The Chinese embassy in the U.S. hosted the “My question to Taikonauts” event between Chinese taikonauts and American students on Saturday, April 9.

More than 300 students and parents across the United States joined the event.

In an exclusive interview with CGTN, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang said, “President Xi Jinping pointed out that closer people-to-people exchanges and mutual learning is a sure way to eliminate estrangement and misunderstanding and promote mutual understanding among nations.”

“The China-U.S. relationship is indeed facing unprecedented challenges, but we must always keep in mind that state-to-state relations are ultimately for the people. Such an event can get our people closer to each other, build up people’s friendly sentiments towards each other, and improve the mutual perception of the younger generation in particular. It is a very meaningful event.”

He also said that people across the world share a common responsibility to protect the planet. 

“You say we are Chinese, and they say we are Americans, but if we look at the planets from space and think about the future of mankind, we have only one identity, that is, we are all citizens of the Earth.” Qin said.

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