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‘As
I stood in front of the grave of President Richard Nixon, I was thinking about
the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and
China closer together. Young people of our two countries should help this
relationship grow.’
This
remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at
the Nixon Library in California, U. S. A. He was one of 80 middle school
students from China attending a month-long
‘Youth
Summit’.
The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary of President Nixon’s
journey to China, which was the turning point in China-U. S. relations.
The
Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young
students of the two countries through visits and discussions. Seventy-five
American students were selected to visit China. They also visited the Nixon
library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day. The head of the
Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and
laughing together.
One
Chinese student said, ‘I
didn’t
find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans. We have our differences,
but we have a lot in common. Dialogue is good for us.’ |
