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Xi Jinping’s goal of drawing 50,000 US students to China ‘ambitious’ amid tense geopolitics
Both China and the US have tried boosting tertiary student exchanges to promote better understanding between both sides. The Straits Times looks at how continued big power rivalry and harsh rhetoric have hampered these efforts.
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Ms Abigail Berman (left) and Mr Jacob Dehart Harris said they did not have any adverse experiences, despite US-China tensions.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF ABIGAIL BERMAN, COURTESY OF JACOB DEHART HARRIS
Goh Yan Han, Correspondent
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BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to welcome 50,000 young Americans to the country on exchange and study programmes over the next five years, but he may not get his wish.
A tense relationship between the two powers and negative portrayals of either side in both countries’ media are among the hurdles.
