Better sow the seeds of mutual understanding, closeness, and harmonious coexistence! Chen Jining Meets with President Mills of New York University in the United States
Today, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met with Linda Mills, President of New York University in the United States.
Chen Jining said that as the economic center city of China and the forefront window of reform and opening up, openness, innovation, and inclusiveness are the most distinctive qualities of Shanghai. Education is an important area of cultural exchange between China and the United States. We have always maintained an open attitude and supported the deepening of educational exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States. With the joint efforts of all parties, New York University Shanghai has achieved good development momentum and remarkable educational results, making it a successful example of cultural exchange between China and the United States. I hope to better leverage the role of education as a bridge and link to promote friendly exchanges between China and the United States, strengthen communication and dialogue, deepen practical cooperation, and run Shanghai New York University with a long-term perspective, international perspective, and forward-looking thinking. I hope to promote academic exchange and technological cooperation, so that more young people from both China and abroad can gather here. Through common learning and mutual understanding, we can better discover, understand, and integrate into the diversity of the world, and sow the seeds of mutual understanding and harmonious coexistence. Shanghai will continue to provide various conveniences and comprehensive services, support New York University in Shanghai in carrying out teaching, research, student development and other work, and better play a role in promoting cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and the United States.
Linda Mills expressed gratitude for the strong support provided by Shanghai. She said that the success of New York University in Shanghai is encouraging, and it is a vivid example of the open cooperation between the United States and China in education. In Shanghai, a modern international metropolis, it is conducive to cultivating diverse talents with a global perspective. We will fully support the development of New York University in Shanghai, encourage more outstanding teachers and students to come to Shanghai, promote teaching and research cooperation in various fields, and create more communication bridges and platforms for strengthening cultural exchanges between the United States and China, especially youth exchanges.
City leader Li Zheng attended the meeting.