On December 6, 2024, the Chinese Embassy in the United States held an event on promoting China-U.S. youth exchanges.

Ambassador Xie Feng pointed out in his remarks that in November last year, President Xi Jinping announced in San Francisco that “China is ready to invite 50,000 young Americans to China on exchange and study programs in the next five years.” Over the past year, President Xi invited the American youth to visit China on multiple occasions, which was warmly received here in the United States.

From the state of Washington to Texas, from New York to California, from Cascade Elementary School to Muscatine High School and Lincoln High School and to Harvard University and Princeton University, students from around the United States have actively participated. So far, about 14,000 young Americans have been to China for exchange or study under the initiative. For many of them, it was their first time taking a flight, going abroad and visiting China. The initiative has provided an effective platform that brings our youths closer, opened up an important window for better understanding China, and ushered in a new chapter of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.