Boston, June 23, 2019, — A photo exhibition marking the 40th Anniversary of US-China diplomatic relations opened this afternoon in Boston Common. State Senator Joe Bencore, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn, Deputy Consul General Qiu Jian of Chinese Consulate in New Year and hundreds of guests attended the opening ceremony.
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Photo Exhibition of US-China Relations in Past 40 Years Opens in Boston Common
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Hong Kong Government Response to Public Procession
Dear friends of Hong Kong,
You may have seen the news about the public processions over the past two Sundays in Hong Kong on the proposed legislative amendments on the extradition laws. Having regard to the strong and different views in society, the Hong Kong Government issued a statement on June 16, saying that the Government has suspended the legislative amendment exercise on the extradition laws at the Legislative Council and there is no timetable for restarting the process.
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China’s Position on the China-U.S. Economic and Trade Consultations
June 2019
The State Council Information Office of The People’s Republic of China
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Celebrating Golden Spike 150th Anniversary, US-China Summit to be Held in May
On May 10, 1869 in Promontory, Utah, the first transcontinental railroad across North America officially opened for through traffic with the driving in of the last “Golden Spike”. Over 600 miles of the most hazardous part of the Central Pacific route was mainly built by more than 12,000 Chinese workers, the majority of whom were originally from the Canton province. They toiled in extremely harsh condition and accomplished a seemingly impossible mission. In total, nearly 2000 lives were lost during the railroad construction though this is likely an underestimate.
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美国关于与中国谈判的声明 / Statement of the United States Regarding China Talks
(中文声明来自美国驻华大使馆微信公众号)
2019年1月31日发布过去两天，来自美国和中国的高级别官员就我们两国的经济关系进行了密集和富有成效的谈判。美国感谢整个会议期间刘鹤副总理和他的团队所做的准备、展现出的勤奋和专业精神。
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UMass Boston Intends to Strengthen Collaboration with Chinese Universities
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Jan. 22, 2019, — As the Spring semester starts for local colleges this week, UMass Boston has closed its Confucius Institute, which boasts of a history of 12 years. The news resonated strongly on campus and in the community. Professors, staff, students and members of the community expressed deep regret over the university’s action and some called that the closure of the Confucius Institutes was a sign of “political correctness”.
Picture from 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at UMass Boson.
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Dr. Hou Lectures about IP Strategy in China at Cambridge Innovation Center
Cambridge, Mass., January 19, 2019, New England Association of Chinese Professionals (NEACP) invited Ching-Cheng (James) Hou to deliver a speech “Bio-Pharm Companies’ Winning Strategy in China from the Perspective of Intellectual Property” at Cambridge Innovation Center today. This is a full-house event, attracted about thirty people in 18 seating conference room; and the event attracted different backgrounds, MD, entrepreneurs, Phd. Students, professors and government officials, etc. Yafen Kang, VP and Professor Chung Hwa, Board members, of NEACP attended the event. Dr. Yu-Feng Wei is the moderator of the event.
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Heilongjiang Pavilion at Porter City to Be Launched on Jan. 6, 2019
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Weifang, Shandong Province, China, Jan. 2, 2019, — Less than two months after the Shandong and Chongqing Pavilions were successfully launched, the Launching Ceremony of Heilongjiang Pavilion will be held on Jan. 6. Porter City has become center of economical growth of the greater Bohai Bay area, which is one of the three bay areas in China that will be engine of innovation and investment for years to come.
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Chinese Embassy Protests Huawei CFO Meng’s Arrest in Canada
Boston, Dec. 5, 2018, — The Chinese embassy in Canada voiced its “firm opposition” to the reported arrest of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies today. The Canadian police, at the request of the US, arrested a Chinese citizen who did not violate any US or Canadian laws, the embassy said in a statement posted on its official website.
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Music Creates Future International Youth Competition Successfully Held at NEC
Boston, — On August 2, 2018, the first Music Creates Future International Youth Competition completed successfully at the New England Conservatory of Music(NEC). The event was
co-organized by the Beijing International Education Exchange Center(BIEE) and the East Coast Cultural Exchange Center (ECCEC) and hosted by the New England Conservatory of Music.
Contestants from China (upper left), USA (upper right), Brazil(lower left) and France (lower right).
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