto-based chain, are joined by scholarship recipients, from left: Truman Tai, Stephanie Chu, Jeffery Fang and Daniel Li. Each received C$1,200 to further their development as golfers. Markham, Ontario, Li Na / China Daily |
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Scholars Confer Ray Burghardt (right), chairman of the board of trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan; Christopher Johnson (center), a senior adviser and the Freeman chair in China studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Brookings Institution senior fellow Richard Bush chat during a daylong seminar at CSIS on Tuesday about relationships among the United States, the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Washington, Chen Weihua / China Daily |
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Innovation Celebrated Yuan Nansheng (center), China's new consul general in San Francisco, confers online with officials in Beijing during an April 19 event to promote the Chunhui Cup Start-up Contest. The annual innovation and entrepreneurship competition for overseas Chinese students is sponsored by China's Education Ministry and the Science and Technology Ministry with private-sector participation from the tech industry. San Fransico, Yu Wei / China Daily |
(China Daily 04/26/2013 page12)
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