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China Daily USA | Updated: 2014-06-06 11:26

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Herndon, VA

FACE TO FACE

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (left) chats with Joe Han, president of China Telecom Americas, during the US-China Enterprises Virginia Partnership Conference in Herndon, Virginia on Thursday. Cai Chunying / China Daily

Herndon, VA

BUSINESS MATCH

Stanley Murphy (right) talks to Chinese entrepreneurs during the US-China Enterprises Virginia Partnership Conference on Thursday at the Center for Innovation Technology in Herndon, Virginia. The event, organized by Virginia's Department of Economic Development and Global Alliance of SMEs, and sponsored by China Telecom Americas, brought about 100 Chinese entrepreneurs who are looking for investment opportunities in the state. Chen Weihua / China Daily

Washington

IFC

Jin-Yong Cai, executive vice-president and CEO of International Finance Corporation (IFC), gives a keynote address about the future of IFC at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington on Wednesday. Cai discussed about issues including IFC's recent efforts to take strategic risks and crowd in the private sector. Daniel Runde, former head of the Office of Partnership Development at IFC and current director of the Project on Prosperity and Development at CSIS, moderated the talk. Liu Chang / China Daily

Fairfax, VA

FREE BUTTERFLY

A flock of colorful butterflies are released into the sky at the dedication of the Comfort Women Memorial Peace Garden in Fairfax County, Virginia on May 30. Butterflies are an international symbol of Comfort Women, mostly Korean and Chinese, who were taken by Japanese troops as sex slave during the second World War. The release of butterfly represents these women's desire for freedom. Liu Chang / China Daily

(China Daily USA 06/06/2014 page9)