From left: Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Li Baodong, Li's wife, Sun Guoxiang's wife; Sun Guoxiang, Chinese Consulate General in New York; Cheng Lei, deputy consul general in New York, and Qiao Li, consul in New York, stand as Chinese national anthem was played at an event celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China at the Chinese Consulate General in New York on Tuesday. Hundreds of local Chinese community leaders were invited to the event. HU HAIDAN / China Daily