China News Service, New York, November 10-On November 8th and 10th, Qin Gang, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, visited Columbia University and New York University successively, met with the leaders of the two universities and visited Chinese students and representatives of international students from NYU Shanghai.
In a meeting with Columbia University President Bullinger, Qin Gang said that Columbia has a long history of friendship with China and has developed extensive cooperation with many universities in China in recent years.
I hope Columbia will continue to strengthen exchanges with China, support Chinese teaching, and protect the health and safety of Chinese students and scholars. At the same time, it will further play an active role to explain to the American society the nature of mutual benefit and win-win educational exchanges between China and the United States.
The Chinese Embassy and Consulate in the United States will continue to support mutual learning and mutual learning between Chinese and American universities and enhance the friendship between the two peoples.
Bollinger said that Columbia attaches great importance to relations with China and welcomes Chinese students. The number of Chinese students studying abroad accounts for half of the total number of international students in the school.
Columbia is committed to cultivating talents who understand contemporary China. It is also willing to strengthen cooperation with Chinese universities in areas such as climate change, and looks forward to playing a more active role in US-China relations.
In a meeting with New York University President Hamilton, Qin Gang pointed out that NYU Shanghai is a landmark achievement of NYU's deepening of exchanges and cooperation with China, and it is also an example of China's continued expansion of education and opening up to the outside world.
With the joint efforts of both China and the United States, Shanghai New York University has shown a good momentum of development and played a positive role in enhancing Sino-US friendship.
China will continue to deepen cooperation with New York University, promote Shanghai New York University to be better and better, and strive to create a successful example of China-US cultural exchanges and educational cooperation.
Hamilton said that in the past two years, New York University and its Chinese partners have watched and helped to minimize the impact of the epidemic on students. This proves the importance of unity between the United States and China in difficult times.
Next year is the tenth anniversary of the founding of NYU Shanghai. We will maintain and strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China and contribute to the health and stability of US-China relations.
When visiting Chinese students from the two schools, Qin Gang said that the motherland cares about every student studying in the United States, and hopes that the students will be healthy and safe, and be successful in their studies, and be good messengers of the friendship between the people of China and the United States.
The Chinese Embassy and Consulate in the United States is always by the side of the students and will do its best to protect everyone's health, safety and legitimate rights and interests.
Qin Gang also exchanged views with international students on topics of concern to him.
In view of the current increase in criminal activities against Asians and Chinese in the US society, Qin Gang urges the two schools to pay attention to the safety of Chinese students and remind Chinese students to raise their awareness of self-prevention.
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