Basketballs soared through the air as students from Beijing and Washington state turned a high school gym into a cross-cultural playground this week. Cheerleaders in crimson-and-white uniforms electrified the crowd with gravity-defying flips – all under the watchful smile of Peng Liyuan, China’s First Lady and cultural ambassador.
At Tuesday’s dynamic exchange event at Beijing No. 8 High School, Peng addressed nearly 100 participants with a clear message: \"The future of China-U.S. relations is being written through your sneaker squeaks and shared high-fives.\"
The program blended slam dunks with cultural diplomacy, featuring students from over 10 Washington middle schools. Peng emphasized that young people \u0022hold the master key to mutual understanding,\u0022 urging participants to become \u0022storytellers of friendship\u0022 through continued exchanges.
As the final buzzer sounded, one message echoed through the court: In a world often divided by screens, nothing beats the connective power of sweat, laughter, and a perfectly timed chest pass.
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