Exchange offers tech, culture in Chongqing

Twenty-three young people from the United States arrived in Chongqing, a major manufacturing center in Southwest China, on Friday to participate in the Bridge of the Future China-US Youth Exchange Program.

Their five-day visit is part of a larger initiative announced by President Xi Jinping in November aimed at bringing 50,000 young people from the US to China over the next five years to foster cultural exchanges and mutual understanding.

The visiting delegation, which includes representatives from prestigious universities such as the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan as well as professionals from Fortune 500 companies like Amazon and Verizon, toured the Seres Auto Super Factory in Chongqing's Liangjiang New Area to learn about China's advances in new energy vehicle production and the integration of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and big data in the manufacturing process.