Overseas talent

Deng Fanhua, Chinese deputy consul general to San Francisco, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Chinese Overseas Talent Innovation Competition (Western America) on May 14. Representatives from the China Association for Science and Technology, the Jilin provincial government and the innovation teams from the San Francisco Bay area attended the event. Provided To China Daily

Opening up

Deng Fanhua, Chinese deputy consul general to San Francisco, speaks at a promotion event for the opening and cooperation of Zhengzhou-Luoyang-Xinxiang National Innovation Demonstration Zone and launch of 2017 Luoyang China Express to Silicon Valley Innovation Entrepreneurship Competition on May 11 in Santa Clara, California. Provided To China Daily

Mother's Day party

A girl joins her mom watching performances on May 13 at a Mother's Day celebration at the Chinese consulate general in San Francisco. Hosted by Qiao Li, wife of the Chinese Consul-General in San Francisco Luo Linquan, the event drew around 200 women from all walks of life in the Bay Area. Chang Jun / China Daily

Maritime impact

These postcards are part of the project Make Sea, one of the two large-scale projects of Pearl River Delta of China at a new exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center on Tuesday. Artist Junyan He spent time at sea with the fishermen of Zhuhai to understand how the rapid development was impacting the marine space. Zhizhi Cen / China Daily

(China Daily USA 05/19/2017 page14)