President Xi Jinping responded to a letter to students from the American Muscatine High School delegation visiting China on the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Dragon. He extended holiday blessings to them and the teachers and students of the school, and welcoming more American teenagers to China for exchange and study.
In November 2023, during President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S., he announced that China is willing to invite 50,000 American teens to exchange andStudy in China in the next five years.