Across America
| New York MEET THE MEDIA Zhang Meifang (left), Chinese deputy consul general in New York, visits the Cable News Network (CNN) on Wednesday and poses for a photo with Darius Walker, vice-president and NY-Northeast Bureau Chief for CNN. Provided to China Daily |
| NEW YORK MANY THANKS New York City Councilman Peter Koo (third from left) hands out certifi cates of recognition to volunteers at the Prince Street Senior Citizen Center in Flushing, Queens. Provided to China Daily |
| Anaheim, CA 7,000 STRONG Tom Tait (left), mayor of Anaheim, gives a keynote speech at a press event celebrating the hosting the group of 7,000 Chinese visitors in Southern California at the Anaheim Convention Center on Tuesday. Welcoming the biggest Chinese tourist group in history, Tait said he was looking forward to strengthening ties between China and California. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| Washington WATER WORKS Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick, commanding general and chief of engineers of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), talks about USACE's engagement in the Asia- Pacifi c region, including China, at the Foreign Press Center in Washington on May 22. USACE is finalizing a memorandum of understanding on water management with China's Ministry of Water Resources. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
| Washington FOREIGN AFFAIRS Stephen Orlins(right), president of the National Committee on US-China Relations, talks to some 130 Chinese students studying in US universities at the opening ceremony on Wednesday evening for the United States Foreign Policy Colloquium held by the National Committee at the George Washington University. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
| United Nations FARM OUT! Wang Linxun, president of Chinese Painting Research Association of Farmers, delivers a speech at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday in New York. An exhibition entitled World Love: Chinese Farm Paintings of the Abundant East was held at UN headquarters. Provided to China Daily |
| Portland, OR URBAN DRIVE Yiping Fang, assistant professor at Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University, gives a lecture on Understanding Development Challenges in China's Drive for Urbanization to students at Portland State. The lecture is part of series organized by the Confucius Institute at Portland State. Liu Renmei / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 05/30/2014 page12)
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