On January 28, 2024, the Chinese Embassy in the United States held an event in celebration of the 45th anniversary of China-U.S. student exchanges and the 2024 Spring Festival Gala for Chinese and American youths.

Ambassador Xie Feng said in his remarks that the Chinese civilization has been constantly enriched by drawing on the strengths of other civilizations, and educational cooperation is exactly an important part of China’s opening-up. Currently, China has over 1.3 million students studying abroad, the largest number among all countries, and there are around 1,500 jointly-run schools and international programs.

Ambassador Xie emphasized that knowledge should have no boundaries. Confucius advocated providing education for all without discrimination. Educator John Amos Comenius proposed “teaching everyone everything completely”. The ocean is vast because it admits all rivers. Likewise, scientific progress can only be achieved when the brightest minds are brought together. China has the world’s largest education system, and ranks first in human resources in science and technology and the total number of researchers. Our two countries have every reason to learn from each other and progress together, jointly push the boundaries of human knowledge, and find solutions to global challenges such as climate change, food security and artificial intelligence.