Ford Bell, president of the American Alliance of Museums welcomes over hundred of representatives from museums in both United States and in China at China Connect program welcome reception at Sheraton Seattle on May 18, 2014. The China Connect, a program sponsored by AAM, is dedicated to traveling exhibitions to and from China and building global partnerships. This year a delegation of 80 Chinese museum leaders will meet with their American counterparts at the American Alliance of Museums' Annual Meeting in Seattle from May 18 through May 21 to strike deals on specific exhibitions that can travel between the two countries. [Photo by Deng Yu/China Daily USA]