On January 5, Vice President Xie Yuan met with the student delegation from the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University. Vice President Xie regarded the youth as the future of the world. It is an important task for CPAFFC to promote youth exchange between China and other countries. He hoped that the delegation could gain a better understanding on China through this visit, and contribute to the sound development of China-US relations in the future. Delegation members recognized the growing global influence of China in recent years, which caused great attention in the US. They wished to have extensive communication with Chinese government divisions, enterprises and academic institutions during the visit, so as to help foster closer ties between the two countries.