Letter from China's First Lady inspires U.S. students

Li Qiangmin, Chinese consul general in Houston (1st L) delivers a letter from Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, to the faculty of Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 26, 2019. Peng visited the school at the invitation of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump in April of 2017. The two watched students perform and talked with them, initiating efforts to build a bridge of people-to-people exchanges between China and the school. School Board Chair Francine Manthy and Executive Director Susy Diaz from the school wrote Peng a letter recently to mark the second anniversary of her visit and again express their appreciation to the Chinese first lady. To their delight, Peng quickly replied. In the letter, Peng said that both China and the United States have a splendid culture, and it is a common wish to strengthen bilateral exchanges, especially among young people. [Photo: Xinhua]