Chicago:Sharing Views

Acting Consul General Wang Yong (third from left) meets Wisconsin Lt Governor Rebecca Kleefi sch (third from right), who visited China last December, at the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago on Jan 27. The two exchanged in-depth views on promoting exchanges and cooperation in various fi elds between China and Wisconsin. Provided to China Daily

Seattle: Making air waves

Left: General manager of Rhythm Media Group Ren Hongyu (left) and Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Luo Linquan cut a cake to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the US China Press Seattle Weekly and the grand opening of Chinese radio station AM1540 SeattleOnline Radio at the World Trade Center in Seattle on Jan 31. Deng Yu / China Daily

Houston: Private Hearing

Above: From left: Neil Bush, actress Lily Chen Foster, Rice University representative Y. Ping Sun, dancer Zhou Jie and Deputy Consul General Zhao Yumin (second from right) listen to Chinese New Year greetings from Chinese Consul General Li Qiangmin (right) on Jan 30. Li hosted a private concert at his offi cial residence in Houston, featuring the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra from Beijing. May Zhou / China Daily

Washington: Shared Benefits

Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, speaks on US policy priorities for the East Asian and Pacifi cregion on Wednesday in Washington. He said that China and the US should have more cooperation in 2015, which could benefi t both countries, the region and the world. Sheng Yang / For China Daily

Beverly Hills, CA: Top Brass

Liu Jian, consul general of China's Consulate General in Los Angeles, Julian Gold, vicemayor and incumbent mayor of Beverly Hills, Wang Hui, secretary general of the Beijing Association for Cultural Exchange, and Dong Junxin, vice-president and secretary general of the China International Culture Association, attend the Happy Chinese New Year Charming Beijing ceremony at the Saban heater in Beverly Hills on Feb 1. Cindy Liu / China Daily

Cupertino, CA: Civic Minded

Members of United for a Better Community (UBC), a grassroots civic group of naturalized Chinese Americans, perform at the 2015 Silicon Valley Food Festival at the Quinlan Center in Cupertino, California on Feb 1. Lian Zi / China Daily

Washington: The Big Picture

Michael Pillsbury, a senior fellow and director of the Center For Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute, talks about his new book The Hundred- Year Marathon at Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington on Monday. Chen Weihua / China Daily