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NBA star Kobe Bryant and Chinese actress Xu Qing have attended a charity dinner in Shanghai.

The Weibo of Xu's agent has shared several photos showing her and Kobe at the event.

Xu is known for her role as Soong Ching-ling in the 2009 movie "The Founding of a Republic".

The dinner was jointly hosted by Kobe Bryant China Fund and China Soong Ching Ling Foundation.

The Kobe Bryant China Fund was set up to raise money for education, sports, and culture programs for children from China and the United States.

Xu Qing appears in the upcoming sci-fi film "Looper", in which she acts along with Bruce Willis.

Chinese actress Xu Qing poses with NBA star Kobe Bryant at a charity dinner in Shanghai on August 14, 2012. [Photo courtesy of Xu Qing]