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China Daily USA | Updated: 2014-03-21 14:23

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JOY OF EXCHANGE

Lu Kang (left), minister and deputy chief of mission from the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC, and Li Hong (second from left), minister counselor of cultural a"airs at the embassy, chat with Pamela Reynold (second from right) and Selina Rainey (right) at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Wednesday during a ceremony announcing an historic visit to China by the Richmond Ballet in May 2015. Reynold and Rainey are co-chairs of Road to China, an initiative launched by Richmond Ballet for their planned China visit. Richmond, VA, Sun Chenbei / China Daily

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Janet Larsen (left), director of research at the Earth Policy Institute, a non-profit environmental research organization based in Washington, DC, discusses environmental issues in China at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington on Wednesday following a screening of What's for Dinner?, a short documentary film about the rapidly growing consumption of meat and other animal products in China. Jennifer Turner (right), director of Wilson Center's China Environment Forum, moderated the discussion. Washington, Cai Chunying / China Daily

WANTING SHINES

Qu Wanting - a Vancouver-based, China-born musician - performs on stage in Washington on March 13. Qu's first recording debuted at No 1 in China in 2012, eventually reaching triple-platinum status and gaining her thousands of fans throughout Asia. Washington, Guo Mantong / for China Daily

TAX HELP

Income tax assistance volunteers with the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center gathered in Gaithersburg, Maryland on March 15. From left: Jiang Yanlin, Pan Qianwen, Chen Meihui, Yang Shuo, US Internal Revenue Service officer Lillie Williams, Yang Shanshan, and Xu Kefu. The group serves the Chinese community and general public in the greater Washington area on Saturdays through the tax season. Gaithersburg, MD, Provided to China Daily

(China Daily USA 03/21/2014 page9)