Chen Weihua is the Chief Washington Correspondent of China Daily and Deputy Editor of China Daily USA. He is also a columnist, with a particular focus on US politics and US-China relations.
It is surprising to see the strong protectionism sentiment propagated by the two presidential candidates in the United States, a country that has long touted itself as the champion of free trade. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump may disagree sharply on many issues, but their protectionist and anti-trade rhetoric sounds quite similar.
A recently released survey about what college-aged students in the United States know about the world is both shocking and telling, especially when it comes to China.
I've watched and heard Ralph Nader speak on TV and radio many times, but Saturday was the first time I've seen him in person. The 82-year-old political activist - and one of the most noted perennial third-party presidential candidates - was talking about his latest book, Breaking Through Power: It's Easier Than We Think, in front of a packed audience at the Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington.
I've watched and listened to Ralph Nader speaking on TV and radio many times, but last Saturday was the first time I met him in person. The 82-year-old political activist and one of the most noted third-party presidential candidates was talking about his latest book “Breaking Through Power: It's Easier Than We Think” in the Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington before a packed audience.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, not far from my office in the National Press Building, opened on Sept 24 after a construction stage of more than four years. Housed in a beautiful structure, the museum tells the American history through the experience of African Americans.
When President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama were about to meet in the California desert resort of Sunnylands in June 2013, the US government had worked hard to paint China as a villain in cyberspace.
US President Barack Obama took to the campaign trail in Philadelphia on Tuesday to offer a helping hand to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic presidential nominee's health issues have made headlines since the past few days and triggered wild speculation across the United States and indeed the world after she left the 9/11 anniversary memorial service in New York on Sunday morning early with "overheating" as the reason.
I was rushing to catch my train in Union Station in Washington last Wednesday evening when I tripped over an uneven piece of pavement on the platform and hurt my ankle, only slightly. Exiting New York's Penn Station a few hours later on Seventh Avenue, I saw the exact same thing happen to a woman, only she looked much worse off than me and had to lean on her husband to walk.
An editor and writer at China Daily USA in New York, William Hennelly is a print and digital media veteran. He previously was managing editor of TheStreet.com financial news website in New York, and has worked at daily newspapers in New Jersey. Hennelly is a journalism graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
General manager of China Daily USA's San Francisco bureau. Based in the Bay Area, she covers a wide range of topics including corporate news, Silicon Valley innovation, US-China cooperation in various forms and profiles of interesting personalities, as well as overseeing office operations.
A copy editor and writer with China Daily USA in New York, Chris Davis is a graduate of the University of Virginia and served two years as a volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Kenya.
US President Donald Trump visits China
