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

Family members of Abboud perform lion dance during the 12th National Chinese Language Conference in San Diego, the United States, May 9, 2019. The performance drew the eyes of more than 1,300 attendees of the 12th National Chinese Language Conference held in San Diego on May 9-11, which is the largest annual gathering in the field of Chinese language and culture in North America. 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. (Photo by Zhao Hanrong/Xinhua)