On January 28, 2024, the Chinese Embassy in the United States held a commemorative event to commemorate the 45th anniversary of studying in China and the United States and the 2024 Chinese New Year Celebration for Chinese and American Youth.
In his speech, Ambassador Xie Feng pointed out that some American friends are worried that the number of American students studying in China is relatively small. What I would like to tell you is that China has never pursued a surplus of international students, and is even more opposed to the decoupling of education between China and the United States, and has always taken concrete actions to promote people-to-people exchanges. In order to implement the initiative of "inviting 50,000 American teenagers to China for exchange and study in the next five years" announced by President *** in San Francisco, China will set up the "Special Scholarship for American Youth Envoys to China" program, and welcome more American teenagers to observe China with their own eyes, measure China with their own feet, and become a new generation of ambassadors of China-US friendship through inter-school exchanges, short-term visits, summer schools, winter camps and other rich and diverse forms.
Xie Feng said, ** Chairman stressed that the hope of China-US relations lies in the people, and the future lies in the youth. Today's attitude and actions towards educational exchanges and cooperation will have a profound impact on the future of China-US relations. Young people are the most enthusiastic and imaginative and creative. It is hoped that the young people of the two countries will seize the opportunity, have the courage to explore and make friends, not only improve themselves and achieve themselves in China-US educational cooperation, but also inject positive energy and contribute new impetus to the continuous development of China-US relations.