习近平复信美国青少年教育交流团访华师生

新华社北京1月11日电　1月7日，国家主席习近平复信由美国佛罗里达州迈阿密钻石领航学院、佛罗里达大学、迈阿密戴德学院组成的青少年教育交流团访华师生。

习近平表示，很高兴得知交流团师生在中国度过了一段愉快又充满收获的旅程，感受到你们对中华文化的浓厚兴趣和真挚情感。

习近平指出，中美关系的希望在人民、未来在青年。“5年邀请5万名美国青少年来华交流学习”倡议启动以来，有超过4万名美国青少年积极参与，为他们认识真实的中国打开了一扇窗，为赓续两国人民友谊搭建起一座桥。这充分说明，开展友好交流合作是中美两国民心所向。期待更多美国青少年加入到中美友好事业中来，做两国友好的新一代使者，为增进中美人文交往和推动双边关系发展作出更大贡献。

近日，美国青少年教育交流团访华师生致信习近平主席，回顾2025年10月访华经历，感谢习近平主席提出的“5年5万”倡议为加强两国青少年相互理解提供了宝贵机会。

Xi replies to letter from teachers, students of U.S. youth education exchange delegation

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has replied to a letter from a U.S. youth education exchange delegation comprised of teachers and students from the Diamond Minds Transformational Leadership Academy in Miami, Florida, the University of Florida and the Miami-Dade College.

In the reply letter dated Jan. 7, Xi said he was pleased to learn that the teachers and students had a pleasant and rewarding journey in China, and felt their strong interest and sincere feelings for Chinese culture.

Noting that the hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, and its future relies on the youth, Xi said since the launch of the "50,000 in Five Years" initiative, over 40,000 U.S. youth have actively participated, opening a window for them to understand the real China and building a bridge to carry forward the friendship between the two peoples.

This fully demonstrates that fostering friendly exchanges and cooperation is the shared aspiration of the people of both China and the United States, he said.

Xi said he looks forward to more American youth joining the cause of China-U.S. friendship, becoming a new generation of envoys of friendship between the two countries, and making greater contributions to enhancing people-to-people exchanges and promoting the development of bilateral relations.

The teachers and students of the U.S. delegation wrote a letter to Xi recently, reviewing their visit to China in October 2025 and expressing gratitude for the "50,000 in Five Years" initiative proposed by Xi, which has provided a valuable opportunity to enhance mutual understanding between youth of the two countries. ■