On June 17, the Sino-American business & Travel Association held a “China Day” during the 193rd Philadelphia Flower Show. China’s Consul General in New York City Huang Ping attended the event and delivered a speech. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney, Deputy Secretary of the Office of International Business Development at Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development David Briel, Philadelphia City Councilmember Mark Squilla and Helen Gym, and President of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Matt Rader attended the event and delivered speeches.
Consul General Ping Huang delivered a speech at the event, emphasizing the need for China and the United States to work together to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding. In his speech, Huang Ping said that the theme of this year’s flower show, “In Full Bloom,” reminded him of the old Chinese saying, “A single flower does not make spring, while one hundred flowers in full bloom bring spring to the garden.” Comparing China and the United States as “two different flowers in the world garden,” Huang said that the two countries need to treat each other as equals, respect each other, seek common development, and create conditions for others to make the world’s “garden” more vibrant.
Mayor Kenney thanked Chinese immigrants for serving as a bridge. In his speech, he said that the Chinese immigrants have deep historical ties with the city. Chinese is the third most spoken language in Philadelphia. June is Immigrant Heritage Month, and Philadelphia will host more events focusing on the immigrant community. Mayor Kenney also expressed his expectation for the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s visit to China next year, which the U.S. and China will celebrate together.
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The “China Day” event featured traditional Chinese musical instruments, lion dances performance, Beijing opera, Chinese tea ceremony, kung fu performances and promotional videos of the eastern Chinese cities of Hangzhou and Yangzhou, as well as elements of intangible cultural heritage along China’s Grand Canal, allowing visitors to fully appreciate the infinite charm of Chinese culture.
纽约警方正调查一起针对哥伦比亚大学华裔职员的袭击案,该职员上周在校园周边遭人头部攻击,并受到仇恨性言论的侮辱。 据纽约警察局(NYPD)称,6月17日,哥伦比亚大学校发言人兼通讯副校长张本恩(Ben Chang,音译)在上班途中遭一男子袭击,该男子在离学校不远的地方向他大喊大叫,并用金属水瓶砸他。 张本恩表示,这次冲突毫无预警地爆发,他与那位男子没有发生任何口头交流或身体接触。然而,袭击者却突然对他大声咆哮,用侮辱性的语言要求他“回到你的国家去”。尽管他试图保持冷静并继续前行,但那位男子还是动手打了他。 张本恩在一名乘客和公交车司机的协助下,试图通过搭乘一辆路过的公交车来逃避袭击者,但那位男子仍然在车外对他进行辱骂。张本恩在公交车上坐了两站后下车,发现那位男子还在后面紧跟着试图接近他。最后,当他向哥伦比亚大学的公共安全部门求助时,袭击者才离开了现场。 根据哥伦比亚大学网站,张本恩今年52岁,毕业于乔治城外交学院(School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University),有20多年外交、媒体和公共事务经验。曾在布什和奥巴马政府时期担任白宫国家安全委员会新闻和通信主任,及美国驻联合国代表团副发言人。