Across America

Constellation of stars - New York

A Washington group that plays traditional Chinese instruments, led by Xinyi He (center), performs at the seventh Stars of Campus and Chinese Culture Heritage Gala, which brought together talented youth from both the US and China, at United Nations headquarters in New York on Aug 12. Provided to China Daily

Wonderful trip - Rockville, MD

Andrew Mayhew (left), a sophomore at the State University of New York Maritime College, with his parents Christine Mayhew and Mike Mayhew in Rockville Maryland, on Wednesday. Andrew just returned from a three-week tour in China, where he was deeply impressed by Chinese people and Chinese culture. Dong Leshuo / China Daily

Real estate talk - Cleveland, TX

Li Qiangmin (left), consul general of China in Houston, talks to Zhao Yuhai (center), chairman of Dalian Yihai Group Co, and Jeff Zhou, president of McKinley Development Co at Grand Oak Reserve's kickoff ceremony on Wednesday at Cleveland City Hall. McKinley is developing the first ever master-planned community, Grand Oak Reserve, in the small city northeast of Houston. May Zhou / China Daily

Shaping leaders - Washington

Morgan A Jones, COO of the US-China Strong Foundation, speaks at the annual "Definite China Happy Hour" on Aug 10 in Washington. The US-China Strong Foundation is a nonprofit organization that seeks to strengthen China-US relations by investing in a new generation of China-savvy US leaders. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily

Celebrating Oregon-China trade - Salem, OR

Luo Linquan, Chinese consul general in San Francisco, shakes hands with Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Monday at her office. China was Oregon's largest trading partner in 2016 and imported about $5.8 billion worth of Oregon goods and commodities. China is also Oregon's largest source of foreign tourists and students. "Both sides benefit from the win-win situation," Luo said. Provided to China Daily

Plea for justice - San Francisco

Activists rally in front of the Japanese consulate in San Francisco on Aug. 14, demanding justice for "comfort women" around the world, in commemoration of the international "Comfort Women" Day of Remembrance. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Little athletes - Union City, CA

Participants in the 15th Northern California Chinese Athletic Federation sports tournament, which was held on Aug 12 in the San Francisco Bay Area, march in the opening ceremony parade. About 150 groups and organizations sent athletes to compete in track and field, swimming, table tennis and other sports. Chang Jun / China Daily

(China Daily USA 08/18/2017 page13)