Photo taken on June 12, 2019 shows Neil Bush(2nd R), son of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, Chip Carter(2nd L), son of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and David Firestein(1st R), president and CEO of the Bush China Foundation, in the award ceremony held at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States. Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who helped set the China-U.S. diplomatic relationship in motion forty years ago, was recognized for his crucial role in an award ceremony on Wednesday. The George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations, also known as the Bush China Foundation, bestowed its inaugural George H. W. Bush Award for Statesmanship in U.S.-China Relations on Carter, saying he made "profound contributions to the development of constructive and mutually beneficial relations" between the two countries. Carter, who suffered a fall and underwent subsequent surgery last month, was not present at the ceremony in person. His son Chip Carter received the award in his place. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
