Across America

Wu Xi, minister of the Chinese embassy in Washington, speaks at the reception of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ latest exhibition, Terracotta Army Legacy of the First Emperor of China, on Monday at the embassy. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily

 From left: Professor Ying Juan Rogers at the Patterson School of the University of Kentucky moderates the discussion “Doing Business with China” with panelists Aidan Connolly, vice-president at Alltech Corp; Eric Lambert, senior vice-president at Svitla Systems; Vivian Liu, senior vice president and CFO at Lexmark International; and Zhang Yuan, vice-president at China Daily USA, on Oct 28. The annual fall conference at the university focused on China this year. May Zhou / China Daily

Consul General of China in Chicago Hong Lei gives a speech titled “China’s New Advances, China’s New Era and China-US Relations” during his visit to Loyola University in downtown Chicago on Oct 27. provided to China Daily

From left: Former US ambassador to China Stapleton Roy; Yukon Huang, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Robert Sutter, professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University; and David Lampton, professor and director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, discuss the 19th CPC National Congress and China-US relations at a seminar at SAIS on Thursday. Chen Weihua / China Daily

Visitors study works by Chen Hongshou, the most important Chinese artist of the 17th century, at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, where an exhibition of his work is on view through Jan 28, 2018. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Wu Tong (right), a virtuoso Chinese musician and composer, was honored by the Asia Society in New York as one of the leaders transforming Asia and the world. Also honored at the “Meet the Asia Game Changers” event on Wednesday were Sherrie Westin (second from right), executive vice-president of Sesame Workshop; Leng Ouch (third from right) of Cambodian Human Rights Task Forces; Sonita Alizadeh (center), an Afghan rapper and passionate advocate for ending child marriage; the actor Dev Patel (third from left), star of Slumdog Millionaire, which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2008; and Aisholpan Nurgaiv (second from left), a Mongolian girl who has shattered gender barriers and was the subject of the award-winning film The Eagle Huntress (her translator is at left). Zhang Ruinan / China Daily

Visitors view Korean dresses at the exhibition Couture Korea, which is on display from Nov 3 to Feb 4, 2018 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The exhibition features more than 120 works, showcasing traditional styles alongside contemporary designs. Lia Zhu / China Daily

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (fourth from left) and Chengdu Vice-Mayor Liu Xiaoliu (third from left) co-host a press conference for the second Chengdu food and culture festival on Tuesday at San Francisco City Hall. Lia Zhu / China Daily