Air China launches direct flight from Beijing to Washington (5/5)

Chinese ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai (4th L), Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (3rd L) and vice chairperson of Air China Wang Yinxiang (3rd R), cut ribbons for the ceremony marking the start of Air China's direct flight from Beijing to Washington at Dulles Airport in Sterling, Virginia, the United States, on June 10, 2014. Air China launched the direct flight from Beijing to Washington on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)