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US-China relations gaining momentum at grassroots level
On the first day of the three-day 2014 EducationUSA Forum at the Washington Hilton, Travis Tanner, senior vice-president and CEO of the 100,000 Strong Foundation, said his organization will launch a partnership states initiative, known as America Strong, later this year so that those states which already have robust relations with China can set examples for other states that want to pursue similar pathways to ensure their residents have similar opportunities to learn more about China.
The foundation, set up in January 2013, is an offshoot of the US State Department's 100,000 Strong Initiative whose goal announced by President Barack Obama during his visit to China in November 2009 was to send 100,000 American students to study in China in the next four years.
Outcomes:
The foundation has raised $15 million from private donors to support American students to study abroad in China. The Chinese government has offered a strong helping hand with 20,000 scholarships for American students to study in China over the four-year period.
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Type of Exchange:
education/science
Partners:
WorldStrides
100
000 Strong Foundation
Sponsor(s):
EducationUSA
Participants (Types):
American and Chinese university students
Number of Participants:
200 American university students and 200 of their Chinese peers
Exchange Date:
Monday, June 23, 2014 to Wednesday, June 25, 2014
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Location:
Washington, DC
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