US-China Exchange Program Ended

US-China Exchange Program Ended The US-China exchange program was ended. The US Department of State made a statement on the subject. The US State Department reported that it ended five cultural exchanges between China and the United States. Making a statement on its official website on Friday, the US Department of State reported that it has terminated the "Politicians' Educational China Trip Program, the US-China Friendship Program, the US-China Leadership Exchange Program, the US-China Transpacific Exchange Program and the Hong Kong Education and Culture Program." In the statement of the US Department of State, the following statements were made: “While other programs funded under the Mutual Education and Culture Exchange Act are mutually beneficial, the five programs are financed by the (China) government as soft power propaganda tools.” Representatives of the programs selected by the Chinese Embassy in Washington and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not make any statements regarding the decision. The terminated exchange programs are within the scope of the "Mutual Education and Culture Exchange Act (MECEA)", which was signed under the US President John F. Kennedy and aims to increase academic and cultural exchanges with foreign countries.     Source: Bloomberg HT