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| Mei charms Mei Baojiu (right), son of legendary Peking Opera performer Mei Lanfang, chats with the Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai at a reception at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Tuesday. Mei was on a US tour with a group of Peking Opera performers to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mei Lanfang. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
| Mei (center in black suit) introduces his cast members after the troupe gave a performance at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday in Washington. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| APEC updates US Senior Official for Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Robert Wang talks to reporters in the Foreign Press Center in Washington on Wednesday about the progress made in preparing for the APEC Leaders Summit to be held in Beijing in November. US President Obama will attend the meeting followed by a one-day meeting with Chinese leaders. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
| My day Panda cub Bao Bao swings on a tree in her habitat in the National Zoo during her one year birthday celebration on August 23 in Washington. Liu Chang / China Daily |
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