Zhao Yumin, acting Chinese consul general in New York, acknowledges the Chinese in America as having made a great contribution to China's development in his speech at a reception after the Cross-Straits Peaceful Development Forum in New York on Dec 2. Hong Xiao / China Daily
Montana calling - Washington
US Senator Steve Daines from Montana speaks at the Chinese embassy on Monday afternoon before a show by the Missoula, Montana-based Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre. Chen Weihua / China Daily
And theyre off ... - Lexington, KY
From left: Bill Thomason, president and CEO of Keeneland; Ryan Quarles, Kentucky agriculture commissioner; Wang Changzheng, president of the Kentucky Chinese American Association; and Chauncey Morris, executive director of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, gather at a press conference in Lexington, Kentucky, where Quarles announced that an agreement was signed between US and China to resume live equine exports to China. This clears the way for the exportation of all breeds of US horses, including thoroughbred racehorses, to China. Provided to China Daily
Guangdong means business - Seattle
He Dinghong (third from right), director of the Guangdong Economic Development and Trade Promotion offi ce, North America, gives a gift to Chris Green (fourth from left), assistant director of the Offi ce of Economic Development & Competitiveness of Washington state, at a seminar called "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area - Your Ideal Business Partner in China" at the Washington State Convention Center on Dec 1. Linda Deng / China Daily
Tasty lesson - Chicago
Students of Barrington School District 220 in Chicago learn how to make dumplings at the Open Day organized by the Consulate General of China in Chicago on Monday. Brian Harris, superintendent of the Barrington 220 School District in the Northwest suburbs; Becky Wiegel, director of the Chinese-language immersion program; Kathryn B. Wolfkiel, world languages department chair at Barrington High School; Kristen Paul, principal of Barrington Middle School-Station Campus; and Micah Korb, Countryside principal, along with 70 students attended the event. Provided to China Daily
The global economy - Washington
Dani Rodrik (right), a Ford Foundation Professor of International Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, talks on Tuesday about his new book Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy, in a conversation at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) with Scott Miller of CSIS. Chen Weihua / China Daily
Political fundraiser - New York
From left: Cindy Li Yang, Yacun Huang, singer and actress Mary Millben, Chiling Tong, Cliff Zhonggang Li and Zubin Gong pose together after US President Donald Trump's speech at a Republican National Committee (RNC) fundraiser at Cipriani Downtown on Dec 2. Provided to China Daily
Medical matters - San Mateo, CA
Marc Shuman, professor of urology at UC San Francisco and chief medical offi cer at the Silicon Valley medical startup MORE Health, listens to Han Xiaodi, a neurosurgeon and vice-president at Beijing Puhua International Hospital, tell how his hospital needs to learn more from American counterparts about cancer treatment. The two met at a contract signing ceremony on Tuesday to advance technology and talent collaboration and cooperation. Chang Jun / China Daily
