Here's to friendship - Yorba Linda, CA

Christopher Cox, grandson of President Richard Nixon, offers a toast to a long-lasting friendship between China and the United States, while China's Consul-General in Los Angeles Liu Jian and his wife Chen Xiaoling look on, at a gathering on Tuesday at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum commemorating the 45th anniversary of the singing and inception of the China-US Joint Communique, known as the Shanghai Communique. Chang Jun / China Daily

Library tour - New York

Donna Calmpa-Lauria (left), director of Queens Library in Flushing, gives Zhang Qiyue (right), Chinese Consul General in New York, a tour of the library on Monday. The staff of the Chinese Consulate General in New York brought its consular services to the library to serve local Chinese communities. Hong Xiao / China Daily

African views - Washington

John Paden (second from right), professor of international studies at George Mason University, talks about his experience helping establish African studies in Chinese universities during a panel discussion with David Shinn (second from left), former US ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso and lecturer at George Washington University, and Stephen O'Connell (right),former chief economist of the US Agency for International Development and professor of economics at Swarthmore College,in Washington on Monday. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily

Perfect harmony - New York

Chinese musician and composer Wu Tong (standing) plays a Chinese sheng with other musicians to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Asia Society Center on US-China Relations on Tuesday at the Asia Society in New York. The musicians showcased the tradition of artistic collaboration between China and the US through their performance. Hong Xiao / China Daily

Join the party - Houston

From left: US Congressman Al Green, Chinese Consul General in Houston Li Qiangmin and Congressman Pete Olsen (right) join Ma Xin, president of Shandong Fellowship Association in Houston, to salute about 1,000 attendants at the organization's annual banquet on Feb 25. May Zhou / China Daily

Happy New Year - Seattle

Deng Fanhua, deputy consul general of China in San Francisco, attends a Chinese Lunar New Year Gala held by the Hong Kong Greater China Business Association of Washington on Feb 25. Linda Deng / China Daily

Fun and games - San Francisco

Liu Xi, lead developer of the Chinese publisher NetEase' mobile game adaptation of Hollywood animated film Kung Fu Panda 3,shares development concepts and behind-the-scenes stories with an audience of gamers and industry peers at a Developers'Forum titled Insight of Fun, hosted by NetEase Games in San Francisco on Feb 28. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Happy New Year - New York

Peter A. Koo (back row, eighth from left), member of New York City Council, posed for a group photo with members of the American Shaanxi Alliance on Feb 26 in Flushing, New York. Koo presented certificates of recognition to both the alliance and its president, Hongbao Ma (back row, 10th from left), for their contributions to the local community. Provided To China Daily

(China Daily USA 03/03/2017 page13)