Across America_(Oct 13)
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The long run - Chicago Consul General of China in Chicago Hong Lei (right) and Deputy Consul General Yu Peng join onlookers in Chinatown at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The event drew more than 1,500 runners from China. Provided to China Daily |
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Meet and geek - Seattle President of Baidu Yaqin Zhang speaks at the GeekWire Summit at the Living Computers: Museum + Labs on Monday, the same day the company announced a new engineering office in Bellevue, Washington. Provided to China Daily |
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Launch party - Chicago From right: Texas state Representative Gene Wu, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, ICBC Senior Executive Vice-President Hu Hao and Consul General of China in Houston Li Qiangmin launch the ICBC (USA) NA Houston Business Center on Tuesday. May Zhou / China Daily |
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Up a notch - Washington The International Monetary Fund released its World Economic Outlook in Washington on Tuesday. It said China’s economy would grow at 6.8 percent in 2017, up by 0.2 percentage point from its April projection. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily |
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Up to the task - South San Francisco, CA Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Luo Linquan (second row, center) joins representatives of companies on the newly established taskforce on California infrastructure investment and development on Oct 6 in South San Francisco, California.lia Zhu / China Daily |
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Art of blending - Gaithersburg, MD Visitors read about New York-based Chinese-American artist Kang Chung at the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Oct 7. Blending Western technique with an Eastern approach, Chung’s work is said to have its own genre. Chung has held more than 30 solo exhibitions in the US.Cai Chunying / China Daily |
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Big footprint - Lancaster, CA Elected officials and BYD executives take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new wing to a manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California, on Oct 6. The expansion brings the total manufacturing facility to 450,000 square feet, nearly quadrupling the facility’s initial 2013 footprint.Provided to China Daily |
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Young leaders - New York A group of children perform at an event in New York on Oct 6 celebrating the 20th anniversary of Project by Project, a national nonprofit that develops leadership among young Asian-American professionals and collaborates with community nonprofits on issues affecting Asians in America. Provided to China Daily |
