Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai speaks at the opening of an exhibit at the Sculpture Garden of the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington on Thursday. The exhibit American States in Yuan Xikun’s Eyes features sculptures of 12 well-known figures from the Americas by Chinese artist Yuan Xikun (left). Nelly Perez Nuverge (second from right), vice-minister of foreign affairs of the Dominican Republic, and Alfonso Quinonez (right), secretary for external relations of Organization of American States, were also present. [Photo by Chen Weihua / CHINA DAILY]