Xi's words in English

Jiang Yaopeng (left), secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, and James Bryant(right), CEO of Trajectory Inc, sign global distribution agreement for Xi Jinping Wit and Vision - Selected Quotations and Commentary English edition and e-book at Columbia University in New York on May 14. Back row, from left: Yang Xiaomei,offi ce administrator of the Bureau of Publishing of China's Publicity Department; Zhang Meifang, deputy consul general in New York; and Karen Christensen, CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group. Niu Yue / For China Daily

Poetry forum

From left: Poets Cecilia Wu, Dong Sun, James Sherry, Bob Perelman, Tan Lin and Nada Gordon read and discuss poetry at the US-China Literature Seminar titled Communal, Reciprocal and Global - Readings and Dialogues About Poetry, at the State University of New York Confucius Institute for Business on Tuesday. Niu Yue / For China Daily

Panda Project

From left: Elizabeth B. Wang, president of the Chinese Cultural Foundation (CCF); billionaire businessman John A.Catsimatidis; Chien Chung Pei, founder of the Pei Partnership Architects; and John W. Allen, trustee of CCF; pose fora group photo in front of the paintings created by Chinese student Wang Xuanjin, highlighting the role of pandas as ambassadors for promoting relations between China and New York. The display is a part of the Panda Project, which wasled by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Chinese-American celebrity Yue-Sai Kan to bring two giant pandas to a New York City zoo. Niu Yue / For China Daily

Guangdong promotes trade

Hu Chunhua, Party secretary of Guangdong Provincial Committee, introduces his province to New York state delegates on May 13 at the China (Guangdong)-US (New York) Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference in New York City. Hezi Jiang / China Daily

(China Daily USA 05/20/2016 page14)