On January 28, local time, the Chinese Embassy in the United States held an event to commemorate the 45th anniversary of studying in China and the United States and the 2024 Chinese and American Youth New Year Gala.
Ambassador Xie Feng said in his speech that in recent years, despite some headwinds and countercurrents, the desire of the Chinese and American people to understand and learn from each other is unstoppable, and the forces supporting Sino-US educational cooperation have always been active online. Facing the next 45 years, we must remain true to our original aspirations, face difficulties, promote Sino-US educational cooperation to overcome obstacles and start a new chapter, and answer the "three questionnaires" on the development path of Sino-US relations in the new era.
Xie Feng pointed out that first, we must answer the question of the century for China and the United States to get along correctly in the new era. Avoiding conflict and confrontation between major powers is an eternal issue for the international community. Whether China and the United States can handle their relations well has a bearing on the future and destiny of mankind. It is hoped that educational cooperation will continue to be the pioneer and explorer of Sino-US relations, transcend the old thinking of Cold War confrontation, jump out of the narrow logic of the stock game, bring together the wisdom of seeking common ground while reserving differences from the East and the West, and open up new areas and tracks for cooperation in digital economy, green and low carbon, etc. Contribute wisdom and strength to help the two major countries find a correct way to get along with each other in the new era. Second, we must answer the people's questions well to clear the roadblocks in educational exchanges. The vitality of ideas comes from mutual learning, and the development of science is inseparable from exchanges. Politicizing and instrumentalizing educational exchanges and cooperation will not only block the path of study for international students and change their life plans, but will also lead to the loss of top U.S. talents and harm the U.S.'s own scientific research environment and innovation vitality. Third, we must answer the questions of the times that continue to write the story of youth friendship between China and the United States. Youth represents the future, and if the younger generation gets along well with each other, there will be hope for China-US relations. A university is a bridge, and every student is a window. There are more than 7,000 universities and more than 65 million students in China and the United States. By connecting the dots and weaving the threads into a web, we can tighten the inextricable ties of humanistic exchanges. , gathering the rolling torrent of people's friendship. (Reporter Chen Mengtong produced by Fei Fan)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]