Yearender: U.S.-China subnational ties robust in 2019 despite crosscurrents

An artist performs at the "PONY X HARBIN" show during the New York Fashion Week in New York, the United States, Feb. 9, 2019. The show started with a short music piece that was a fusion of Peking Opera and R&B, followed by a catwalk show debuting collection jointly presented by Chinese brand Harbin Beer and American sports brand PONY. In 2019, while the bilateral relationship between China and the United States is going through some rough patches at the national level, wide-ranging exchanges and cooperation at the subnational level have not been losing steam. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)