On August 18th, Vice President Xie Yuan met with a 19-member students delegation from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) of the United States. The delegates include doctoral and master graduates and candidates of JHU’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Vice President Xie expressed warm welcome to the delegation. He introduced the main work of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), indicating that promoting China-U.S. sub-national exchanges and cooperation is one of CPAFFC’s main tasks. VP Xie vividly described the long and profound friendship between China and the United States. The two countries will have a broad future for cooperation. He hoped that the younger generation from both sides could promote mutual understanding and trust through exchanges and visits to each other, and thus promoting the development of bilateral relationship.

The delegation leader is Ms. Ji Zhaojin, program coordinator of SAIS’s China Studies program and assistant to Professor Lampton, a famous American scholar. Ji expressed her sincere gratitude to CPAFFC and briefed Xie on the exchange programs between SAIS and China.

The delegates discussed with VP Xie and Director General Zhang Heqiang about hot issues including China-U.S. relations, cyber-security, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, etc. Some delegates mentioned that they had known about CPAFFC’s programs such as Touching the Tigers and Salute to Friendship before the visit. They hoped that the American public, especially young people, could learn more about the Friendship Association’s projects.