New embassy complex unveiled in US
By Jiao Xiaoyang and Li Xiaokun | China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-31 07:26
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Chinese and US officials, accompanied by staff in cheongsam, at the opening ceremony of the new Chinese embassy office in Washington on Tuesday. The officials are (from left) China's permanent representative to the UN Wang Guangya, US Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and China's ambassador to the US Zhou Wenzhong. Qiu Jiangbo |
Nearly three decades ago, Chinese interpreter Yang Jiechi witnessed a historic event in a small brick building on 2300 Connecticut Avenue, Washington D.C.
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