On Sept 27, Washington Post Live hosted the at the newly-opened United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC.

Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi attended the 66th session of the UN general assembly and expressed China's stance in the middleeast peace talks among other issues.

The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles held a reception in Hawaii last Friday to celebrate the 62nd National Day of China.

Washington's Chinese communities celebrate the 100th anniversary of China's 1911 revolution.

Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, speaks at the Global China Summit in Washington DC, Sept 27, 2011. [Photo/China Daily USA]