Across Americas
Updated: 2013-06-28 11:56
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San Francisco: States visit Li Xueyong (left), governor of Jiangsu province on China's east coast, visited sister state California this week, including a reception on Monday at San Francisco's Westin hotel. Li is joined by California state senator Darrell Steinberg (center) of Sacramento and Yuan Nansheng, the Chinese consul general in San Francisco. Chen Jia / China Daily |
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Washington: Pathfinders From left: Richard Bush, director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution; Kenneth Lieberthal, a senior fellow at Brookings; and Jonathan Pollack, director of the Brookings' John L. Thornton China Center, relax after a talk entitled "US-China Relations: A New Path?" held at the institute on June 27. At front right is a reporter from the Nelson Report. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
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Chicago: Meeting of minds Zhao Weiping (far table, center), the Chinese consul general in Chicago, hosted a seminar on China-US relations at the consulate on Monday. Local scholars, journalists and businesspeople attended the seminar, along with Deputy Consuls General Wang Yong and Wang Shuying and commercial counselor Chen Guowen. Provided To China Daily |
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San Francisco: Shovel-ready Sharing in the ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday for a luxury-condominium project by developers China Vanke Co and US-based Tishman Speyer Properties are, from left: Vanke Chairman Wan Shi, Tishman co-CEO Rob Speyer, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia. The joint project, Vanke's first in North America, will feature 655 units in two residential towers in San Francisco's South of Market, or SoMa, neighborhood. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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Toronto: Pol's scroll The Markham-Unionville Provincial Liberal Association hosted a fund-raiser with Michael Chan, Ontario's minister of tourism, culture and sport, on Wednesday. Here, Chan (third from right) receives a calligraphy scroll from the Chinese Canadian Liberal Association inscribed with the adage Qi jia zhi guo (Regulate your family, run the state). Li Na / China Daily |
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Oakland, California: Cut the cake Yuan Nansheng (center), consul general of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, joined a gathering of local Chinese community leaders in the East Bay on June 19. This was the first time Yuan had visited Oakland since he took office on April 5. Provided to China Daily |
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Williamsburg, Virginia: On water Journalists from China and other countries listen as a researcher explains his work at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, part of the College of William and Mary, during a June 21 visit organized by the US State Department's Foreign Press Center in Washington. The trip was part of an FPC program that informs foreign journalists about US efforts to study and encourage sustainable use of oceans and other water resources. Sun Chenbei / China Daily |
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New York: Legislative assembly Members of a Tibetan delegation from the National People's Congress, China's legislature, have their photo taken with Dong Xiaojun (second from right), a deputy consul general at the Chinese consulate in New York, on June 22. From left: Wangdu, an NPC deputy and a senior official in Xigaze prefecture, in the Tibet autonomous region; Bema Trinley, head of the delegation, an NPC deputy and chairman of the people's congress of Tibet; Dong; and Yang Chiwei, an NPC deputy and chief of Biru county, in Tibet's Nagqu prefecture. The delegation visited Canada and the United States and met with government officials, legislators, analysts and Tibetan expatriates. Liu Baijia / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Remarkable tale Historian and genealogist Scott Seligman speaks to a Chinatown reading group on June 20 about his latest book, "The First Chinese American: The Remarkable Life of Wong Chin Foo". It chronicles the life of a 19th-century immigrant who founded America's first association of Chinese voters and testified before Congress for repeal of laws barring Chinese from becoming US citizens. Chen Jia / China Daily |
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New York: Viewing Tibet Zhong Ruiming (third from left, front row), a deputy consul general at the Chinese consulate in New York, and Ma Yue (center), chairman of the New York Association for Peaceful Reunification of China, officially open an exhibition of Tibetan photography and art on Wednesday. Hu Haidan / China Daily |
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New York: Stage workout Actors perform "Not Far From China," by playwright Anna Moench, during a 16th-anniversary program on Monday for Asian-American theater company Second Generation and to present original works by playwrights and songwriters. "Not Far From China" is inspired by Moench's background, including her Chinese grandparents' life as US immigrants and her experience growing up as a biracial girl. Caroline Berg / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Intel insider Adam King, director of notebook marketing for Intel Corp, gives a presentation of the chip maker's latest projects and technologies to foreign journalists on Monday ahead of the company's 11th annual Research@Intel showcase of technological projects from around the world. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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New York: Film crews Hong Kong film director Herman Yau (right) and Hong Kong screenwriter Erica Li met with press at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York on June 27 to discuss their work and the films they will show during the New York Asian Film Festival, including The Legend is Born: Ip Man and Ip Man: The Final Fight. A record 25 Hong Kong films will be featured in this year's festival, which will run from June 28 through July 11. Caroline Berg / China Daily |
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New York: Simian sensation Cast members from the new Lincoln Center production of "Monkey: Journey to the West," a modern musical retelling of a 16th-century Chinese novel about the Monkey King, gather for a meeting with the media on Monday. The production, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng with music by Gorillaz bandmates Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, is performed in Mandarin with English subtitles and runs from July 6 through 28. Kelly Chung Dawson / China Daily |
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