Peter D. Gibbons (left), Starbucks executive vice president for global supply chain operations, and Liu Minghui, chairman of the board of Aini Group in Yunnan, sign an agreement to create a coffee business partnership between their two companies. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Zhang Yesui, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, talks with Qinghai Governor Luo Huining. [Chen Bei/China Daily]