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

People watch the Chinese Lunar New Year parade in Manhattan's Chinatown of New York City, the United States, Feb. 17, 2019. 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/Li Muzi)