A Danish prince haunted by his father's ghost. A delusional Spanish knight jousting with windmills. A Chinese beauty falling into an enchanted dream next to a Peony Pavilion.
It takes about 20 Chinese parents, 11 elementary schools throughout the Bay Area and a small army of volunteers to stage the series of celebrations planned for the upcoming Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, which will fall on Jan 28.
For decades, China has been practicing a foreign policy of non-alliance. That is why when the Obama administration highlighted the strengthening of US security alliances in its pivot or rebalance to Asia strategy, many in China felt worried or downright angry.
This festive month has got me thinking how cultures are converging in East and West.
Animal breeding is nothing new. And it has paid off. What a stale and dull place the world would be without St. Bernards, Belgian draft horses, Persian cats, all the domesticated critters selectively bred and crossbred for their valued traits, be it speed, color, strength or demeanor. The registry of thoroughbred horses alone makes the House of Windsor’s family tree look like a mere mulberry bush. And the American Kennel Club’s 160-plus breeds of dogs are stunning proof of the vast pallet of color, shape and size DNA offers.
A series of China-US exchanges spanning a wide range of areas — from diplomacy and economics to trade and the military — took place on the West Coast last week on a tight schedule, which somehow seemed to create a festive atmosphere for the holiday season.
China is closer to getting a seat at the high-roller table in the currency casino, but the question arises of what the payoff will be.
An hour's commute from the financial center of Hong Kong is Shenzhen, home of scientists, engineers and the capital of super-fast, low volume manufacturing.
At least two mainstream US newspapers — the New York Times and Washington Post — have questioned Chinese news media reports that Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader, praised the progress in the Tibet autonomous region on her first visit there last week.
Watching an old film recently made me think how much China's image in America has changed.
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.
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.
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.
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