Chinese vice premier visits basketball players before friendship game

Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong (C, front) and former NBA star Yao Ming (1st R, rear) who is now president of the Chinese Basketball Association, pose for photos with Chinese basketball players prior to a friendship game between Chinese and U.S. middle school boys at the basketball court of Nike's headquarters in New York City, the United States, Sept. 25, 2017. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)