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

People participate in a lantern procession to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 9, 2019. During the special event "Lantern Celebration", attendees learned how to make Chinese lanterns and joined a lantern procession. 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 Ping)