Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao said here Friday that young people in both China and the United States should increase exchanges and enhance friendship.
Speaking before visiting US President George W. Bush's speech at Tsinghua University Friday morning, Hu said that young people are the hope of the country, the future of the world and the freshforce pushing forward Sino-US friendship. "I hope young people in the two countries will increase exchanges, enhance friendship, learn from each other, and work together to promote peace, progress and development of the world," Hu said.
(Xinhua News Agency February 22, 2002)