Jan. 1, Guy G. Lamothe, the Permanent Representative of the commercial office of Haiti in China, celebrated Haiti’s independence at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beijing (Pekin, capital of the People’s Republic of China) with the Association of Haitian Students in China, as well as, their friends. On the menu was the traditional “joumou” soup (giraumon soup). The festivity also included music, songs, wishes and patriotism.