dignitaries

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Songs from “The Sound of Music” have long been used to welcome American dignitaries to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Songs from “The Sound of Music” have long been used to welcome U.S. dignitaries to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Today it is one of the most politically significant landmarks in Beijing, and an invitation to it for foreign dignitaries is often seen as an honor and a sign of closeness.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

About 2,000 journalists, dignitaries and other guests attended the event, rushing through rain to enter using multiple hotel entrances.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

In the procession were all the dignitaries, civil and religious.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway