CGTN: People-to-People Exchange: These American teenagers send Xi Jinping and his wife a special gift

2023-11-20 16:15:09

Peking (ots/PRNewswire) – A group of high school students from Tacoma, Washington recently sent Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan a special gift as Xi is currently in the U.S. to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business leaders meeting. to participate.

Lincoln High School Choir students created a painting for the Chinese president and his wife on Thursday that features Chinese elements such as giant pandas, traditional gates and elements representative of Washington state such as prairie dogs and the Space Needle.

The young people have also prepared birthday cards for Madame Peng as her birthday is approaching. They also sang her a birthday song.

They presented the gifts at the “Enduring Friendship” event jointly organized by China Media Group (CMG) and the US-China Youth and Student Exchange Association. CMG head Shen Haixiong accepted the gift on behalf of the Chinese president.

President Xi and his wife Peng visited the school back in 2015. At the time, Xi told students he hoped young people in both countries might improve communication and serve as bridges between the two countries.

The call still applies

Eight years later, the same call still applies to Chinese President Xi. During his meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden in San Francisco on Wednesday, Xi called for promoting people-to-people exchanges.

He called on both sides to advance cooperation in tourism, expand exchanges at the subnational level, strengthen cooperation in education, and promote and support interaction and communication between their peoples.

China is ready to invite 50,000 young Americans to China for exchange and study programs over the next five years to strengthen exchanges between the two peoples, especially among youth, Xi said at a welcome dinner on Wednesday evening.

Sarah Lande, former executive director of Iowa Sister States and an old friend of China, John Easterbrook, grandson of General Joseph Stilwell, and Elyn MacInnis, senior researcher at the Kuliang Tourism and Culture Association, also spoke at the event. They welcomed President Xi’s support for China-US people-to-people exchanges and expressed their commitment to strengthening mutual understanding and passing on the China-US friendship to future generations.

A student who also attended the event said he was looking forward to new opportunities to communicate with students from China and move toward a better future together.

“People-to-people exchanges create an environment in which both Americans and Chinese live better lives,” said Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on US-China Relations. “What we need now is for more Americans to go to China.”

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