Across America

Awards night - Philadelphia, PA

The Penn Wharton China Summit 2017 was held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from April 14 to 16. The organizer gave awards to guests including Zhang Qiyue (fi fth from left), Chinese consul general in New York; Geoff rey Garrett (seventh from left), dean of the Wharton School; and Tad Smith (third from left), president and CEO of Sotheby's on April 15. Provided To China Daily

New world - Washington

Zhang Tao (right), deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund and a Chinese national, speaks on Thursday at a seminar on the emerging market resilience in a new world during the 2017 IMF/World Bank annual spring meeting in Washington. At left is Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. Chen Weihua / China Daily

Happy Birthday, Madam Mayor - Charlotte, NC

Meng Li (left), president of North Carolina Chinese American Economic & Culture Association; and Zhengxian Wang (right), vice-president of North Carolina Chinese American Economic & Culture Association; are welcomed to a birthday party for Jennifer Roberts (center), mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina; in Charlotte on Tuesday. Provided To China Daily

Taking flight - Houston

Abby Ganze, Evelyn Fung, Morgan Fu and Kristina Zhou from Dance of Asian America perform Phoenix on April 15 in Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. Provided To China Daily

Meeting and greeting - Chicago

Consul General of China in Chicago Hong Lei (second from right) and Deputy Consul General Liu Jun (left) meet with chief of staff of US Senator Tammy Duckworth's offi ce Kaitlin Fahey (second from left) and Marina Y Faz-Huppert, district director in Duckworth's offi ce, on April 18. Provided To China Daily

Bridging the gap - San Francisco

Hans Tung (second from left), managing partner of GGV Capital; Tim Draper (third from left), founder and managing director of Draper Associates; and Alfred Chu (far right), partner of Yimei Capital; talk about bridging the culture gap between the US and China at a conference hosted by WeChat and US-China Strong Foundation on April 12 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Lia Zhu / China Daily

New partner - San Francisco

Juliet Zhu (center), marketing head of Wechat, and Eugene Huang (right), acting CEO of US-China Strong Foundation, offi cially announce a partnership between Wechat, a leading social media application developed by Tencent, and US-China Strong Foundation, a global nonprofi t dedicated to strengthening US-China ties, in San Francisco on April 12. Provided To China Daily

Tech talk - Sunnyvale, CA

Guansong Chen (third from left), deputy director general of the organization department of the Sichuan CPC Commission; Deng Fanhua (third from right), deputy consul general of China in San Francisco; and other VIPs and representatives take a group picture on Sunday at the "Haike cup" North American Startup Competition, hosted by the Chinese Association for Science and Technology-Silicon Valley Chapter in Sunnyvale, California. Provided To China Daily

(China Daily USA 04/21/2017 page13)