Yearender: U.S.-China subnational ties robust in 2019 despite crosscurrents

An attendee shows panda decorations she gets at an event promoting southwest China's city of Chengdu in the southern U.S. city of Austin, March 8, 2019. China's Chengdu City held a promoting event on the sidelines of the 10-day South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals to introduce the city and seek cooperation opportunities. In 2019, while the bilateral relationship between China and the United States is going through some rough patches at the national level, wide-ranging exchanges and cooperation at the subnational level have not been losing steam. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)