China News Service, April 20. According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, on April 19, local time, Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, visited the University of Chicago and held discussions with Chinese students from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.
Zhao Jian, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago, accompanied him to participate in relevant activities.
When meeting with Alisatos, President of the University of Chicago, Qin Gang said that the University of Chicago is a world-renowned institution with a long history of cooperation with China. He hoped that the University will continue to strengthen educational exchanges with China and contribute to the friendship between the Chinese and American people and the common progress of mankind.
Chinese students are the largest group of international students at the University of Chicago. I hope that the school will increase its efforts to care for and take care of Chinese students, so that they can study and live at the University of Chicago in a healthy and safe way, and reassure their domestic families.
Alisatos said that educational exchanges are related to the future and all human beings. The educational cooperation between the United States and China is particularly important, and the University of Chicago will continue to be committed to enhancing exchanges with China.
Every Chinese student is a valuable asset of the school, and the University of Chicago will do its best to protect their health and safety.
During the discussion with Chinese students from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and other universities, Qin Gang pointed out that he hoped that the students should cultivate noble feelings, cherish the good times, fully absorb knowledge, and strive to be ambassadors of friendship, and do more to enhance mutual understanding and harmony between the people of China and the United States. friendship thing.
The Chinese embassy and consulate in the United States will, as always, provide support to the students and do their best to protect your health, safety and legitimate rights and interests.
Qin Gang also communicated with the classmates on topics of concern to them.