Zhang Heqiang, director general of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, met with the delegation of young leaders from the Harvard Kennedy School on May 16th.  
Director General Zhang briefed the delegation on the work that the CPAFFC has done to promote the people-to-people exchanges  especially that of youth between China and the U.S.. He said that young people are like the early spring and rising sun, and the youth exchanges, as the most important channel for the friendship between the two countries, serve as the solid foundation for our future cooperation. We hope that the young leaders from Harvard will broaden their horizons, deepen their understanding of China through this visit, so as to be the future ambassadors of friendly exchanges between China and the U.S..
The head of the delegation and graduate student of Harvard Kennedy School, Sanjay Seth, said that the delegation hope to deepen their understanding of China's development through this visit and are willing to try their best to make positive efforts to deepen the friendship between the peoples of the U.S. and China and to enhance bilateral youth exchanges.

Photographed by Liu Yi